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Devonshire charity receives £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation

South-Hams based organisation, Erme Valley Riding for the Disabled Group, has been chosen to receive a £5,000 grant, thanks to local employees from Mondelēz International.

The local group which provides people with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy horse-riding in a safe and structured environment, has been granted the substantial donation from The Cadbury Foundation, as part of...

RGB Crediton celebrates its 20th anniversary

RGB Building Supplies’ Crediton branch is celebrating 20 years of being located in the town. For two decades, it has been an integral part of the local community, serving customers from various trades and homeowners embarking on their own projects.

Since its opening in 2003, RGB Crediton has become a trusted name in the local building supplies industry. Throughout the last 20 years,...

Sandford Orchards' The General

Sandford Orchards wins gold and category trophy at the International Cider Challenge

Independent, family-owned Sandford Orchards , based in Crediton, has just scooped a host of accolades at the 2023 International Cider Challenge. These include a gold medal and the category trophy for its vintage cider, The General , making it officially the best tannin led cider in the world.

Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards comments: “We are over the moon to...

Crediton may soon have its first McDonald’s

Crediton may soon have its first McDonald’s, but local opinion appears to be split about it.

The fast-food giant has applied to build a new restaurant with a drive-thru on Joseph Locke Way, close to the town’s Tesco.

It claims the plan will provide the opportunity for it to meet a “long-standing requirement for a restaurant to serve this catchment area, to meet customer...

Top Male Choir to visit Devon

The celebrated City of Bath Male Choir from the BBC ‘Last Choir Standing’ TV show will be performing at Crediton Congregational Church on Saturday July 15. The choir received world-wide acclaim when they reached the final stages of the BBC’s popular amateur choir.

Since that time they have toured Europe as well as visiting Japan and the USA on two occasions. Most recently they were...

New director appointed to head up Westcotts’ Crediton team

A new director has been appointed by leading South West firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, Westcotts to head up their Crediton office.

Accountant Matt Melksham (pictured with Westcotts managing partner, Shona Godefroy) joins the firm with more than 23 years’ experience and will lead the four-strong team, while supporting a growing number of clients in mid Devon....

charity worker helping young boy in wheelchair

Crediton CIC receives £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation

Devon-based Community Interest Company, The Turning Tides Project, has been chosen by local employees at Mondelēz International to receive a donation of £5,000.

The project, which is dedicated to making sure local people with ‘learning disability’ or ‘autism’ labels have the right to equal access to music, the arts and life, has been granted the substantial figure from The Cadbury...

New SPAR store opens in Crediton

A new SPAR store has opened on the high street of the market town Crediton. The store, on a site formerly operated by Co-op, will provide a strong fresh food and core grocery range, and supports local producers when possible. Additionally, a range of hot food-to-go and supplies such as toys and household essentials will be available. SPAR also has plans to introduce Costa Coffee facilities....

Crediton u3a member goes from a life of crime to storytelling as national writing competition propels her into a new literary career  

A woman who spent her entire career working life in the criminal justice system has launched a new career as an author following success in a charity’s annual short story competition.

u3a enables members to learn new things, laugh with friends and live life to the full once they are no longer in full time employment.

In partnership with Bloomsbury, one of the world’s leading...

Food to be sold past best before date in Devon

Convenience stores in Crediton, Exeter and Exmouth will be selling selected products past their ‘best before' date as it relates to quality, not the safety of the product.

With the aim of keeping more food in the human food chain, Southern Co-op has expanded its Reducing Our Foodprint initiative with products being reduced to just 20p.

Now available in more than 100 Co-...

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