A local five-star housebuilder were one of the employers that attended a career fair thrown at South Devon College by Anthony Mangnall MP.
Persimmon Homes spoke to the Member of Parliament for Totnes and local students about the job opportunities available in the construction sector, including the company’s proud tradition of offering apprenticeships.
Families looking for Halloween fun this October half term can try their hand at pumpkin carving - and eating – at a series of five family events across Devon.
Once you’ve carved your pumpkin, learn how to use the seeds and flesh to make a delicious soup and muffins, and take home a free recipe book by Hubbub .
The sessions will be led by two specialist session leaders,...
A Devon local has been named as the county’s first ‘County Champion’, having been appointed by a hotel collection seeking to celebrate the best that the South West has to offer.
The Coast & Country Hotel Collection , which includes seven South Westerly hotels, had been on the hunt for a local enthusiast to highlight the very best that the county has to offer and came across...
Plymouth-based Mountbatten Boathouse first opened whilst working out of half a workshop in 1998 and now occupies two floors over 3 buildings, offering something more than the ubiquitous chandlery chain.
The company motto says Supply Install Service Repair because that is what they do! Mountbatten Boathouse is a complete chandlery service, centred within Plymouth Yacht Haven marina...
An exhibition of new work from world-leading climate photographer to be held in Barnstaple’s newly refurbished Pannier Market
Young North Devonians have created a new response to local flooding risks with the help of world-leading climate photographer Gideon Mendel. In September, as part of a Beaford Arts commission, Gideon visited North Devon to help local children explore what their...
Jo Giles, from Tiverton, Devon, has been named the South West’s most promising trainee quantity surveyor at this year’s Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Young Achiever Awards.
Jo joined Milestone Infrastructure as a receptionist/office assistant after a career break, and was promoted to a Trainee Quantity Surveyor in April 2023 before taking up her current role as...
Darts Farm is thrilled to announce that they have been shortlisted for two categories in the 2023 Food and Travel Awards. They have been nominated for the Local Hero Award and their new flagship restaurant, The Farm Table, is in the running for the Best Restaurant Outside of London .
Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his brothers, James and Paul, and his son George, comments...
Tavistock based coach and minibus operator C.J. Down has been thanked for its service to school transport after celebrating the 100th anniversary of Devon’s first school bus service. Having commemorated the centenary year of Devon’s first school transport route, which the Down family ran from Mary Tavy to Peter Tavy, Clifford Down has announced his retirement and that his company is ceasing...
MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis is urging residents in Devon to write a Will to protect their families’ assets and inheritance during this year’s annual Will Aid campaign.
During the current cost-of-living crisis, the annual Will Aid campaign which sees solicitors across the UK volunteering their time to write Wills throughout November, represents a great opportunity to tick writing...
A pink planter has been unveiled outside Derriford Hospital to help raise awareness for the importance of breast screening. The planter, which was unveiled on Monday 9 October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, was made possible thanks to help and support from The Primrose Foundation, Denholm Industrial Services and Nevada Construction.
