Devon

Totnes is set to mark the return of spring with a Family Spring Festival

Following the roaring success of the Christmas time markets and late-night shopping last December, Miss Ivy Events has once again teamed up with Totnes Town Council to mark the arrival of springtime with a family-friendly day of fun.

On Thursday 13th April the Market Square and Civic Hall will come alive in its own unique way with a superb selection of local artisan crafters and...

Devon CPRE releases new map showing alarming solar farm spread

As applications for massive new solar farms on prime agricultural land continue to come thick and fast, the Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE has released a map showing the alarming spread of industrial-sized solar developments across the county.

The map shows the number, scale and spread of 65 permitted and pending solar farms of 20+ acres in Devon, and the only major...

Gidleigh Park awarded a Michelin star

Gidleigh Park and Executive Head Chef Chris Eden are celebrating the news that Gidleigh Park has been awarded a Michelin star, following the release of the Michelin Guide 2023.

Announced at a star studded event held at Silverstone on Monday 27 March, the ceremony was held in person for the first time since the pandemic, with many of the UK’s best chefs all gathering together to...

Patient thanks those at UHP who treated her

Kim Targett wants to thank the staff at University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) after she was treated last year.

Kim, aged 53 from Plymouth, started her career in the NHS in 1988 and had been working until she had to leave the job in 2018. After losing her source of income, she found herself homeless and an injury meant she was unable to look for new work.

To cope with...

EE in recruitment drive with 250 new jobs at refurbished Plymouth contact centre

EE has announced plans to take on 250 more people to work at its centre in Plymouth this year.

The organisation will recruit a total of 250 roles in the city over the next six months as part of a drive by EE, part of BT Group, to boost staff numbers across its contact centres.

The roles will be based at the recently refurbished EE contact centre in Plymouth and will be added...

Exmouth tops Muddy Stilettos Reader Vote of Best Places to Live in Devon

Acclaimed luxury lifestyle site Muddy Stilettos asked its readers to vote for the best local village, town or city to call home in 2023 using its Top 250 Best Places to Live guide. In a regional vote across 28 counties, EXMOUTH topped the poll of 10 potential candidates in DEVON.

From towns to villages, hamlets to commuter favourites, each of the initial 250 locations were...

FREE Digital Skills Workshops for Mid Devon Retailers

Mid Devon retailers are invited to FREE digital training workshops where they will be given an introduction to online presence and how social media can help boost your retail business.

Designed to help retail businesses looking to improve their online presence and social media, the workshops provide an introduction to combining the physical and retail environments. There are four...

Allison Homes South West hosts its first Job Swap Day

Local housebuilder Allison Homes South West has hosted the group’s first ever Job Swap Day, giving its colleagues an opportunity to try their hand at almost any position in the company.

From working on-site, to within the sales department, colleagues were empowered to gain insight an experience in an alternative career for the day, and learn more about the breadth of career...

East Devon plans to enhance residents’ health and wellbeing

Improving the health and wellbeing of East Devon’s residents’ is a priority integral to every council service in the year ahead.

While people may be living longer lives, they are not necessarily in better health - this is something that East Devon District Council (EDDC) is seeking to improve. At a recent cabinet meeting, members agreed to an action plan for the year ahead.

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Visit a 14th Century Dartmoor Longhouse

Dates for guided tours of Higher Uppacott are now available to book. Higher Uppacott is a medieval farmhouse (longhouse) in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. As a Grade 1 listed building, it is also of national importance and one of the few remaining examples of this type of historic building. The only way to explore this building is to book on a guided tour...

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