Devon

Devon Punks secure cash prize

A Devon community group has won £1,000 to improve its facilities after coming runner-up in a national competition.

Torbay-based Punk Against Poverty finished second in Selco Builders Warehouse’s Community Heroes contest.

The Community Interest Company provides support to families in Exeter and Torquay, including supplying free school uniforms to children in need.

It...

Bespoke Hotels appointed to manage Royal Glen Hotel in Sidmouth

Bespoke Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel group, has been appointed to manage the Royal Glen hotel in Sidmouth.

With a history dating back over 300 years, it was circa 1700 that the Royal Glen was built by a Mr King of Bath as a then modest farmhouse, with a dairy, outhouses, a hayloft and a well that still exists at the centre of the house. Later extended and converted into...

Drivers asked to rein in their speed for horses

New roadside posters encouraging road users to slow down for horses and their riders are being displayed in parts of Devon.

Devon County Council is supporting The British Horse Society’s (BHS) “Dead Slow” road safety campaign, teaming up with the BHS , Horses & Road Safety Awareness (HRSA) and Vision Zero South West to promote the campaign in the county.

The aim is to...

Join Devon's dog lovers and keep your pets’ paws on paths

Devon Loves Dogs is asking dog owners and walkers to keep their dogs' paws on paths to protect ground-nesting birds.

Some of the UK’s most endangered birds make their nests on the ground during spring and summer so it’s important not to disturb them when you’re out enjoying walks. Birds such as dartford warbler and nightjar make their nests on or near the ground which means parent...

East Devon District Council agree its summer opening for Public Toilets

Public toilets across the district will again be open this summer as EDDC’s cabinet agree to keep 28 sites open.

From April 1, 2023 public toilets will be open from 8am to 10pm each day.

The council remain committed to a £3 million refurbishment programme of its Category A toilets agreed by council in February 2022 and will be announcing details of this later this year....

Register your child for free activities and hot meals this Easter

Children and young people, eligible for benefit-related free school meals, have the chance to take part in four days of exciting activities over the Easter Holidays.

Once again parents and guardians have the chance to apply for their child to take part in Devon County Council's (DCC) government-funded Holiday Activities and Food programme.

The programme, for eligible five to...

David Wilson Homes welcomes MP and Mayor to Hampton Mill development in Okehampton

Local homebuilder David Wilson Homes is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the brand new show home at its Hampton Mill development in Okehampton.

Central Devon MP Mel Stride and the Mayor of West Devon Caroline Mott, joined the homebuilder in officially opening the new show home and toured the development that is quickly taking shape ahead of the first residents...

A rising star! Foot Anstey employee announced as a finalist at the British Muslim Awards

Aziz Deen, Associate in Foot Anstey LLP's Islamic Finance team, has been announced as finalist in the Rising Star in Law category at the British Muslim Awards 2023.

The award ceremony will be held on 28 April 2023 at The Marquee, Manchester and is one of the most prestigious events in the Muslim community. The British Muslim Awards has been recognising the achievements of British...

Exeter agency slashes CO2e footprint and launches new sustainability road mapping service to help other businesses

Award-winning Exeter agency Absolute PR and Marketing has been commended for its work in reducing its already low CO2e footprint by a further 20% over the past year, with Absolute’s entire office footprint coming in at 87% less than that of the average UK employee, who produces approximately one tonne of CO2e each year.

In 2021, the agency’s carbon footprint was accredited by ‘ Make it...

Devon holiday park set to mark 80th anniversary with year of celebrations 

Eighty years of providing happy holidays on the Devon coast are being marked in 2023 by the family owners of Ladram Bay Holiday Park in Budleigh Salterton.

The five-star park is possibly the oldest in Britain to have remained under the same family's ownership for such a length of time – and a full year of celebrations is planned.

They will come to a climax in June when an...

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