Devon

Plymouth OLIO volunteers share more than 8,000 meals in partnership with Tesco

Food Waste Heroes in Plymouth have prevented 8,302 meals from going to waste in the past year, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership between Tesco and food-sharing app OLIO.

In August last year Tesco became the first supermarket to partner with OLIO, which provides unsold surplus food fit for consumption to people in the community.

In the first full year of the partnership...

Jordan Mace, Newly Appointed Commercial Director at Salcombe Brewery Co.

Salcombe Brewery Co appoints new commercial director

Salcombe Brewery Co. is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jordan Mace to the newly created role of Commercial Director as the company continues to expand to meet the growing market for its award-winning beers. Jordan, whose background includes experience with Barcadi Brown Forman, Fuller’s and Guy Ritchie’s brewery, joins at an exciting time for Salcombe Brewery Co. which has just...

Devon designated an 'enhanced response area'

The Government has this afternoon designated Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly, an ‘enhanced response area’, in response to high case rates of coronavirus. It means additional support will be available from the Government, to those areas.

Public Health Devon has welcomed the county’s escalation to becoming an 'enhanced response area'. Its Director of Public...

Help us to help you: Devon’s health and care system under extreme pressure

The Devon health and social care system is under extreme pressure due to high demand for services and the number of staff and patients affected by Covid-19.

As a result, people are facing longer waits in emergency departments and planned procedures are being postponed.

The NHS is asking the public to help by using services wisely and doing their bit to reduce the spread of...

Youth Rangers look after Haytor's Granite Tramway

A group of enthusiastic young people carried out conservation work to keep Dartmoor's popular Granite Tramway looking good. Fifteen volunteers endured foggy and wet conditions to roll up their sleeves, remove turf, repair eroded sections and keep the area looking spick and span so people can enjoy it. The event was led by Dartmoor National Park Ranger Pete Rich and Youth Engagement Ranger...

New holiday site opens for luxury lodge viewings

Viewings can now be booked for the luxury holiday lodges that are for sale at the newly refurbished Clawford Lakes Resort and Spa , a stunning 80-acre holiday destination that is set to be one of the most desirable leisure locations in the UK.

The exclusive Clawford Lakes Resort and Spa is offering viewings on its range of lodges that will offer buyers a unique, private and tranquil...

Devon Grandfather walking on air after winning top-of-the-range Mercedes plus £20,000 from 90p competition ticket

A grandfather-of-five is walking on air after winning a £32,000 Mercedes with £20,000 stashed in its boot - which he will now use to take his wife on her first-ever trip to Germany - thanks to online competitions company BOTB. Bill Sutton was a keen runner, but after breaking his back 20 years ago his passion is now long-distance walking; both abroad and in the UK. After discovering his...

Roundswell Services Changes Hands

Roundswell Services Limited, a busy family-owned service station on the outskirts of Barnstaple, has been sold to TG Convenience Stores Limited, a consolidator of similar businesses in the forecourt market. The deal, a 100% share capital sale from the Malek family, was advised by Azets.

As long standing Azets’ customers, the Malek family were supported by the Corporate Finance team...

Ultrafast fibre broadband roll out gathers pace in Devon

Exeter based ultrafast broadband company, Jurassic Fibre has today announced that even more Devon residents and businesses will be able to benefit from its state-of-the-art ultrafast broadband network in the near future, having started construction in a further six towns across the County. The towns are Bideford, Teignmouth, Crediton, Seaton, Colyton and Axminster as well as many of the...

Artist Leo Jamelli at work on the Exeter Phoenix projection

Devon artist Leo Jamelli shines a spotlight on the nation’s unpaid carers

Exeter-based illustrator-animator Leo Jamelli is collaborating with University of Exeter academics Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer and Dr Catriona McKenzie on an emotive contemporary art project entitled 'Spotlight on Care'.

He's created a hand-drawn animation of an unpaid carer from Exeter which will be projected onto the Exeter Phoenix after dark in late October. The two-storey high projection...

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