Devon’s community spirit has been key to the success of the County Council’s Snow Warden scheme – which is marking its 10th anniversary this year.
Over the past 10 years, volunteers like Peter Smerdon, who is one of the Snow Wardens for the parish of Rattery in South Devon, have been looking after their priority local routes which aren’t covered by Devon County Council’s gritters....
Dunkeswell Snow Warden John Barrow was among the first in the county to sign up to Devon County Council’s volunteer Snow Warden scheme when it launched 10 years ago.
Today, there are around 325 towns and parishes in Devon with snow wardens who help to keep their priority routes clear of snow and ice when the county is hit by a prolonged spell of winter weather.
Devon’s ranks of volunteer Snow Wardens have proven to be a vital back-up to the County Council’s winter response over the weekend - just as they have over the past 10 years.
Devon’s Snow Warden scheme is marking its 10th anniversary this year. Today, around 325 towns and parishes in Devon have snow wardens in place as part of their self-help plans, should they be needed if the...
The team at Grosvenor Casino Plymouth are dusting off their trainers and braving the winter cold to walk, run and cycle 672 miles for charity.
While the casino remains temporarily closed due to current lockdown restrictions, the team from the venue located on the High Street is helping to raise money for Carers Trust by completing the Grosvenor to Grosvenor Charity Challenge....
Two landmark venues in Devon are opening as NHS Vaccination Centres today (26 January), ready to vaccinate tens of thousands of local people in coming weeks.
The Mayflower Grandstand at Plymouth Argyle Football Club’s Home Park Stadium, and exhibition and event venue Westpoint Exeter will be offering their first booked appointments to people in priority groups from Tuesday.
RGB Building Supplies has joined forces with Radio Exe to recognise the county’s apprentices and is encouraging companies from all sectors to nominate in the Devon Outstanding Apprentice award.
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 8th to 14th February, RGB and Radio Exe are looking for apprentices who perhaps go the extra mile, have a great attitude, make an...
RGB Building Supplies’ campaign to support businesses in the local area is continuing to give the community a chance to receive vouchers to spend at independent shops and venues.
The builders merchant has so far given away vouchers totalling £1,390 with a number of businesses in the region having been supported. These include Plymouth Pavilions, Josie’s Interiors in Bideford, and the...
New research from Scrap Car Comparison has revealed the worst roads in Great Britain to breakdown on, after analysis of over 6 million different road point locations across England, Scotland and Wales.
The B725, near the hamlet of Middlebie in Dumfries Scotland has won the unfortunate crown of being the very worst, due to its inconvenient mixture of poor weather and remote location....
As the most romantic day of the year is fast approaching, holiday cottage company, Lyme Bay Holidays , have analysed data to find the UK’s most romantic destination.
Devon has featured in third place based on four different metrics:romantic activities, romantic restaurants, Google searches for proposal ideas and features in wedding hashtags on Instagram.
Despite their pubs being currently closed, many publicans across the South West are spreading some cheer to people in their local communities, during these challenging times, by sharing a heartwarming poem about pubs written and performed by a poet from Bristol.
The poem, which has been specially commissioned for pubs in the South West by arts project INN CROWD, is called ‘The Best...
