Proud to Care Devon has successfully secured £3.45million of European funding to help Devon’s health and care workers develop new skills and to encourage others to join the profession. The money was awarded by the European Social Fund, and follows a successful bid by Devon County Council in a partnership with Torbay Council, Plymouth City Council, Devon’s NHS trusts and education and training...
Family for Me, a campaign specifically to find families in the South West for children who have been waiting the longest to be adopted is now searching nationwide for families for 3 children where all other adoptive family finding have failed.
Family for Me have begun the search for a family for Texas-Rose, Gabriella and Kevin across the UK to help the Local Authority where they are...
Larkfleet Homes South West releases final homes to prospective buyers at sought-after Willow Heights development in Devon.
The development is set in the countryside between Exmoor National Park and Dartmoor National Park and is located within the small, picturesque village of Witheridge.
The Willow Heights development has a total of 65 two to four-bedroom homes, including a...
SOME BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART TO LIFT THE WINTER GLOOM
This winter we are all really missing the simple things - a proper chat with our friends, a drink at our favourite pub, a big hug from someone we love - so it's really important to do what we can to keep our spirits up and look forward to happier times, which are surely just around the corner.
Leading and award-winning loss assessor, Aspray, is warning southwest homeowners – a relatively large proportion of whom heat their homes with oil [1] – to take extreme caution to avoid oil leaks and spillages during autumn and winter and to get the right insurance in place.
With many rural homes being off the gas grid, the use of oil as a heat source is commonplace in many villages...
On Saturday 12 December (6pm GMT) the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) will be hosting an online, free joint Christmas Carol Service together with the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM).
CCT cares for 356 historic churches in England, with ten in Devon; which include the thousand year old St Martin’s Church in the heart of Exeter and the elegant Holy Trinity Church located in the...
Small grants are available for training to help wildlife or nature projects in the town. Grants of up to £150 will help Exmouth residents meet the costs of specialist training courses to help them develop and deliver action for wildlife in Exmouth.
East Devon District Council, through its Wild Exmouth project, is administering this new grant fund to help Exmouth residents cover the...
More than 5,000 people took part in Learn Devon’s Mindfulness Challenge last week.
The five-day challenge was launched to help people to look after their mental health and wellbeing during the current lockdown.
It featured a series of 20-minute videos, providing people with an opportunity to practice mindfulness – training techniques for your mind and wellbeing – on a daily...
Devon’s walking and cycle trails have seen increased use this year and with routes continuing to be busy during the current lockdown, the County Council is encouraging everyone to give each other plenty of space.
Compared with last year, the number of cycle trips recorded in 2020 has increased by 153% on the Exe Estuary Trail between Exmouth and Lympstone, 63% at Dawlish Warren, 36%...
Marketing expert Jennifer Corcoran, founder of My Super Connector based in Shaldon, Devon, has been crowned one of the UK’s Top 10 advisers for the support she provides to small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them build their LinkedIn profile.
The virtual awards ceremony, which announced the winners of the Enterprise Nation Top 50 Advisers competition, across a range of...
