Local businesses have been some of the hardest hit by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, and as restrictions begin to ease it is important now more than ever that we all support them. South Western Railway has today launched a campaign to celebrate local businesses across the region, with three tailored business recovery packages up for grabs.
Dr Jackie Lighten is setting off on Thursday 16th July for a 150+ mile hike from Westward Ho! to St. Ives to raise awareness of domestic abuse and crucial funds for First Light.
‘’I am from Horndon on the Hill in Essex and moved to Devon in 2018 as a BBSRC Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.
‘’I have grown up with a love for nature, adventure, music, and surfing,...
Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, will welcome members back to its fitness and wellbeing centres across England on 25th July, including 26 centres across the South West of England. To ensure its sites are safe for both members and employees, Nuffield Health have implemented a number of changes, following guidance from UK Active, the UK government, Public Health England and...
East Devon District Council will be re-opening 12 play areas from Monday (13thJuly) following the relaxation of restrictions around the coronavirus lockdown.
The district council manages 71 play areas and eight outdoor gyms which were all closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the coming weeks, the council will assess the remaining 59 play areas and outdoor gym equipment...
The Submariner Memorial Appeal is today announcing a partnership with the Sea Cadets in a competition to design a new memorial which will mark the role Royal Navy submariners have played over the last 119 years. The competition’s closing date has also been extended until the end of August 2020. The memorial will be installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire next year. The...
Two of Dartmoor National Park’s visitor centres will reopen on July 25. Centres at Haytor and Princetown will open their doors once more, with measures to help people social distance safely and under limited opening hours. Both will initially be open from 10am – 3pm seven days a week. People will be able to speak with information advisers and buy gifts, Dartmoor Range products and maps and...
Cardboard recycling has doubled in East Devon since the coronavirus lockdown in March from an average 250 tonnes a month to a whopping 526 tonnes a month – and there are no signs that these record collections are letting up even with the easing of restrictions.
East Devon residents – who are officially the best recyclers in Devon – are continuing their excellent recycling record...
At a recent meeting held at a socially acceptable distance in the shadow of Smeaton’s Tower on Plymouth Hoe, Peter Keaty the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of the Devonshire Freemasons presented Norman Holmes, Director of the Plymouth Samaritans with a cheque and certificate for £5000 to help them through this difficult time, with more pressure on their services being required than would...
