Baking trays, frying pans, saucepans, and electrical items, are amongst the items mistakenly placed in recycling sacks in East Devon.
‘Wish-cyclers’, who hope, rather than check, that an item will be recycled from the kerbside, are well-intentioned, however they risk contaminating other items that are put out for recycling. Flammable items, also discovered by East Devon District...
A schoolboy from Devon has helped l independent cricket charity Chance to Shine celebrate a major milestone, as it approaches its 20th anniversary year.
Eight-year-old Theo Smith becomes the seven millionth child to benefit from the charity’s support, following sessions put on at Mayflower Community Academy in Plymouth last week (Thursday 19th July). The whole school attended a...
Trevi, a leading women’s charity dedicated to supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse and substance misuse, is thrilled to announce that it has won the 'Fundraising/Marketing’ campaign of the Year award from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising South West for its impactful 'ENOUGH' campaign. The award was presented at the institute’s annual conference held in...
A bricks and clicks pizza business with sites across the South West has cut its operating costs and is on track to increased pizza sales by over 100% thanks to skills learned through the Help to Grow: Management Course.
Pig and Olive was founded by husband-and-wife Simon Harris and Rachel Hicken after they purchased a £200 pizza oven on eBay in 2015. They had just moved to Devon...
A two-year partnership between Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) and Wales & West Utilities aims to provide help to more than 20,000 people across the city through a range of bespoke energy support measures.
Charity and social enterprise, PEC, has received nearly £1m of funding to tackle the rising issue of fuel poverty experienced by individuals and households across the city and...
Lisa Woodcock from Exmouth, who underwent a life-saving transplant, is gearing up to join hundreds of fellow transplant recipients at the British Transplant Games next month.
The 40 -year-old, who received a liver transplant two and a half years ago is heading to Nottingham with her husband, Justin, for the Games which take place from August 1 – 4. This will be the first time Lisa,...
The Hideaways Holiday group has announced the launch of Devon Hideaways, a 100+ strong portfolio of cottages spanning the North, East, Central and West Devon, along with South Hams, Torbay and Dartmoor.
Devon Hideaways is the Hideaway Holiday Group's ninth regional brand, and follows the success of its neighbouring brands, Cornwall Hideaways and Dorset Hideaways.
The Adventure Time Activity Club, which operates out of Stoke Fleming Primary School (part of Education South West ) has received a positive report from Ofsted after being inspected last month.
Ofsted inspectors noted that children arrive with big smiles and that all children are kind and respectful to one another. They also stated that staff make sure all children are engaged and...
The year-long trial with the South West Liver Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust will see 50 patients undergoing assessment and listing for liver transplant. If successful, the service may be expanded to patients living with other liver diseases and who currently are not on the list.
Prehab is a relatively new area of healthcare that focuses on improving the general...
A career in funeral care may not be an obvious choice for everyone, but one family has seen just how inspiring it can be.
Torquay-based Kate Parsons, 48, started working in funeral care almost 10 years ago and is now a Funeral Service Manager for Co-op Funeralcare in the Bristol, Devon and Somerset region. Kate felt inspired to become a Funeral Director since the age of 11, with her...
