Devon-based roastery, Voyager Coffee, has successfully raised £1700 for Project Waterfall, a charity dedicated to providing clean drinking water, sanitation and education to coffee growing communities. The fundraising took place during UK Coffee Week , an industry wide initiative celebrating all things coffee.
The funds were raised through Voyager’s ‘Evening of Coffee, Chocolate and...
Children from five Devon primary schools have enjoyed the chance to write and deliver live performances of their poetry.
The youngsters have been working with prize-winning children’s poet James Carter in a week-long project rolled out by the Somerset Literacy Network (SLN).
James worked with the children from Axminster Primary School, Ilfracombe First School, Feniton...
On weekends in November, the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey will be holding a series of weekend Mini Winter Markets selling wares from local businesses and artists.
Each weekend, 15 stalls will fill Buckland Abbey’s small barn and visitor welcome area. The vendors will change each weekend providing a wide variety of seasonal treats and gift ideas. The Great Barn will remain closed...
Claremont Manor Care Home celebrated its first six months with a celebratory open event – a big thank you to all those living in the home, friends, and families and the wider community.
The Mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury and MP for Newton Abbot Martin Wrigley were in attendance at the event on Thursday October 17th, doing the honours for the official opening ceremony...
Sidmouth College , part of the Ted Wragg Trust family of schools, welcomed Richard Foord, MP for the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency, for a visit this month.
Mr Foord attended one of the meetings of the Sidmouth College Student Leadership Team. The students asked him an array of interesting and probing questions, the topics included proposed changes to Inheritance Tax, trail...
A group of Devon farmers have launched a campaign to raise money to buy shearing equipment to help Balkan farmers, who are struggling to shear their sheep, leading to animal welfare concerns.
Lack of skills, money and shearers in Western Balkan countries means that some of the region’s six million sheep don’t get their wool removed each year, which can cause them to overheat and die...
A brand-new Aldi store on Bravo Way in Derriford, Plymouth, opened its doors to customers this morning at 8am, with ParalympicsGB swimming hero Reece Dunn cutting the all-important red ribbon alongside pupils from St Matthew's C of E Primary School.
The Bravo Way store is the newest Aldi to open in Plymouth and will be run by Store Manager Ian Ramirez, along with a team of 37...
Westcotts, a leading South West firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, have announced that Beckie Cox and Emma Mills have been promoted to Director in the Plymouth office.
This set of promotions marks the continued growth of the Corporate Team in Plymouth, supporting the firm’s success in delivering audit, accountancy and tax services to a growing number of local...
The rollout of COVID and flu vaccines for older adults, care home residents and those with long term health conditions kicked off this month as the NHS drive to protect against a ‘tripledemic’ of viruses this winter continues.
The NHS in Devon is preparing for the winter period and encouraging local people to make best use of health services and protect themselves with winter...
