Five East Devon community buildings will benefit from over £17,500 of funding from East Devon District Council’s Community Buildings Fund. There is still a small amount of funding available that community buildings and community shops can apply for.
These are the latest successful projects:
Beer Albion Football Club will receive £3,500 to help pay for a viewing area
Devon’s care workers need to be recognised now for their vital contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic by being better valued and rewarded, according to Devon County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet Member for Adult Health and Social Care, Councillor Andrew Leadbetter.
More care workers are needed to provide care to older people and those with disabilities or mental health needs.
Amprologix , a spinout company from the University of Plymouth , has moved to Plymouth Science Park to become part of their growing health tech cluster and make use of cutting-edge laboratory facilities within the Derriford Research Facility. The move comes as the company begins the clinical phase of its antibiotic discovery programmes.
People in Devon are being urged to take part in an annual Star Count to record our view of the night sky.
Star Count is an annual citizen science project from CPRE, the countryside charity, and the British Astronomical Association. From 6-14 February 2021 , the public are asked to look heavenwards during a clear night and count how many stars within Orion they can spot.
Results from Star Count will help make a map of where star-spotters are enjoying deep, dark skies and where people’s views are affected by light pollution. By showing on a map where light...
Steps to keep customers and team members safe over the past 12 months have helped Ladram Bay Holiday Park to secure a place in the 2020 Devon Tourism Awards.
The family-owned park was announced as a finalist this month after award judges reviewed its long list of successes and achievements during the last year.
Providing guests with peace of mind during their stays, adding new...
Helping to provide a bright future for one of Britain's rarest bats has won a top environmental award for Landscove Holiday Park in Berry Head, Brixham.
Operated by Park Holidays UK, the cliff-top park has been honoured by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).
The organisation, which works under a Royal Charter, presented Landscove with the...
Co-operative colleagues are on the hunt for local causes who want to fundraise with nearby stores in 2021.
Southern Co-op's local food stores currently have 169 charity partners which range from scout groups and pre-schools to food banks and healthcare trusts.
With a lot of fundraising cancelled last year, these existing local partnerships will continue into 2021 but there...
As the number of 999 calls to emergency services across Devon continues to rise, South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) have approached Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) for help.
During the current surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the southwest is experiencing unprecedented demand on its hospitals and Ambulance Service. As the number of 999 calls to emergency services across...
The UK’s biggest citizen science project has been recording the winners and losers in the garden bird world for over four decades with the help of half a million people, and now the RSPB is counting on Devon residents to join in too.
Set to enter it’s 42nd year this month, the largest wildlife survey in the world, the Big Garden Birdwatch, runs from the 29th to 31st of January and...
The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine – which was trialled in Exeter and Cornwall – has demonstrated that the vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19.This data was identified from interim analysis of the Phase III study and included effectiveness against the new variants.
The Novavax study is the largest ever double blind, placebo-controlled trial to be undertaken in...
