Devon Waste Management, the county’s leading independent waste management business, has secured a £5.5million finance package from the Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking team in Plymouth to support its continued expansion.
Steve Hadley who was previously Commercial Director, has also taken over ownership and management of the business from Collin Hickling, who has left to pursue other...
Devon school children have the opportunity to design the famous ŠKODA King of the Mountains Jersey for this year’s Tour of Britain.
The “Polka Dot Jersey”, as it is often referred to, is awarded to the best climber in the race and the official jersey sponsor ŠKODA is offering one student the chance to see their design made and worn during The Tour.
Devon’s Director of Public Health is urging parents to ensure their children have had their MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccinations, following a measles outbreak in Wales.
Dr Virginia Pearson’s message is part of a national joint campaign between the Association for Directors of Public Health, Public Health England – the government organisation responsible for immunisation; and...
April 2013 sees the launch of the newly-commissioned Independent Health Complaints Advocacy service, a free, independent advocacy service that helps individuals to make a complaint about any aspect of their NHS care or treatment. This includes treatment in a private hospital or care home that is funded by the NHS.
SEAP (Support Empower Advocate Promote) has been delivering the former...
Plymouth’s iconic landmark Smeaton’s Tower will become a beacon for culture on Tuesday 30 April.
The tower will be lit up by the Council that evening to mark the deadline for the bid for UK City of Culture 2017.
Council Leader Tudor Evans said: “We wanted to do something symbolic to mark the handing in of the bid. Smeaton’s Tower is such a well-known landmark it only seemed...
Happy St George's Day...which also happens to be the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death.
Plymouth's association with the flag of St George and celebrations of England and Englishness are well rooted in history. The day, once a national holiday, was celebrated from the 15th century when it was a hugely important date in the calendar with feasts and festivities held on a grand...
Today, as the first comprehensive analysis of how the UK’s historic buildings are used by businesses is published, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched Heritage Enterprise, a pioneering new funding programme designed to stimulate local economic growth by unlocking the commercial potential of unused historic buildings and sites.
Fire services were in attendance at Pymouth Airport yesterday evening after numerous calls from the public reported seeing plumes of black smoke in the vicinity.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue deployed three appliances, two from Camels Head and one from Greenbank, to extinguish a fire in a coach and two portable buildings near to the runway.
Seven 14-year-old boys from a school in Wiltshire have been rescued by helicopter after getting lost on Dartmoor while practicing for the Ten Tors challenge.
The teenagers were located safe and well by the police helicopter from Exeter after losing their way in low cloud. They were found on the moor near Great Kneeset having called police for assistance at approximately 4.30pm on...
