A South West garden centre business is sending out a challenge to green-fingered children across the region to beat the winner of last year’s sunflower growing competition.
Otter Garden Centres is once again providing free packets of sunflower seeds to encourage children to have a go at growing their own sunflowers at home. But outdoing 2023 winner Lucy Randall’s towering flower is...
Following the success of last year, Primal Gathering ( https://primalgathering.co ), the world’s first hands-on regenerative gathering, is returning in UK for a 5-day event in Selgars Mill , in Devon ( https://www.selgars.org ) on 14th – 19th May.
Primal Gathering is a unique and intimate five day environmental and social gathering with a mission to help restore people, forests and...
A brand new, state-of-the-art heat pump showroom and training centre will open its doors in Honiton this week (11th April) to educate homeowners in the region on the benefits of sustainable, low carbon, home heating, and support anyone considering the transition.
Daikin, the UK’s leading heat pump manufacturer continues to grow its Sustainable Home Network to provide training...
A recruitment drive is underway to help a five-star Devon hotel meet rising demand from holidaymakers during the peak summer season.
Around 25 positions are available at Bovey Castle in Dartmoor National Park, with the hotel set to attract around 6,000 visitors between June and August.
Vacancies range from housekeeping and restaurant, through to reception and porter roles,...
New multi-channel marketing campaign from Taking Care Personal Alarms has been launched after it was revealed that nearly two thirds of people (64%) are unwilling to talk to their elderly parents about future care plans , saying the conversation makes them feel "uncomfortable", "anxious" or even "scared"
#HaveTheTalk, was launched to raise awareness of the importance of talking more...
MORE than three quarters of over-35s in Plymouth may be displaying at least one of the signs associated with presbyopia – despite half believing their eyesight is good.
The figure has been revealed by Specsavers as raises awareness of the condition, which is most common in adults over 40. Presbyopia is the gradual loss of your eyes’ ability to focus on nearby objects and is a natural...
Gunnislake Newbridge will be closed from 9:30am-3:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday 10 April) and on Thursday (11 April) for emergency work after a small hole was found in one of its piers.
Initial inspections by Devon County Council have not raised any immediate structural concerns with the Grade One listed bridge. However, it’s essential that action is taken as soon as possible to fill the...
Fewer people have skied solo to the South Pole than have been into space. And to date no-one with a disability has ever attempted a solo, unsupported expedition to the South Pole.
In 2024, Jonny Huntington is aiming to be the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported across 911 kms of Antarctic tundra – an expedition he anticipates will take 40 days.
The world’s longest multi-club football scarf, featuring more than 70 football clubs across England, Wales, and Scotland, has today been revealed to mark the launch of the Kellogg’s Football Camps programme.
In partnership with the English Football League, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers, the football camps for girls and boys aged 5-15yrs will reach from Plymouth to Peterborough...
Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, officially opened Sidmouth’s new banking hub on the 4th of April following his dedicated campaign to save access to banking services in the town.
The East Devon MP launched a local campaign last year calling for high street banks to staff a banking hub in Sidmouth after Lloyds announced the closure of its local branch, which was the last major bank...
