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The Seed Fund calls for entries

The Seed Fund 2015 has launched its search for a food and drink brand with the growth potential to be the proud recipient of £100,000 worth of business, branding and marketing resources.

Designed to offer brand and marketing support, business and commercial advice and expert sector business mentoring, The Seed Fund is a fantastic springboard for future growth and specifically helps...

Advice on preventing caravan fires

Fire crews have attended at least six serious fires involving caravans or mobile homes since the start of the year, which caused serious damage to the structures involved.

The Service is issuing advice to caravan owners on how to reduce the risks from fire.

Recent fires involving caravans have occurred at the following locations:

  • Touring caravan on fire in
  • ...

Saltrock fighting coastline destruction

Saltrock now charges 5p for every carrier bag given out in all stores across the country, and every penny collected is donated directly to coastal charity Surfers Against Sewage.

Saltrock hopes that by taking this company wide decision it can raise both awareness and funds for the charity to fight the causes of coastal damage.

“Surfers Against Sewage is a cause close to our...

Warning after serious thatch fire

The Service is issuing advice to the owners of thatched properties following a fire which destroyed a thatched cottage in Ide, near Exeter, on Friday (23 January).

Twelve fire engines were at the incident in Little John’s Cross and fire crews have re-visited throughout the weekend to dampen down hotspots.

Firefighters covered neighbouring thatched properties with foam to...

Devon's best sports awards are open

Nominations for the prestigious Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards are now open.

Active Devon and Exeter Foundation, who jointly stage and promote the event, are expecting this year’s event to be more popular than ever.

The awards celebrate, not just the participants, but the clubs and teams, the coaches, the officials and the volunteers who help performers to succeed....

One in six of us hide housing woes

New research reveals that that one in six people in Britain have kept secrets from their loved ones by hiding or lying about rent or mortgage troubles.

Research from Shelter and YouGov paints a picture of a nation of ‘secret strugglers’ who are keeping housing worries from their partners and families. People reported secretly taking out loans, selling items such as jewellery, and even...

Fugitive drug trafficker captured in Spain

A fugitive drug trafficker who headed a crime group that supplied huge amounts of heroin to the South West of England has been arrested in Tenerife.

Stephen Blundell, aged 36, of Leathers Lane, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin but fled to Spain before he could be sentenced in April 2013. He was later jailed for nine years eight months in his absence.

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Triangle Communications launches

A newly created and innovative marketing communications agency launched on Monday (12 January 2015).

Triangle Communications has been set up by three experts in the fields of PR, Digital Media, Marketing, Events, and Internal & External Communications, specifically to support the needs of businesses in the South West.

As a specialist marketing, lead generation, media...

2014 confirmed as warmest year on record

Provisional full year figures for 2014 show it is the UK's warmest and fourth wettest year in records dating back to 1910.

It is also the warmest year on record in the Central England Temperature series, which dates back to 1659 and is the world's longest running instrumental temperature series.

The UK's mean temperature for the year is 9.9 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-...

Who will win National Venus Awards trophy?

The Venus Awards National Final takes place on the 23rd January.

The Devon Regional winners will compete against more than a hundred other Venus Award Winners from around the country. This sold out event is being held at the Audleys Wood HandPicked Hotel in Basingstoke.

Established in 2009 as the Langtry Manor Business women awards to reward local hard working women, they...

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