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Branching out! Local housebuilder encourages Tiverton youngsters to ‘please play here’ with FREE explorer packs

A housebuilder in Tiverton is encouraging children to play outside more this summer and embrace the nature on their doorstep by giving away free explorer packs.

Redrow South West is offering free ‘explorer packs’ at its Blundell’s Grange development for a limited time during the summer holidays. The packs are part of a nationwide initiative to get children outdoors with their friends...

Barratt Homes volunteers transform woodland retreat for Little Hero charity

Local homebuilder Barratt Homes has demonstrated their commitment to giving back to the community by volunteering for childhood cancer charity, Little Hero.

Over the course of two days, a dedicated team of twelve volunteers rolled up their sleeves and embarked on a transformative project at Little Hero’s respite lodge, Will’s Woodland near Tiverton.

Will’s Woodland was...

Boost to Grand Western Canal visitor experience

Visitors to the Grand Western Canal Country Park now have a range of new facilities available to them to help make the most of a trip to this charming waterway in mid Devon.

The Canal Visitor Centre now features two new video display screens, each playing a choice of several short film clips, including some spectacular birds-eye drone footage of the Canal Basin and horse-drawn barge...

Knightshayes upstairs reopens from April 15 

The first floor of National Trust Knightshayes will open again on Monday 15 April with a new visitor route and previously unseen collection on display.

Visitors can peek inside the private rooms of the Heathcoat-Amory family, who lived at Knightshayes for over 100 years before it was gifted to the National Trust in 1972. Displayed within these rooms are fascinating family pieces,...

Tiverton & Honiton MP to open new Daikin sustainable home centre

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...

Devon poultry farmer joins new M&S farm of the future initiative to help drive net zero goal.

Tiverton-based poultry farmer, Stuart Cole, who supplies Oakham Gold chicken to M&S through the 2 Sisters Food Group, is one of seven farmers taking part in the new, seven-year Farm of the Future programme. The initiative will see M&S collaborate with suppliers, and farmers to deliver rapid decarbonisation of livestock production as part of its ongoing Plan A roadmap to be net zero by...

New A361 junction near Tiverton is opened

A new £5.7m junction, off the A361 near Tiverton, was officially opened today by the Chair of Devon County Council (DCC) Percy Prowse.

The new Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension access junction is a vital part of new infrastructure links to developments planned and being delivered for the east of Tiverton, which is part of Mid Devon’s Local Plan.

The new left in / left out...

Jo Giles is named South West’s Most Promising Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Jo Giles, from Tiverton, Devon, has been named the South West’s most promising trainee quantity surveyor at this year’s Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Young Achiever Awards.

Jo joined Milestone Infrastructure as a receptionist/office assistant after a career break, and was promoted to a Trainee Quantity Surveyor in April 2023 before taking up her current role as...

Tiverton Adventure Playground gears up for busy summer following donation

A charity in Tiverton that has supported young people, students and their families in the community for 50 years has received a £1,500 donation from local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter.

Tiverton Adventure Playground, set within a 3.5 acre wooded playground in Cowleymoor, Tiverton, is the largest designated adventure play facility within a 50-mile radius of Tiverton in...

The BIG FIX is back, and this time it’s even bigger and better!

Running throughout the whole of May, The BIG FIX has one aim – to fix and breathe new life into as many broken things as possible.

The event, coordinated by Devon County Council, sees skilled menders fix broken items such as electronics, garden equipment, clothing, jewellery, clocks and much more to give them a new lease of life.

Due to its huge success, The BIG FIX event is...

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