Awards

Goa Spice Premier in Exeter has been shortlisted in the South West's Best Curry category of the English Curry Awards.

After months of fierce competition, over 15,000 nominations were received from the public across England, which guarantees to be an extremely tight contest. Judges will now visit shortlisted restaurants and takeaways from all over England who are battling it out to make the best curry in the country.

The Cowick Street restaurant will find out if it is a winner at a glamorous ceremony taking place in Manchester on Monday 31 August.

Owner Jamal Pasha...

Devon-based pasty and pie makers, Chunk, are celebrating after maintaining their crown as the UK’s tastiest pasty and pie suppliers by scooping a further four national foodie accolades, with four golds from Great Taste, bringing their awards total to 60.

The company, which employs 30 people and is based in Ottery St Mary, is well and truly rivaling its Cornish counterparts. The supremo pasty and pie maker wowed the judges at this year’s Great Taste 2015 event with its Steak, Chicken and Chorizo and Lamb Moroc pasties and its Chicken and Ham Squealer Pork Pie.

Suzi says: “In...

A young Crediton-based estate agent from the long-established firm of Helmores is celebrating after winning the Expert Communicator Award.

Junior Sales Negotiator Amy Salter received the major regional prize at The Property Sharing Experts Gala Awards ceremony; it recognised her excellent skills in matching people to property.

Phil Morgan, Partner and Owner of Helmores Estate Agents said; “We are delighted that Amy has been presented with this well-deserved award. She is one of the youngest members of our team but her attention to detail and ability to obtain accurate...

The exceptional achievements of staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have been celebrated at the hospital’s Spring Extraordinary People Awards.

The seasonal awards are a way of celebrating extraordinary staff who do exceptional things and often go above and beyond to provide high quality services. Nominations are made by fellow staff members or patients who want to acknowledge the contribution of an individual or team, and the winners in each category are chosen by a panel of judges from the Trust’s Executive Board. The spring awards ceremony, which was hosted by Trust...