Awards

A Devon holiday park with its own private beach has won a top tourism award for providing the best family experience and customer service.

Sites across Somerset, Dorset and Devon were shortlisted for the regional 2014 Hoseasons ‘Family Fun’ Diamond Award.

And Ladram Bay Holiday Park, on the East Devon coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, scooped the top award – for the fourth consecutive year.

The annual awards were held at the Celtic Manor Resort near Cardiff, with the Family Fun category recognising ‘exceptional quality and outstanding customer service...

Devon County Council's adoption team has won a major industry award as part of National Adoption Week.

The British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has announced Devon County as Local Authority Adoption Team of the Year 2014.

The team received their accolade at the awards ceremony last night week at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

The evening was hosted by BAAF patron and broadcaster Nicky Campbell and the Children’s Minister Edward Timpson MP will be the charity’s special guest.

BAAF Patrons, actress and adoptive mother Clare...

Members of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association are looking forward to another year at the Devon Tourism Awards with seven hotels nominated this year. The recent announcement of this year’s nominees include members Highbullen Hotel Golf and Country Club, The Magdalen Chapter, The Horn of Plenty, Northcote Manor Country House Hotel and the Deer Park Country House Hotel.

The hotels have been nominated across categories that include B&B and guest accommodation of the year, dog friendly accommodation of the year, large hotel of the year, small hotel of the year, taste of...

Exeter renewable expert SunGift Energy has collected a top national award, after being named the UK’s number one installer of solar panels.

The renewable energy specialist, which is based on Christow Road, Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, Exeter, picked up the Solar Power Portal Installer of the Year Award at a glittering ceremony, which was held at Birmingham’s NEC.

The awards follow a rigorous assessment process where judges initially narrowed down hundreds of national nominations to five finalists, before naming SunGift the overall winner.

“It’s a remarkable...