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Due to the overwhelming success of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund, the builders' merchant is delighted to announce that they are relaunching it and will be giving away a further £1,000 worth of building materials every other month until March next year.

Having made donations to a charity, a sports club, school, community group and care home last year, RGB will be calling out for different deserving groups to make contact with them this year and tell them how they can help.

The first giveaway will be to a group, charity or project that supports young people...

Families invited to release their inner artist through operator’s giant interactive experience

Re-immerse yourself in your childhood as First Great Western takes a giant colouring-in board on tour to showcase the great destinations across the South West.

Children and families are being invited to release their inner artist and get involved colouring their own landscape as First Great Western take the giant board to key attractions on the FGW route network.

“Can you help paint your town?” asks First Great Western’s Campaign Manager Jamie Anderson. “Showcasing the key...

Rangers from East Devon District Council’s Countryside team have been out and about over recent weeks sharing their knowledge with visitors to Bicton College and Cranbrook. At Bicton College’s Lambing Sunday (22 March) the team also showed off their newly redesigned trailer for the first time. Thousands of people spent the day exploring the 200 hectares of the college grounds. The team helped children make pine cone sheep while parents indicated their favourite East Devon countryside locations on a map. Hundreds of the new spring and summer events guide were also distributed. East Devon...

Devon has smashed the record for the number of new businesses launched in the area in a single year, according to new research. Statistics, compiled by www.informdirect.co.uk , have revealed that there were 5,501 companies formed in 2014, up from a previous best of 5,280. This brings the total number of businesses operating in the region to a high of 42,661. There are now 4.4% more active companies than there were a year ago and 28% more than there were five years ago. Henry Catchpole, CEO of Inform Direct, said: “This is clearly an area where fledgling firms are flourishing and where...