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Leading housebuilders Barratt and David Wilson Homes have donated £5,000 to five charities which support disadvantaged children in Devon and Cornwall.

The first charity to receive a £1,000 donation is Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon which supports parents and families from all backgrounds or situations, such as those struggling with mental health issues or with children with disabilities. Home-Start trains volunteers experienced in parenting and matches them to families, to offer emotional and practical support to help families get back on track.They also offer a range of...

Freezing conditions are continuing to grip Devon and there is further risk of snow showers and icy patches early tomorrow morning.

Devon County Council’s gritters are carrying out multiple treatments on 2,000 miles of the county’s roads.

Secondary routes are being treated this afternoon, before heading onto Devon’s main salting network at 7pm and again in the early hours.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice from around midnight tonight until 11am tomorrow morning. Up to 4cm of snow is forecast for Dartmoor and across south Devon,...

Redrow Homes has awarded two members of staff in the South West, with Sales Consultant of the Year and Customer Service Employee of the Year Awards, at its annual Customer Conference.

This year the awards were held virtually and celebrated and recognised those that have excelled in their roles within each of the company’s regions. The Sales Consultant of the Year award was given to Karen Heard, sales consultant at the Romansfield development in Okehampton, Devon, and the Customer Service Employee of the Year award was given to Tracey Austin.

James Holmear, group sales...

Key Cities – a national network representing almost half of the UK’s urban areas – has announced that four new cities are joining the organisation.

Bath, Exeter, Lincoln and Wrexham will join the network of 21 other member cities, which have a broad political and geographical spread across the UK.

Key Cities works with other cities, towns and organisations across local government and beyond to deliver prosperity, protect the environment and raise standards of living across the country. The network champions for the future of the UK’s urban centres by producing research,...