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Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren, has been awarded Gold in the Holiday Park of the Year category at the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2018.

The family-run business scooped not just one but two prestigious accolades at the awards, including Silver in the Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable Tourism category.

Now in its ninth year, the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2018 saw entries across 26 different categories, with each undergoing a rigorous three-phase judging process. Cofton Holidays will now be fast tracked into the South West Tourism Excellence...

The heroic and tireless efforts of staff and volunteers to deliver outstanding patient care have been recognised at a South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SWASFT) awards ceremony. The annual staff awards acknowledge those who have gone above and beyond expectations, and the dedicated service of long-standing members of staff. The guest speaker at the awards was a young mum who brought her miracle baby along. Around 140 SWASFT staff and volunteers, and members of the public, who played vital roles in responding to emergency situations, came together for the event at the...

As 2018 winds to a close and the new year awaits, now is the perfect time to start thinking about what you want in your future and making these plans a reality. The start of a new year is a fantastic opportunity to hit the reset button and make the changes you want to see, enriching your life and learning new things.

To help you get started, this little article will give you some ideas of new years resolutions you can take on to improve your life and have lots of fun along the way.

A whole new you

A popular new year’s resolution is changing your diet so that you...

The pioneering work of a charity based at a prison in Devon is in the international spotlight after a talk from TEDxExeter was selected to appear on TED.com, the 11th TEDxExeter talk to be featured on the global ideas channel.

In a moving talk at TEDxExeter in April, Alan Crickmore explained how Storybook Dads helps prisoners to keep in touch with their children by enabling them to record stories they can listen to at home – and how this benefits society.

“Every year in the UK, 200,000 children experience the shame and isolation of a parent in prison,” he said. “It can...