Flying the flag for the South West, Exeter zero waste retailer Nourish Zero Waste has been named joint runner up at the Best Small Shop Awards 2020.

The Best Small Shops competition celebrates, not only the commitment and creativity of entrepreneurial independent retailers on the UK's High Streets but also, the central role independent retailers play in their local communities.

The competition received hundreds of entries which were whittled down to just 30 finalists, before judges chose one overall winner and two runners up, one of which was Nourish with its two small...

Newton Abbot Accountancy Firm have celebrated their third birthday by announcing a new business name that pays tribute to their local roots.

Malt Accountancy - as it will now be known - was set up in October 2017 as TH & Co, led by husband a wife team Tami and Paul Harrison alongside Tami’s sister Cherry. With rapid growth in recent years seeing the team growing to seven, now including Shannon, Cat, Hussein and Kim. They have also recently relocated from their offices in Union Street to Devon Square, the heart of the town’s professional services community.

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National housebuilder Redrow Homes has sponsored Okehampton Roundtable’s drive-by Christmas Sleigh for the second year running.

The annual and much-loved Christmas Sleigh drive-by will take place throughout December, 7pm-7:30pm weekdays and 4pm-7:30pm at weekends, in Okehampton and the local area.

The Okehampton Roundtable has supported the Okehampton community throughout the pandemic, Throughout the summer Roundtable members were out visiting Sticklepath, North Tawton, Hatherleigh and Okehampton to collect food donations for Okehampton Foodbank.

In July, the...

The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is bringing a special Christmas Circus to Plymouth . Zippo’s is Covid-safe, sanitised, and well-ventilated.

Enter our competition to win one of five VIP ringside family tickets (2 adults and 2 children).

Winners get free popcorn and candy floss for each member of the party!

The new colourful Christmas themed production will delight family audiences whilst providing breath-taking magical moments throughout and will be performed in Zippos’ super-heated Big Top...

The winner of a photography competition has donated his prize of a tree to a popular city park.

Generous Paul Osborne didn’t have room in his own garden so instead allowed the tree to be planted in Heavitree Pleasure Ground.

The park is one of Paul’s favourite haunts and the location for his winning photograph – a stunning image of a blue sky above a group of oak trees.

Paul’s image caught the eyes of judges in the City Council’s tree photography competition.

The Council asked people to take a picture of their favourite tree in the city as part of...

Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary has teamed up with Hospiscare for a festive draw with an amazing top prize – which could turn into two!

The restaurant is supporting the charity after Covid-19 drastically affected fundraising events since March. Robin Rea of Rusty Pig, whose family have previously received support from Hospiscare, said:

“With all events and public-facing activities cancelled, I want to encourage everyone in the community to get behind the charity and help us raise lots of money for them.

“We’ve put together an amazing top prize for the Ho Ho Hospiscare...

BARRISTERS at a Westcountry-based law service specialising in family and child law is supporting a new report that calls for parental breakdown to be moved away from a ‘justice’ response.

A 123-page report by the Family Solutions Group said that a legal response to parental disagreements over their children is inappropriate for many, and actively harmful for some.

Family barrister, Elizabeth McCallum, who co-founded Children in the Middle® with fellow Exeter barrister Sarah Evans, says: “The new report from the Family Solutions Group calls for a rethink of society’s...

If a hospital or medical practice wants to encourage their patients to adopt healthy behaviours, they must look for ways to generate feedback from the public and connect with their community.

To provide the highest standard of medical care, they must aim to reverse negative health trends, improve patient education, and listen to people’s needs and opinions. Find out how healthcare organisations can engage with a community.

Develop a Social Media Presence

A dedicated social media page will allow medical organisations to keep the public updated on internal and...

Nowadays, everyone wants to gain fame in less time. Buying cheap views on Instagram is not an easy task, but you can buy them from popular and cheapest websites. Since buying cheap views will help you to make your account popular in public. If you are buying views on your videos or photos, it will also help you get more followers, and you will get more attention from them.

Your followers will start to give you feedback by messaging you in the personal inbox. However, you can get so many other tips to attract the users of Instagram so that they can able to see your stories and...

Devon residents can now buy a range of low cost, safety-checked, TVs and other electrical products from a number of the county’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

The scheme is being run by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, who operate the HWRCs for Devon County Council. A range of electrical products is now on offer, including vacuum cleaners, lamps and Flat screen TVs.

The goods are being sold within the re-sale shops of five Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).

They are Pinbrook Recycling Centre in Exeter, Ivybridge Recycling Centre, Brunel...