A bespoke digital marketing company is setting out to provide a helping hand for small and medium companies who are in their infancy.

Purple Motion is based at Plymouth Science Park and has built up an exceptional local and national reputation over the past few years.

“It’s sometimes difficult for marketing companies to respond to the needs of smaller firms which may have restricted budgets. High-quality, bespoke digital marketing often comes at a price and not all companies, especially those in their infancies, can stretch their finances to help their growth,” says Lee...

With just days to go before the start of East Devon District Council’s new improved recycling service which begins on Monday June 12, residents are being reminded to refer carefully to the information they have been sent to ensure they are aware of their collection days, what they can recycle and how to separate the items between their box and new sack.

Cardboard, plastics, cartons and small electrical goods have been added to the extensive number of recycling items that residents can currently recycle which includes food waste, paper, glass bottles and jars, tins and cans,...

Staff and customers of WH Smith Exeter store are set to trek across Dartmoor, completing 30miles over 2 days on 10th/11th June 2017 in aid of mental health charity Mind.

Richard Boyter, 33, who works for WHSmith in Exeter, is walking with staff and customers to raise £1000 by trekking across Dartmoor.

Starting at Fingle Bridge with the Finish at Bovey Castle. Richard has been inspired by the company's 225 fundraising campaign but this has become a more personal challenge after experiencing issues with his own mental health in the past year.

Richard wants to raise...

Join Love to Ride Devon for #BikeWeekUK 2017 and give the gift of cycling! There are plenty of amazing prizes up for grabs for riding, encouraging and sharing inspiring cycling stories - check out what you can win here. Bike Week is also the opportunity for you to grow your workplace team ahead of Devon Cycle September and get your colleagues in gear! All you have to do is: 1. REGISTER on www.lovetoride.net/devon 2. RIDE for 10 minutes or more and record your trips manually or record automatically by using an app. 3. ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE others to take part. Happy Cycling! Bike Week @...

Lego’s head of social media has been announced as the latest speaker at the Like Minds ‘From Startup to Scaleup’ Ideas Festival coming to the South West.

James Poulter will join experts from Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and StartUp Britain at the international event taking place in Exeter in September. As well as running the online LEGO Life phenomenon, James is a senior manager at the Global Social Media Team at LEGO Group and member of the leadership team. James works on both the social media marketing strategy of LEGO Life, as well as new feature development such as the LEGO Emoji...

Hospiscare@Home is a new service which brings the expertise of the hospice into the home, responding to the needs of the local communities in and around Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Lympstone and Woodbury.

This new service is an extension of the Clinical Nurse Specialist service already provided in the area and offers hands-on nursing care when required, any time, day or night, supporting adult patients with life-limiting illness who wish to remain at home at the end of their lives.

Jose Cortizo from Budleigh Salterton explains from his own personal experience how this will...

Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the suspicious death of a man in Honiton yesterday [6 June].

Police and ambulance crews were called at around 3.40pm after concerns were raised for the welfare of the man at a premises in Dowell Street.

On arrival they found the man, who is yet to be identified, deceased at the scene. He had sustained a number of stab wounds.

A 55-year-old man was located nearby and has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He has been taken into custody in Exeter awaiting questioning.

Detectives from the Major Crime...

For the second year running, Educated Recruitment are dusting off their walking boots ready to walk 19 miles for charity, Macmillan Cancer Support Following the huge success last year in fundraising for CATS (charity for Tay Sachs), the team have planned a 19 mile hike starting from Maidencombe, Torquay and finishing in Totnes. We are very much looking forward to getting a stomp on, on Saturday 24th June 2017! If you would like to make a donation to such an amazing charity, search the below page through Just Giving https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Emma-Woodhall1

Devon Birds is providing a great opportunity for amateur photographers with the launch of a new photo competition this Summer which is open to the general public.

Devon Birds is a charity which supports the study and conservation of wild birds.

Amateur photographers are invited to submit their bird photographs which must have been taken in Devon, and the winning entries will be displayed at Torre Abbey in the autumn.

Prize-winning photographers will be invited to receive their awards at an evening event in Torre Abbey in October. Details on how to enter the...

The 2017 prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition is open for applications.

The highly anticipated culinary contest is the only one in the UK with the aim to find the very best regional talent from not one but five categories including professional and young professional chefs, students and apprentices, junior cooks under 16 years and home cooks.

The South West’s culinary reputation has long been lauded, shaped by its bountiful lands and coastline that create outstanding produce and in turn inspire an increasingly long list of home grown Michelin starred chefs...