Rural and Business Specialists Ltd, have appointed an experienced agricultural banker, Peter Reynolds, to help them to deliver mortgage and finance solutions to farm and rural businesses in the South West of England. Peter Reynolds has joined Rural and Business Specialists Ltd (R&BS) from NatWest. Peter is a well-known figure amongst farmers and rural professionals in Devon and Cornwall, having spent 16 years working as a dedicated NatWest relationship manager for agriculture, rural businesses and renewable energies. Peter’s banking career amounts to nearly 34 years and during this...
A number of iconic phone boxes in Teignbridge have been Grade II listed and protected from removal thanks to a successful approach to Historic England from Teignbridge District Council.
Under the threat of removal following a consultation exercise from British Telecom, the Council’s heritage officers contacted Historic England listing several of the district’s iconic K6 red phone boxes that met strict listing criteria for consideration.
Having made the application, a total of seven boxes were assigned as Grade II status meaning they are now officially classed as ‘...
Police in Devon investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl in Newton Abbot on Saturday 15 July have now charged a man with drug offences.
Police were informed by ambulance in the early hours of Saturday morning that they had taken a girl to Torbay District Hospital where she later died.
Jacob Khanlarian, aged 20, from Newton Abbot, has been charged with two counts of supply of a controlled drug of class A (MDMA) and one count of supply a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis).
He has been remanded in custody to appear before Plymouth Magistrates today (Monday 17...
A new business support programme has been launched, offering a range of business support services to small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
More than 4,000 businesses will be supported with a three-hour business diagnostic check through the Heart of the South West Growth Support Programme. The three-year scheme provides free access to one-to-one business support, as well as a series of events and workshops. Businesses just need to register online at http://www.heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk/gsp-apply/ to trigger an initial face to face meeting...
Ahead of Manchester united super cup debut with UEFA Champions league champions Real Madrid, one cannot help but be expectant about the clash of the two titans. For the fans, hopes are high and expectations are limitless as with awe they expect nothing but the best of the two successful teams. Most Manchester United fans have staked bets online at 10bet homepage , because the odds of the game are high.
The super cup between Real Madrid and Manchester United will be held on 8th August in Skopje, FYR Macedonia’s first European club final. This trophy which is annual competition...
Cullompton dad Shane Peters is set to take on the Great West Run this October in aid of the Neonatal Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital as a thank you for the care they provided his son Raife.
Raife was born at the RD&E in early 2017 and spent four weeks being cared for on the specialist Neonatal Unit because he had water on his lungs. Now that Raife is healthy and has been discharged from hospital, Shane and his wife Kerry are keen to give something back to the unit which helped save their son’s life.
Shane said: “You just don’t realise what they do for you....
Residents and visitors to South East Devon will soon be able to join a new membership scheme for dog lovers.
Devon Loves Dogs will launch during Heath Week, at the Family Festival on Sunday 23 July at Woodbury Castle.
The new scheme for dog owners and dog walkers is led by Julie Owen, who will give information, advice and run events for residents and visitors across the Exe Estuary, Dawlish Warren and East Devon Pebblebed Heaths. Julie will bring together a community of dog walkers who love where they live and walk with their dogs, promoting responsible dog ownership so...
Exeter Chiefs Head Coach Rob Baxter will be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Exeter after the rugby team’s stunning performance this season led them to become national champions.
Mr Baxter oversaw the Exeter Chiefs rise from the championship to winning the English premiership within less than a decade. He was an Exeter Chiefs player for 14 years.
He will join other illustrious figures who have made a contribution to science, journalism, the Army, education and charity work being honoured during degree ceremonies next week. This includes Dr Mireille Gillings...
The RSPCA saw its busiest year tackling the underground puppy trade in 2016, receiving more calls than ever before from people reporting questionable breeders and dealers.
The UK’s largest and oldest animal welfare charity is seeing a steady rise in the number of complaints* coming in about the underground puppy trade. In 2016, the RSPCA dealt with 6% more calls than the previous year, and 132% more than five years before - 87% of those calls came from people who purchased the puppy online.
“We urge anyone thinking of buying a puppy to be extremely careful when they’re...
House price inflation slowed further in June, according to the latest South West RICS UK Residential Market Survey. At the same time there is little encouragement for sales activity with new instructions declining and new buyer enquiries remaining flat across the region.
The June RICS Residential Market Survey included additional questions to gather further insight regarding the generally flat trend in activity being seen across the region. Respondents cited domestic political uncertainty and Brexit as the biggest influences for subdued activity. Looking at price inflation, in June...
