Dartmoor’s stunning landscape, ever changing weather and fascinating folklore is an inspiration for many film makers and this year it has again worked its magic on 13 young people aged between 8 and 16 from the Buckfastleigh area.

Working with Jellyfish Productions, as part of Dartmoor National Park’s Naturally Healthy Project, the young film makers have created two incredible, atmospheric and spirited short films My Dear Mother & The Old Church Mystery.

The Old Church Mystery made by 5 young people aged 8 – 12 was inspired by the location of the Holy Trinity Church...

Devon Wildlife Trust is bidding to bag a cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative to help improve a popular East Devon nature reserve. Bystock Pools, near Exmouth, was saved as a nature reserve with public access in 2015, thanks to generous donations from local people and Devon Wildlife Trust members. Now, DWT has a chance to win funding to make the site more accessible to visitors – but the value of the award is in the hands of Tesco shoppers. The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork on its Bags of Help initiative, which see grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised...

Devon’s Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) fell by 101 claimants between August and September 2016 - the total claimant count now standing at 2,848 – a new historic low.

Seven of Devon’s eight districts either experienced falls in JSA or remained unchanged over the period. Teignbridge rose by five claimants, with Exeter experiencing the greatest fall of 37 claimants.

The claimant rate - the proportion of the county’s working age population claiming JSA - fell by 0.1 per cent in Exeter, South Hams and Torridge, while the remaining districts experienced no change.

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Exeter’s Queen St. Dining will introduce a taste of Scandinavia to the region when KuPP opens its doors on 29th October.

Inspired by cuisine from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, KuPP is the seventh restaurant to launch in the city’s new £12m dining destination. It will join Turtle Bay, Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), The Stable, Absurd Bird, The Terrace and Comptoir Libanais.

Exeter is Kupp’s first branch outside of London and will open opposite Absurd Bird at Queen St. Dining.

The idea for KuPP began after its founder, Steve Cox, first visited Stockholm 10 years...

Firms in the region are losing out because they are not embracing the benefits of big data, according to a Devon-based tech leader.

DataWise Intelligence has been founded by Devon-based global technology expert Peter McCann (pictured) with a team set up at Exeter Science Park to help the region’s companies achieve stronger growth through better use of data.

Whilst many larger national and international companies are using advanced online data management services to improve how they run and grow their business, an affordable and effective approach for local and regional...

As debt becomes a more widespread problem across the UK, PayPlan have created an interactive journey entitled “One Unfortunate Week” designed to put you in the shoes of the average Brit, five days before payday and subjected to some of the worst luck you have ever seen.

It’s a lot easier than we might realise to get into debt, a sudden unexpected expense can really throw life into disarray. The interactive journey showcases this by visualising a series of inconveniences, which very quickly turn the user’s financial situation from in the black to in the red.

As well as...

Leading Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP has been flying the flag for the region at a national awards ceremony, where it has scooped two awards. Stephens Scown, which is based in Exeter, won Law Firm of the Year and Most Innovative Marketing Campaign at the Symphony Legal Awards 2016. The awards were announced in Stratford-Upon-Avon on 6 October and saw law firms from across the country competing for the awards. The judges highlighted Stephens Scown’s ethos and culture as a key reason for its selection as Law Firm of the Year. They singled out Stephens Scown’s success in the Sunday Times...