Wear Park Spa at Exeter Golf and Country Club is a finalist in the Spa and Well-being category of the Devon Tourism Awards – and the only one located in the Exeter area!
The spa which opened in December 2013, also won the Exeter Living Award for the Best Beauty or Hair Venue in April this year. With a double-award celebration on the horizon, the success of the spa since its launch has been unrivalled in the city and beyond.
Finalists of the Devon Tourism Awards will be presented with a bronze, silver or gold award at the ceremony and dinner which takes place on Thursday...
Redrow, one of the UK’s leading house builders has appointed a new director at its West Country division to head up its increasingly busy Construction department.
Its new Construction Director, Andrew Hopkins, brings to Redrow 35 years’ experience gained in residential construction and business management across England and Wales from roles in both the private and public sector. Originally trained as an apprentice brick layer, Andrew moved to Redrow from Barratt David Wilson where he was a divisional construction manager.
His new role will see Andrew ensuring Redow continue...
Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from all around Devon meet to support local organisations who are in need of financial assistance, among which are Children’s charities , Scouts, Youth Centres and locally based charities including Hospices Hospital Services and Cancer Charities.
The money is raised through the “WAKE FUND” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, our Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry & dry cleaners ( now Johnsons). Since the idea was initiated the fund has grown through the continued...
The majority of UK construction sectors are experiencing a slowdown in growth, as Brexit uncertainty continues to cause concern, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Market Survey.
While 26% more chartered surveyors reported that construction workloads in the UK had risen, rather than fallen this quarter, this is a significant slowdown on the trend growth over the previous three years.
The Midlands remains the engine of growth in UK construction, with 30% more respondents reporting a rise in activity rather than a fall while...
Staff working for The Midas Group, one of the largest independent construction companies in the South West, have donated 833 volunteer hours to help support good causes across the South of England and Wales.
The company’s annual Community Engagement Week initiative, saw hundreds of staff volunteer to work on projects in the South West, South East and Wales, carrying out a variety of work from undertaking building makeovers to harvesting apples.
Staff accumulated 833 hours of work in total. In addition to the hours spent directly working on the community projects, Midas were...
Two local mums are launching a brand new pop up children’s market this month. The Cheeki Monkeys preloved sale will open it’s doors at the end of the month and, along with lots of bargains for mums and dads to browse, will also feature a ton of exciting entertainment for the kids. Taster sessions will be available from Rugby Tots, Pyjama Drama and Urban Flow to keep the little ones amused whilst the grown ups shop. The event will also include a bouncy castle, face painting, colouring contest and much more!
Rosanna and Sally are really proud to be organising the monthly event...
At the Exeter City Council meeting held on 18 October, Councillors formally approved the £50,000 budget to install fencing the length of the arches. This follows repeated complaints from residents about anti-social behaviour in the area.
Councillor Hannah Packham said “It has been a really difficult and distressing period for residents, with totally unacceptable behaviour taking place directly next to, and occasionally on, their properties. I have been working with ECC, Riverside Leisure Centre, the Neighbourhood Policing team and Network Rail to find a solution.
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...
