M&S and Mind, a national charity that seeks to aid mental health patients in their recoveries, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.
On Tuesday 6 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us create a peaceful and attractive outdoor space in the garden of one of our semi-supported residential houses. The garden will serve as a safe and comforting place for some of our residents who have experienced mental health...
A severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office as unseasonably strong winds - gusting at up to 60mph - are expected to batter Devon.
A spell of unseasonably strong southwesterly winds, accompanied by heavy, blustery showers, is expected to reach the South West UK during the early hours of Saturday, moving east across many parts of England and Wales through the day.
Gusts are expected to reach 40-50 mph inland, and 50 to very locally 60 mph along exposed coastlines in the south and west. Please be aware that these winds may lead to disruption to transport, and in...
M&S and Age UK are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth. On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us in decorating and refurbishing three rooms at Plymouth’s Ageing Centre on the Barbican. We need your help to provide upgraded facilities for elderly and lonely people in Plymouth which will enable them to make new friends, socialise and take part in enriching activities. The refurbished Ageing Centre will also...
M&S and the Royal Voluntary Service are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.
On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us host a vintage-style tea party at Ide Village Hall to raise awareness for the work of the Royal Voluntary Service, to thank our wonderful, tireless volunteers and to provide a fun day out for members of our community.
Our amazing 35,000 nationwide volunteers support over 10,000...
M&S and Rainbow Garden are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.
On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us to revitalise an essential community green space that supports the local community as a free, public green-space where people can hone horticultural skills and knowledge and take home free, organic fruit and vegetables.
We aim to achieve this, among other jobs, by pruning, weeding, watering...
M&S and Willowbrook Primary School, a community school in Beacon’s Heath, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.
On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us to refresh the school’s community areas by re-painting the main hall and the school’s community room which regularly host clubs and classes for adults in the evenings as well as children’s clubs and events run by local organisations and charities...
One of England’s first mathematics free schools is sending record rates of students to the world’s best universities, just two years after opening.
The Exeter Mathematics School is already among the top performing state schools in the country. It is one of only two sixth forms to specialise in Mathematics and Physics, and is sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.
The sixth form offers young people in the South West who show potential to do well in those subjects the chance to study an exciting and challenging curriculum, and work with leading academics at...
Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary is holding a ‘Dexter’ event on August Bank Holiday weekend, to highlight the importance of local sourcing.
The Dexter beef will be served as super-sized steak and chips cooked in beef dripping at the ethical restaurant in Yonder Street on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 August.
Rusty Pig owner Robin Rea believes that local sourcing has become ever more popular, and says there are more benefits than may be immediately obvious.
“People have started to take the phrase ‘locally sourced’ for granted as so many businesses are using it,” he said....
So you’ve decided to invest in property overseas, that’s exciting! Whether you are going to take the plunge and move out to a new country and a different way of life or use your property as a second source of income and holiday home, there’s lots to think about before you sign any paperwork. Here’s what you need to know about the process:
Reputable estate agents It’s imperative that you locate your property through a reputable expert, and you should be able to locate one in any country – click here for a good example of one such expert, located in Portugal. These estate agents...
