The kitchen team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary is over the moon after their homemade raspberry jam scooped gold at this year’s Taste of the West Awards.
This is the first time the garden centre has entered these popular awards that celebrate the quality of local produce in the South West. Otter Nurseries entered two of its jams, and alongside the gold gong for the raspberry, the strawberry jam collected a highly commended award.
Catering Manager Anthony Adams, said: “These preserves are made weekly in our restaurant kitchens by expert jam maker Liz Lee and they’ve...
The contribution made by an army of volunteers at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been celebrated during national Volunteers Week (1st-12th June).
The annual celebration, which is organised by NCVO, celebrates the vital contribution volunteers make to our communities every day.
The RD&E currently has over 300 volunteers who give up approximately 1750 hours of their time a month to help support the hospital’s staff, patients and visitors. They play a vital role in helping to improve patient experience, enabling frontline, clinical and nursing staff to focus on...
The de Savary owned Cary Arms in Babbacombe Bay has been awarded its first AA Rosette award as well as a Silver Accolade for Excellence.
The double award win is a sign of the very high quality of the five star inn’s cuisine and its general outstanding levels of excellence. Cary Arms impressively retained its five star rating with a score of 88%, underlining the consistent high level of service and hospitality over the past year. The AA Rosette has been awarded for the remarkable cuisine offered at the hotel, focused on local produce and seasonality. Guests can expect superb Devon...
Young people staying in a remote bothy in Glen Etive on Scotland’s West Coast will no longer be left out in the cold after a day of extreme outdoor activities, thanks to the warm generosity of Devon-based Woodwarm Stoves.
Woodwarm, in association with Lanarkshire dealership, Stove Experience, donated a Fireview Woodburning Stove to Venture Scotland, a charity which runs an outdoor-based personal development programme designed to build the confidence and skills of young people with complex problems and which leases the Bothy.
“The Bothy is a 45 minute walk from the nearest...
Exeter’s very own mini heat wave today reached temperatures of 24 degrees and lows of 13.
As much as we hope for it to last to the weekend, temperatures are set to drop tomorrow with slight cloud and with the potential for rain on both Friday and Sunday.
Next week looks similar with rain set to fall on Monday and Tuesday at an avergae temperature of 14 degrees, with hopes to brighten up throughout the week.
The Met Office's five day regional forecast for Devon is as follows:
This evening and tonight: It will be a dry and generally mild night with plenty of...
England kick off their Euro 2016 campaign against Russia this Saturday, and to celebrate the buzz and excitement surrounding this summer’s tournament Exeter City Football Club is extending the deadline of their saver season ticket price.
The offer had previously been set to run until 17 June, but supporters now have the length of England’s Euro campaign to snap up their season tickets at a reduced price; anytime between June 20 and July 10 depending on how optimistic you’re feeling about the Three Lions’ chances in France.
Saver season tickets not only guarantee you your...
Peter Millett, a well-known County Probation Officer who worked in Mid and East Devon, Exeter Prison and was one of a number of outstanding Probation Liaison Officers to the Crown Court, has died aged 90. A wise and charming man of great integrity, he was an important influence on those he came into contact with during his twenty years with the then Devon Probation Service. He epitomised all that was best in that role: exercising a disciplined discretion while encouraging someone who might potentially be dangerous to face up to their responsibilities to both courts and the community....
On Tuesday 14 June Exeter’s Dove Café will echo the Nation’s celebration of a very special birthday, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 90th. Born on April 1st 1926 she enjoys her “official” birthday on June 11th this year.
Open to all the Dove Café provides good, freshly prepared affordable food in a place where people can relax in friendly surroundings, meet and eat. (There is also a small play area for children) This Royal Occasion will be marked with Balloons, Bunting and Cake) The café is open every Tuesday from 10.30 am to 2 pm with free drinks available between 10.30 am and 12...
This week marks the third annual Community Transport Awareness Week across Devon.
“Transport for Your Community” and its Community Transport group members, who are supported by Devon County Council, are co-ordinating events for the awareness week which runs until Sunday (12 June).
A number of local Community Transport groups will be showcasing the services they provide in their individual parishes. They will be visiting:
One of Exeter’s largest private employers, Alcoa Howmet, has helped St Petrock’s, Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless, receive a grant of US$19,000 (£13,000) from its US-based Alcoa Foundation for the charity’s work in reducing re-offending.
“We’ve enjoyed a good relationship locally with St Petrock’s for several years,” explains Nicola Acton, Plant Manager’s Assistant at Alcoa Howmet, “and have helped collect Harvest Festival on the charity’s behalf as well as provided small grants from our local scheme. When they opportunity arose, this year, to put forward a local...
