A Devon-based arboricultural company is looking to hire more than 100 additional staff across the South West after winning a major new contract with National Grid Electricity Distribution.
RSK Hi-Line, headquartered in Exeter, has been awarded the eight-year contract for vegetation management in the South West region for National Grid Electricity Distribution. The work will include keeping the power lines clear of tree growth to assist in the essential business of maintaining a consistent supply of electricity for customers across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
Each year, over 30 million families worldwide experience the heartbreak of losing a baby, with around 258,000 losses in the UK alone. For many, there is no funeral, no memorial, and little support to acknowledge the life that was lost.
To address this, Mariposa International launched the ‘Saying Goodbye’ remembrance services in 2012 at Exeter Cathedral. Since then, over 260 services have taken place across seven countries, allowing tens of thousands of families to honour babies lost during pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy.
Dog lovers across Exeter, Plymouth and Devon are being urged to volunteer their homes to raise puppies that will go on to support veterans living with PTSD and other mental health challenges.
A Devon-based charity supporting Armed Forces veterans is urgently appealing for more volunteer puppy socialisers to help raise the next generation of life-changing assistance dogs.
Veterans With Dogs , based near Exeter, trains assistance dogs to support veterans living with complex mental health challenges including PTSD, anxiety and depression. The charity says demand for its...
Citizens Advice Exeter is running a series of community roadshows across the city to raise awareness of scams, the harms caused by gambling and the importance of having an up-to-date will.
The initiative – funded by Exeter City Council’s community fund – aims to reach people who may not currently access the charity’s free, confidential advice service.
The mobile outreach events provide residents with practical information to help prevent crises before they occur.
In January, Citizens Advice Exeter delivered scams awareness sessions in community venues across the...
Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards has announced two significant promotions within its Exeter and Holsworthy teams.
Exeter-based healthcare specialist Kelly Derham Nester has been promoted from Senior Manager to Director. She joined Simpkins Edwards in 2024 with a strong track record in the healthcare sector, having worked within it since the start of her accounting career in 2012.
Kelly works closely with medical practice teams on internal finance matters and supports GP partners with personal tax and NHS pension matters.
The RSPCA is calling on animal lovers to take on a challenge this spring - to tackle 50 miles, in any way they like - to fundraise for animals in urgent need.
The charity’s popular fundraising challenge ‘ 50 Miles In March ’ returns this month for its fourth year - giving participants the freedom to take on the active-adventure in any way they like - allowing animal lovers an opportunity once again to raise vital funds for the RSPCA.
Whether on foot, in water, on wheels or on horseback, to name just a few - the challenge allows people to be as creative as they can to...
Caremark, one of the UK’s leading providers of home care, has opened nominations for its Community Care Fund – a new nationwide initiative designed to support local projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The Community Care Fund invites members of the public, community groups and local not-for-profit organisations in Devon to nominate projects in their area that they believe deserve funding. This could be anything from a local park in need of some plants, a pre-school looking to revamp its play area, a community centre wanting to update its kitchen facilities...
Letting cars back into an Exeter street which has been a haven for cyclists since the Covid pandemic could leave Devon County Council liable to legal action, it has been claimed.
A public consultation is under way into the future of Dryden Road, which has been closed to vehicles for more than five years.
A community campaign is under way in favour of ‘Option Three’ as set out by the Exeter highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC), which has launched the consultation.
Option Three would allow cars back into the road, with cyclists in a designated lane marked...
Charities across Devon are being encouraged to get involved in the county’s biggest music event this summer.
TK Maxx presents Live at Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette and global superstar Lewis Capaldi.
And now organisations from across the region are being encouraged to apply to benefit from the event, with a charity partner being selected for each of the shows.
Four successful charities will be invited to have a team of...
Exeter Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national Reaching 18–25s Award in recognition of its pioneering work supporting young adults and improving safety across the city’s evening and night-time economy. The accolade was awarded by Community Alcohol Partnerships and the Exeter CAP team received the award at a ceremony held in the House of Commons on 2nd March 2026.
CAPs are community-led partnerships which bring together local police, councils, schools, retailers, and community groups. Their primary goal is to reduce underage alcohol consumption and the resulting...
