Local Lottery winners have helped a Taunton charity get the festive season underway with a visit to Conquest Centre where they delivered gifts and spread Christmas cheer.
Five winners from across the South West, with a combined fortune of over £10 million, joined forces to spend a day volunteering at the Centre.
Jenn Burston from Exeter, Dione and Richard Buss from Bridgwater, and Paul and Denise Hardware from Street, pulled on their wellies and got stuck in to help with yard duties, painting and supporting riding lessons.
Devon-based Hospicecare has been given a welcome boost thanks to a generous donation from David Wilson Homes.
The developer was on the lookout for a local charity which could make good use of the furniture from the show homes at Rougemont Park in Exeter ahead of the launch of a brand new phase at the development and the opening of new show homes.
Items that were donated included beds, sofas, dining tables and chairs, pictures, ornaments and lamps which are now on sale in the charity’s Fore Street store in Exeter.
“A massive thank you to all the team at David Wilson...
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District council, Sidmouth town council and Lions Club work together to ensure new defibrillator is now ready for use in town centre
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Are you a hotelier, guest house or B&B proprietor in desperate need of a helping hand with business? Or perhaps you’ve recently stayed somewhere that you feel could benefit from the no-nonsense approach of the Hotel Inspector?
If so, the team would love to hear from you.
Now in its twelfth series The Hotel Inspector is one of the most popular on the channel, with previous series attracting over two and a half million viewers in its weekly prime-time slot!
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Research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has revealed that approximately 19,000 renters were put at risk of eviction in the last year - equivalent to over 350 renters per week.
The new analysis, which uses Ministry of Justice figures, showed that 1 in every 86 rented households in the South West have been put at risk of losing their home.
The charity also identified the hotspots in the region where renters are most likely to face losing their home.
The charity is warning that a worrying combination of rapidly rising rents, drastic cuts to housing...
Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill has welcomed the new domestic routes that will start in 2016 from Newquay and Exeter airports.
The Chancellor announced in last week’s Spending Review that 11 successful bidders across the UK had been awarded support from the UK Government’s Regional Air Connectivity Fund. The new flights will offer fast journey times to Leeds-Bradford and Norwich.
Robert Goodwill said: “Newquay and Exeter airports are vital engines for South West’s economy, connecting the UK and creating opportunities. That is why the UK Government backs new South West air...
Local popular broadcaster Judi Spiers was on hand to help Michael Caines, MBE, to Stir Up some Christmas puddings for local adoption charity Families for Children.
Stir up Sunday is traditionally the day for everyone in the family to take a turn at stirring the Christmas pudding, whilst making a wish.
Last Sunday at Darts Farms Michael and Judi helped adopted children from across the region do just that and create their own Christmas puddings.
Michael, who was adopted into an Exeter family, credits Families for Children with making him the person he is today and...
TWO GOALS in each half for West Ham United Under-21s knocked the Grecians out of the Under-21 Premier League Cup at the Round of 32 stage.
City got off to the worst possible start as Jaanai Gordon fired the Hammers into a two-goal lead within eleven minutes. As the game opened up in the latter stages, goals from Djair Parfitt-Williams and Moses Makasi sealed West Ham’s place in the next round.
The Grecians named a strong team for the game, including a start for striker Jamie Reid, who was fresh off the back of scoring an equaliser for the first-team against Bristol Rovers...
Devon Wildlife Trust has spent this autumn conducting a very different kind of harvest.
The charity has been collecting seed from Devon’s ash, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly and other trees at some of its 49 nature reserves as part of a national project to aimed at protecting the UK’s woodlands. Devon Wildlife Trust is a partner in the UK National Tree Seed Project, which has been set up by Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, and made possible with funding generated by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Tree seeds collected as part of the project will be safely banked in the...
