The Art of Choosing the Perfect Quartz Worktop for Your Kent Home

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Mon, 07/17/2023 - 3:12am

Selecting a kitchen worktop can be an exciting yet daunting task. Amidst an array of materials and styles, quartz has emerged as an unbeatable contender due to its durability, variety of designs, and low maintenance. The Only Way is Granite are experts in creating bespoke Quartz Worktops in Kent that breathe life into your kitchen. But how do you choose the perfect quartz worktop for your home? Let's delve into it.

Colour and Pattern

Quartz offers a wide range of colours, from pristine whites to rich blacks, warm beiges to vibrant blues and reds. Your choice should resonate with...

InExeter appoints Nicola Wheeler as new Chief Executive Officer

InExeter, the business improvement district (BID) in Exeter, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nicola Wheeler as its new Chief Executive Officer. Nicola will be joining the team in October, bringing with her a wealth of experience and expertise in community investment, strategic partnerships, and sustainability programs.

Nicola is currently Head of Community Programmes at Peabody, a not-for-profit housing association and placemaker in London. As part of Nicola's role at Peabody, she led a programme of community work in Ealing which included active travel, meanwhile uses...

Sue Ryder Heavitree shop launches new eco living range

National healthcare charity, Sue Ryder is now stocking the Eco Living range which promotes living more sustainably, protecting our ecosystems, and preserving natural resources for future generations to come.

The Heavitree shop, located on Fore Street is now stocking a selection of contemporary, eco-friendly everyday items from the range, that are comparable in price, better in quality and don’t come at the expense of the planet. From a wonderful collection of everyday soap bars to organic produce bags, compostable sponges and reusable food wraps, the range is designed to combat...

Two Devon Drinks Brands Recognised at The Best Of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 07/15/2023 - 6:03am

Two outstanding South Devon producers have been recognised as the best in their field at the Soil Association Certification’s Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards, the UK's only organic awards. Announced as winners at the highly anticipated annual awards ceremony on the 5th of July, in Bristol, Buckfastleigh’s Luscombe and Ivybridge’s Owens Coffee were acknowledged for their unwavering commitment to excellence in the organic sector, winning two of the subcategories in the ‘ Best of Organic Non-Alcoholic Drinks ’ category.

Up against the finest in the organic non-alcoholic drinks...

Beavertown Brewery has announced the launch of ‘Oil Your Neck’, sunscreen targeting beer drinkers across the UK this Summer

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 07/15/2023 - 5:59am

There’s no getting around it. We love the giant ball of blazing gas in the sky. We really do. The second we see it, our brain tells our body to run to the nearest beer garden, stand with a cold beer in our hand, and say sentences like: “Well, this is the life”, or “It’s like being in Spain”, or “the Sun’s hot today”. However, when it comes to protecting ourselves from that same cosmic heat source, we, as a nation, are not good.

This summer, Beavertown Brewery is launching a very own sunscreen ‘Oil Your Neck’, targeted specifically at beer drinkers. More than 10,000 sachets of the...

Local Company pledge to remove barriers to rewarding employment

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/14/2023 - 11:16pm

Home Instead Exeter & East Devon, a local award-winning home care provider, have extended their pledge to support present and future team members by becoming a ‘Disability Confident’ employer.

The Company provide care and companionship services to local residents, enabling them to live independently at home, and are the only home care provider in the southwest to have achieved a CQC rating of Outstanding in all areas of inspection by the regulating body.

This latest commitment will see the Company support current employees and those applying for a role with Home...

Sandford Orchards' The General

Sandford Orchards winds gold and category trophy at the International Cider Challenge

Authored by kath@raw
Posted: Fri, 07/14/2023 - 3:02pm

Independent, family-owned Sandford Orchards, based in Crediton, has just scooped a host of accolades at the 2023 International Cider Challenge. These include a gold medal and the category trophy for its vintage cider, The General, making it officially the best tannin led cider in the world.

Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards comments: “We are over the moon to have our ciders recognised at such a prestigious competition which judged a huge range of ciders from more than 20 different countries across the globe. At 8.4%, The General is the Godfather of our...

National award for South West marketing firm for campaign tackling harassment against women

Authored by Program
Posted: Fri, 07/14/2023 - 8:08am

Bystander Intervention Campaign wins at UK Agency Awards

A campaign to help tackle harassment against women and girls in Exeter has won a major national award.

South West based marketing agency Program saw off competition from around the country at the UK Independent Agency Awards 2023 for their Bystander Intervention campaign for the Safer Exeter Partnership.

Encouraging people to intervene in a safe and skilful way in harassment situations, the campaign also promoted intervention training sessions at the University of Exeter, which were all booked out within days...

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