Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) may be a familiar sight on the high streets of 19 Devon towns, but the charity’s online presence has been growing since it launched its online shop during lockdown.
The charity has celebrated its recent online refresh by stocking a range of stunning preloved gowns, cocktail dresses and evening wear, ideal for young people eager to get to the other side of their exams to celebrate their hard work.
But while teenagers are racking up the excitement about their planned look, many parents are blanching at the prospect of shelling out potentially into...
… Honiton Golf Club (HGC) are supporting more women and girls in East Devon to do just that.
Female golfers make up less than 20% of memberships in most golf clubs. Honiton Golf Club are working hard to change that. But how?
Working closely with England Golf, HGC has recently been awarded the Women in Golf Charter . This prestigious accreditation signals the on-going commitment to support, enable, and inspire more women and girls in East Devon to take up the sport. In a way that’s fun, accessible and inclusive.
To launch a programme of initiatives HGC held a “...
Building Babies’ Brains course co-ordinators came together to look back at success of programme that’s helped parents and carers give under-twos in Devon the best start in life
Community champion volunteers from across Devon came together at Exeter Golf Club on Wednesday (26 April) to celebrate a ground-breaking course they’ve been successfully delivering in the county for over four years.
Funded by Devon County Council and delivered by the charity Action for Children, the Building Babies’ Brains 1001 Champions Course helps those who come into contact with under-twos to improve...
Lympstone Manor is the latest Southwest hospitality venue to benefit from Otter Brewery’s Pints mean Tress initiative, run together with Saving Devon’s Treescapes.
On Friday 7th, April 2023, Michael Caines MBE was joined by Otter Brewery’s Managing Director, Patrick McCaig, Estate Manager Adam Street, and Saving Devon’s Treescapes Lead, Rosie Cotgreave to plant several trees in the grounds of Lympstone Manor. The planting of these trees takes Otter Brewery one step closer to hitting the 250,000 target that they set in 2022.
Police officers in Exeter have received positive feedback from the public after running Operation Loki in the city.
The operation started in late March and ran for four weeks with high visibility patrols and a range of tactics to tackle issues of local concern such as anti-social behaviour and drug taking.
The high profile operation has been deemed a success by residents and businesses and officers have been out and about engaging with more than 2,000 members of the public during the daytime and evening.
There were 52 arrests and 39 drug seizures (mostly cocaine...
Whether it's a spouse, child, relative or close friend, the death of a loved one can feel overwhelming. You may experience challenging and profound emotions ranging from shock, sadness and emptiness to guilt and regret.
However, it can be hard to deal with these emotions or concentrate on your grief when you have a funeral to plan. The funeral is a day when you can remember and celebrate the life of the person you have lost. It is a day where you can talk about old memories and funny occasions that meant a lot to you. If you've recently lost someone and want to give them the send...
Local training and consultancy company, SSG, have begun a new initiative to support local community groups with the provision of defibrillation units.
As part of the scheme, £1 from every delegate booked onto a first aid course with SSG will be put towards funding a defibrillation unit for a local community group.
With over 1400 delegates booked to attend first aid courses since the initiative began, SSG’s first defibrillator was donated to Teign Valley ‘Men in Sheds’ project at the start of the year.
A defibrillator is a device used when a person is in cardiac...
Running throughout the whole of May, The BIG FIX has one aim – to fix and breathe new life into as many broken things as possible.
The event, coordinated by Devon County Council, sees skilled menders fix broken items such as electronics, garden equipment, clothing, jewellery, clocks and much more to give them a new lease of life.
Due to its huge success, The BIG FIX event is now nationwide across Great Britain for the third time, with 43 Repair Cafés from Wales, Scotland, Northern. Ireland and England already registered to take part.
Digital marketing business Optix Solutions has been named the top ‘boutique’ agency in the country in Campaign’s prestigious Best Place to Work list.
What’s more, the company was placed fourth overall in the top 100, its highest ever position.
Managing Director Rob Stevens, who collected the award with colleague Xenia Espina, says “This is the third year Optix Solutions has been included on the list. We knew we were in the top 100 back in March.
“But then we were invited to the awards reception in London, and interviewed by a journalist for Campaign which hadn’t...
The spotlight will shine brightly and musically on the Crafts & Gardens Marquee this year at Devon County Show. An installation, featuring a grand piano bedecked with flowers and in a woodland setting, is to be masterminded by Plantsmen, Horticulturalist, Florist and Show Garden designer, Kenny Raybould.
The installation will measure 5 x 5m and will be one of the centre pieces of the huge marquee - the largest on the showground.
Kenny moved down to the South West during Covid and now runs a growing and research project at Grown That Way in East Cornwall. He has built...
