Artisan businesses ranging from jewellery makers to a carbon neutral carpenter are getting a showcase in Topsham at the end of March.
The first Love Topsham Artisan Business Fair takes place in Matthews Hall on March 26 - the first day of spring - from 10am until 3pm.
There will be well over 20 stalls, almost all showcasing businesses based in and around Topsham but lacking their own permanent shop windows.
“We’ve got a host of entrepreneurs and creatives with extraordinary businesses, often working under the radar in offices, homes, lofts and old warehouses....
Exeter School hosted its first Education Festival on Monday 20 February 2023. Head, Louise Simpson was delighted to welcome educators from across the region to “EdFest23: Educating for Character”.
EdFest is an annual conference that convenes educators from across the region to connect with colleagues; this year the theme was Educating for Character, and delegates had the opportunity to engage in important conversations around the development of character in our pupils, the importance of our schools in supporting character education, and how supporting character education is a way...
More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.
One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .
They are among a total of 16,500 native broadleaved trees being planted in Devon this winter through the Emergency Tree Fund granted by The Woodland Trust . The initiative is enabling private landowners and...
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Cycling to work is not only good for your physical health, but it can also have a positive impact on your financial well-being. Cycling to and from work each day provides an excellent opportunity to save money on transportation costs while also helping you stay fit and healthy.
Not only does it help reduce the number of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere, but it can also provide financial benefits such as saving on fuel costs and potentially reducing car insurance payments.
In this article, we will explore how cycling to work can benefit you.
March 1st marks National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.
School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible.
In a children’s emotional health study backed by The Prince’s Trust, young people highlighted the transition to secondary school as being particularly hard on their self-esteem, due to...
A national trade body is celebrating a supplier in Exeter, who goes the extra mile to support the building materials industry.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), together with Builders’ Merchants News (BMN), have joined forces to identify the Top 100 Supplier Influencers across the sector and shine a light on their success.
Benjamin Farrington is Divisional Sales Director - Construction at Bostik UK, based in Exeter and was nominated after meeting key criteria including involvement, presence, charity and community work as well as commitment to the industry....
Families caring for young disabled adults at home are being offered help by a forward-thinking national charity to improve quality of life.
Faced with three times higher costs to bring up disabled children, the continuing cost-of-living crisis is placing families in financial jeopardy. It is therefore even harder to afford the things that improve their disabled young adult’s day-to-day living.
National charity Family Fund is now urging families with a disabled 18-24 year-old living at home to apply for wide-ranging grants through its Your Opportunity scheme.
On 1 March 2023, it will be three years since a state-of-the-art helipad opened at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal. Since 2020, it has seen 283 landings from air ambulance helicopters, which is on average, nearly two landings every week.
The hospital’s previous helipad could not accommodate helicopter landings at night, but the current helipad is equipped with lighting, so air ambulances can land during darkness hours. The new helipad was also enlarged to enable the latest generation of air ambulances to land. These bigger...
When investing your money, one of the most important things to consider is how tax-efficient you’re being.
A key aspect of this is being able to invest effectively in tax wrappers. These are investments which shelter your money from potential tax charges.
To give you more insight into this, we’ll take you through a few of the ways you can make the most of tax wrappers when investing, and how this can benefit your wealth.
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