AN AWARD scheme recognising the courage of children and young people diagnosed with cancer is being launched today in the South West today.
Around 120 children are diagnosed with cancer in the South West every year.* Nominations for the Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Star Awards, in partnership with TK Maxx, are now open and families across the South West are being called on to nominate young cancer patients and survivors in the run up to Christmas.
The Star Awards are open to all children under 18 who live in the UK and have been treated for the...
With temperatures dropping low, many of us are already dreaming about our next holiday under the sun. And of course, when we think about sunny holiday destinations, Spain is always one of the first that come to mind! But a holiday to Spain doesn’t always have to be about sun, sea and sand. The country is full of impressive natural and cultural wonders that attract thousands of visitors every year. And yet, there are still some corners that most tourists haven’t explored, which means they are missing out on some incredibly beautiful hidden gems!
Young drivers in the South West are enduring a near four-month wait to get a driving test. DVSA data has revealed it takes an average of 15.3 weeks after booking a test to take it in the region – the fourth worst wait across England, Wales and Scotland. As the backlog created by COVID-19 lockdowns continues to cause learners misery, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from Adrian Flux, one of the UK’s largest motor insurance brokers, has revealed the full extent of the delays. Further analysis of the findings around driving test centres delays in the region showed:
A Devon educational trust is realising its vision to ‘to transform lives and strengthen communities to make the world a better place’ – something which has been recognised in a recent Ofsted inspection.
The Ted Wragg Trust (TWT), which comprises 13 schools located in Exeter, Plymouth, Crediton and East Devon has been recognised for its strong values, leadership, behaviour standards and emphasis on ensuring that the needs of disadvantaged pupils are met well, after being selected as one of only five Trusts in the country and just one of two in the south west to undergo an ‘Ofsted...
The economic ambitions for the Great South West, the ‘powerhouse’ brand promoting the Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Devon, Somerset and Dorset region, have been outlined in the Partnership's first board meeting.
The Great South West Partnership came together on 2 December to discuss objectives to build on the region’s natural capital opportunity, develop a clean, digital economy, and tackle climate change.
The Great South West powerhouse brand is striving to unlock the region’s potential to be a world leader in clean growth, backed by the area’s wealth of natural and research...
National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has supported and advised the management team of GW Global Insights (GWGI) on a Management Buy-Out (MBO) of its Gasworld brand backed by Mobeus.
The Gasworld brand was founded in 2003 and has been regarded as the go-to platform for the industrial gases industry and has established a global client base for its publications, worldwide events and business intelligence products.
The Foot Anstey team included, Adam McKenna (Partner), Claire Holland (Partner), Katie-Jane Rees (Partner), Emma Clayton (Senior Associate), Caitlin Shasby (Solicitor...
The South West Business Council (SWBC) will be bringing together world-class decarbonisation experts and industry leaders from the energy sector for a key conference in Devon.
The event, which addresses the energy transition and climate change mitigation, is part of the council’s pledge to support Great South West’s plans for the South West to become the first Net Zero region in England.
‘Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities’ is at Sandy Park in Exeter on Friday January 27 2023. It will focus on the region’s roadmap to Net Zero and provide expert insight...
Children’s Hospice South West, the children’s charity providing care for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families across Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, has been boosted by a contribution from Bloor Homes.
The funds will be used by the charity to continue its provision of a range of on-site services at its three hospices located in Barnstaple, Bristol and St Austell. It will also help the charity further the ‘at-home’ support services, which emerged as a result of the pandemic.
An Exeter church which is distributing over 1600 Christmas food hampers, says it has been overwhelmed at the requests for help across the community.
Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street, Exeter, has run the hamper project every year for the last 8 years to help people who are struggling and in need, but this is the most it has ever put together – simply because the requests for help keep coming in.
The effects of the cost-of-living crisis seem to be having a significant impact on people’s lives, with some of the hamper recipients saying they are struggling to heat...
A concert featuring a Ukrainian opera singer in Devon has raised more than £5,000 for the British Red Cross’s Ukraine appeal.
The concert took place on November 12, 2022, at Luppitt Village Hall in East Devon, featuring musical acts, an auction and a raffle.
Ukrainian mezzo-soprano Iryna Ilnytska, who lives in Exeter, opened the night with two songs – a Ukrainian lullaby and a folk song called ‘The Moon in the Sky’.
David Kalisch, from Combe Raleigh, and Roger Hicks, from Luppitt, organised the event and also appeared as busking duo Blue Sky.
