A leading housebuilder is marking its 50th anniversary by donating 1,550 trees to The Queen’s Green Canopy, helping to celebrate and honour the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
This represents a donation of 50 trees for each of our operating companies – including four regional businesses based in the South West – and head office, demonstrating the housebuilder’s commitment to enhancing the biodiversity of its sites across Britain.
Fran Leedham, Group Sustainability Director, says: “I’m proud that in our 50th year we’re able to honour and celebrate the remarkable life of Queen...
Online wine merchant Independent Wine has won the title of Best Small Online Wine Retailer of the Year at the Decanter Retailer Awards 2022.
This follows on from success in 2021, when Independent Wine took the title of Runner-Up in the same category. It's also the second consecutive year that the company made the shortlist for Best Specialist Retailer Italy.
The Decanter Retailer Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the UK's top wine retailers. These prestigious awards are judged over three stages, with an expert panel looking at Quality, Value, Range and Service in...
Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), a local charity based in Exeter, has received a £10,195 funding boost to run a furniture upcycling workshop for the unemployed.
Funded by the European Social Fund, the 10-week workshop starts on 7 October but will accept starters for up to three weeks. It is open to anyone registered unemployed or economically inactive and considering moving towards employment or education.
Run by ECI’s Remade project, the workshop will teach attendees how to restore old pieces of furniture such as a chest of drawers and side table which can then...
A GROUP of restaurants that has recently expanded into producing ‘ready to steam’ at home meals has picked a Devon-based printed packaging specialist to help produce its packaging (October 2022).
Ping Pong Dim Sum approached Newton Print in Newton Abbot for help with a pre-glued printed sleeve to fit a film sealed pulp tray for its har gau and vegetable dumplings products.
Art Sagiryan, CEO at Ping Pong Dim Sum, which is has seven restaurants across London in Soho, St Paul’s, Southbank, Covent Garden, St Katharine Docks, Westfield Shepherds Bush and St Christopher’s Place,...
A new support programme is being launched to help adults in Devon to improve their maths skills.
Devon Multiply, which is funded by the UK Government and managed by Devon County Council, is inviting innovative proposals to deliver numeracy skills training among adults in Devon, particularly to those who are harder to reach.
Grant funding from £20,000 to £250,000 is available to projects that submit a successful application. Organisations, that are eligible to apply include private businesses, public organisations, voluntary organisations, charities, community groups and...
A pioneering new facility, designed to develop greener transport was officially opened in Exeter this week.
Professor Lisa Roberts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter along with The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Devon, officially opened the University’s new Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM) on Tuesday 4th October 2022.
Based in the University of Exeter’s Engineering Research Centre at Exeter Science Park, the Centre for Future Clean Mobility partners with businesses to develop low-emissions, high-efficiency integrated power systems for applications in the...
Cullompton-based advertising and marketing agency Adopstar has just signed on as the official sponsor of the Cullompton Rangers Football Club. Speeds Meadow, where the club is situated, will now be known as Adopstar Park.
The story of Cullompton Rangers began in 1945 and the club has an established legacy of being an important part of the local community. While Adopstar only opened its doors in 2010, the company has quickly gained a reputation for being community-minded and passionate about local sports development. “The partnership between Adopstar and the Cullompton Rangers...
Fundraising sets off with a bang with the release of tickets to Exeter Round Table’s 39th Annual Charity Fireworks display, this year in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II.
Advanced tickets are now being released for the 39th Annual Charity Fireworks Display, once more in support of Devon Air Ambulance and this year, in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Fireworks-goers can look forward to funfair rides, food outlets and licensed bars, and, of course, an evening of amazing fireworks by Sonic, the British Champions, set to music classics hosted by Radio Exe....
Ahead of World Mental Health Day , NHS talking therapy service TALKWORKS has launched a series of ‘Wellbeing in the Workplace’ winter workshops , available free of charge for businesses and organisations across Devon (excluding Plymouth).
The workshops will give employees the chance to learn a range of tools and techniques to help improve their mental health and wellbeing. These will include reducing stress, building resilience, creating manageable routines and developing healthy habits, both in the workplace and everyday life. The sessions will be bespoke for each business,...
Salcombe Distilling Co. is delighted to host a pop-up gin refilling day at family run Darts Farm, just outside of Exeter, on Saturday 8th October 2022. The event, which will run from 10am until 4pm, will give customers a chance to refill their empty Salcombe Gin bottles with award-winning Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’ or Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’ and receive a 10% discount. Commenting on the pop-up, Howard Davies, co-founder of Salcombe Distilling Co. says: “We are thrilled to bring a pop-up refill station to Darts Farm, as part of our commitment to reducing waste. We already have...
