A WELL-KNOWN television chef has chosen a Devon printed packaging specialist to help produce the outer boxes and sleeves for his range of meals for people to enjoy at home (August 2022).
Aktar Islam, owner of Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Opheem, chose Newton Abbot-based Newton Print Ltd to design and create packaging for his Aktar @ Home range of meals, launched during the pandemic.
He said: “During the first lockdown when restaurants were closed, I took it upon myself to create a range of meals people could enjoy at home. The Aktar @ Home range was born and the...
Many Devon businesses don’t know which way to turn, as they continue to struggle with recruitment difficulties on top of rising costs of commodities, energy and fuel.
Businesses in hospitality and leisure especially, mainstays of Devon’s local economy, are continuing to find it difficult to recruit, says Stuart Elford, Chief Executive of Devon & Plymouth Chamber. And part of the reason for that is because property is seen to be too expensive and out of reach, dissuading many people on lower incomes from moving to where the vacancies are.
NHS England is inviting people from across Devon to give feedback on their recent experiences of using urgent and emergency care (UEC) services.
The survey, which is live from 25th August 2022, asks people about their recent experiences to help better understand what they have accessed, why and what their experience was like.
The survey is easy-to-fill-out and will be live for 6 weeks.
Anyone who has accessed any type of urgent and emergency care over the last 4 years is invited to take part’ however the survey is particularly interested in anyone who may have...
Carpentry apprentice, Emily Baker, has urged women to consider a career in construction as she reflects on an action-packed year working for Persimmon Homes.
Emily, an apprentice with the company’s Cornwall and West Devon business, joined the business last autumn and is working on the Trevethan Meadows site in Liskeard while studying at City College Plymouth.
Emily opted for an apprenticeship with Persimmon as she felt the firm’s programme was the best way to learn the skills and knowledge required to becoming a fully qualified carpenter.
Earlier today, Wednesday 31 August, Devon & Cornwall Police carried out nine warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of Class A and B drugs.
Eight people were arrested in East Devon and North Cornwall and items including mobile devices, vehicles, cash and multiple kilograms of suspected drugs have been seized as part of the investigation.
Two men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug. They...
Launch date is tomorrow! We hope to see you there for our first tasting in the Whisky Club series. We have tasty tapas platters from The Cridford Inn's restaurant, a blind tasting challenge and a whisky prize to be won! Whether you're a whisky enthusiast and want to test your palate and discover new flavours, or you are new to whisky and want to be introduced to the rich flavour, history and culture around Scottish single malt, join us for our Devon Whisky Club! The first Thursday of every month until our Burns Night Special Finale on Saturday 28th January!
While the travel season is often confined to the six or seven weeks of school summer holidays for the average family, holidays are there to be enjoyed all year round. Whether you’re beating the cold of the English winter by travelling to warmer climes or taking advantage of reduced prices by travelling in the off-season, there is much reward to be had for enjoying a getaway at a time of your choosing.
There are also many rewards in taking your family on an adventure. Most family holidays involve coastal resorts in the Balearic or Mediterranean – but there is a whole world of...
While the weather here in the UK can be a little temperamental, the chance to spend time outside watching a good film sounds almost heavenly when the weather is playing ball.
An outdoor cinema set-up is easier to put together than you may think too, tech is a lot more portable than it used to be which means even a humble garden can be expertly transformed in no time.
You may be asking yourself what’s the best 65-inch TV for your next blockbuster binge, but why not harness the outside world and instead build and outdoor cinema for enjoying a flick in the ambience of...
The University of Exeter has been awarded £5 million for a project that aims to instil researchers with improved awareness of the benefits of collaborating with business.
The new business and entrepreneurial skills scheme will provide support for postgraduate and early career researchers seeking to improve their awareness of the advantages of, as well as opportunities for, deeper collaboration with businesses.
Funded by Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation, through its Research England Development (RED) fund, the scheme aims to increase the movement of...
Staff from Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) raised almost £2,500 for the mental health charity MIND – by travelling 421 miles.
The mileage is the distance between the group’s Cornwall and Darlington branches and staff were encouraged to cover that distance in any way they liked.
They walked, ran and cycled and the group – headquartered in St Albans, Herts, with branches in Truro and Exeter - donated a pound for every mile covered.
In the end a distance of 2,431 miles was achieved – almost six times as far as the target; meaning £2,431 was raised during Mental...
