Children from across Devon aged 5 to 16, who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals, are invited to take up an action-packed Summer holiday this year, as part of Devon County Council’s government-funded Holiday Activities and Food programme.
The programme is to provide free physical activities and healthy, nutritional, hot meals during school holidays, and the council has again joined up with activity providers to arrange the activities across Devon.
During the Easter holidays, more than 5,000 young people eligible for benefit-related free school meals took...
A highly limited edition batch of ewe’s milk cheese has been released by Quicke’s. This small but mighty batch has been matured and graded for the past 12 months, creating a stunning new addition to their range of clothbound cheeses.
Handcrafted and naturally matured at their family farm in Devon, Quicke’s Ewe’s Milk Clothbound Cheese is intensely buttery. It is made from the milk of sheep that graze on pastures in Woodbury, a small Devonshire village. The smooth richness of the milk imparts a terrific depth of flavour and, as with all Quicke’s cheeses, it is made with heritage...
Wickhams’ inaugural English Wine Extravaganza event in Exeter on Saturday 18th June was as exciting as it was enjoyable as wine lovers from all over the South West came together to kick-off English Wine Week in style.
With a tasting hall brimming with England’s finest wine and spirit producers, masterclasses featuring renowned wine experts Oz Clarke OBE, Susy Atkins and Mike Best MW AND England beating the French in the “Judgement of Exeter” to end the day, it was an occasion to be savoured in every way.
Wickhams’ founder Dan Farrell-Wright was thrilled. Dan says: “What an...
Did you know that 86 percent of buyers start their buying process with a search engine? This means that if your business is not visible online, you're missing out on a huge opportunity to reach new customers. In this blog post, we'll discuss five digital marketing strategies that will help you reach more buyers online. Keep reading to learn more!
1. Invest in search engine optimization (SEO)
Today, no marketing strategy does not include SEO, because a large part of marketing activities are conducted over the Internet. If you are not ranked high enough in search engines,...
Local retirees are invited to join the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Yolonda Henson, to celebrate the Show Suite Opening of McCarthy Stone’s new Retirement Living Plus development, Pym Court in Topsham, on Thursday 30th June.
The Show Suite Opening, which is set to take place at the development on Exeter Road between 11am and 5pm, will present an opportunity for local people to take a closer look at the professionally-styled show suite for an exclusive VIP preview.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Yolonda Henson, will perform a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the...
Pensioners and their loved ones are being urged to take up Pension Credit as new figures show an estimated £1.7bn in benefit is being left unclaimed.
Currently, over 1.4 million pensioners in Britain receive Pension Credit. However, many are still not claiming this extra financial help that can be worth over £3,300 a year.
It comes as the Department for Work and Pensions today [JUNE 15] held its second annual Pension Credit Day of Action as part of a new advertising campaign.
The Department for Work and Pensions will also be providing leaflets for local...
The Co-operative Bank has given £200 to Kenyan Educational Sponsorship community group which is dedicated to helping young people in Kenya achieve their academic potential, enabling them to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives. They are currently sponsoring three bright but extremely poor students Marcy, Alfred and Vivian.
Thie £200 donation from Co-operative Bank’s Customer Donation Fund will help support these three academically talented students who come from impoverished village communities in Kenya.
Year five and six pupils from Kenn C of E Primary School collected over several bags of litter during a beach clean which will now be transformed into a recycled plastic bench for their playground.
Independent commercial waste management firm DCW partnered with Keep Britain Tidy’s Ocean Recovery Project, supported by South West Water, to organise the beach clean in Exmouth. The clean was set-up to give local school children a valuable lesson in recycling and the dangers plastic litter can have on the coastal landscape and its wildlife.
A group of nine leading organisations covering aerospace, shipping, hi-tech engineering and public utilities have come together to launch Hydrogen South West, a partnership which will create an infrastructure ecosystem that will bring the benefits of hydrogen to the South West of England.
This infrastructure ecosystem of key industries aims to decarbonise transport, commerce and power, while driving sustainable growth, upskilling the region and delivering new job opportunities.
Focusing on key sectors such as shipping, aviation and housing as well as industry, the...
The Military Wives Choirs is a community of nearly 2000 women in over 70 choirs across the UK and internationally who celebrate a love of singing and the power of shared experiences. 2022 marks 10 years since the formation of the charity, a milestone that will be celebrated throughout the year with a series of five concerts taking place across the UK, at St Albans Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, Exeter Cathedral, and Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. Tickets were released for the Winchester concerts in May 2022, and are available at www.militarywiveschoirs.org/concerts...
