Local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust could be in line for a prestigious honour for its work with beavers.
The Trust has been nominated jointly with a similar project in Scotland in the ‘Wildlife Success of the Year’ category of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2017.
The nomination is recognition of the work being done by Devon Wildlife Trust with the beavers which are living on the River Otter in East Devon. The beavers are thought to be the first wild population in England for 400 years.
The Trust is now hoping that people from across Devon, the South...
Solicitors Beviss & Beckingsale, which has offices in Honiton, Axminster, Seaton and Chard, has beaten off stiff competition to make it to the finals of the Devon & Somerset Law Society Legal Awards 2017.
A panel of judges selected Beviss & Beckingsale to go forward as a finalist in the category Law Firm of the Year (1 to 10 partners).
The awards, which were held for the first time last year, recognise the important contribution that law firms make to local communities and the economy in the two counties.
Cranbrook and Skypark has won two major industry awards for the low carbon district heating system which powers the new community and neighbouring business park.
It was a clean sweep for E.ON and project partners as the scheme won ‘Overall Project of the Year’ and the ‘Homes and Communities Project of the Year’ category at the prestigious Association for Decentralised Energy Awards (ADE Awards) held in London this week (23 November 2016).
The awards showcase innovation, best practice and achievement across combined heat and power, district heating and demand response and...
A Spanish doctor from the Emergency Department (ED)at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been has won a national award for his inspirational contribution to his patients and colleagues.
Jaime Puente (pictured), a staff grade doctor, was one of six European staff from hospitals across the country to be awarded the ‘EU Staff Award’ at the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards in London on 23rd November.
The HSJ Awards celebrate excellence and innovation that take place in healthcare across the country. The EU Staff Award, which was sponsored by NHS Employers,...
Dartmoor National Park has had a golden 2015/16 with top awards going to a number of Dartmoor based tourism businesses.
In an award ceremony held last week Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centres were awarded Gold in the 2015/16 Devon Tourism Awards. The Centres at Princetown, Postbridge and Haytor scooped the Golden Award in the Tourism Information category.
But it wasn’t just the National Park Visitor Centres receiving a golden accolade - it was great night for Dartmoor in general with Bovey Castle, Ilsington Hotel, Home Farm café, Glazebrook House Hotel and Canonteign...
A young man from Exeter Chiefs’ HITZ programme has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Jack Clarke is one of three finalists shortlisted for the HITZ Community Impact award supported by Wooden Spoon. This award will be presented at the HITZ Awards on 28 November.
The Community Impact Award is all about the time and commitment given by a HITZ young person through volunteering.
It looks not only at the impact of the young person’s volunteering in the community, but also the impact of the volunteering on the HITZ participant themselves.
Powderkeg Brewery, based in Woodbury Salterton near Exeter, has gone straight to the top with its first award, having won Best Lager at The Beer Awards for its pilsner ‘Cut Loose’.
The Beer Awards are run by the world-renowned IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition), with the beers judged in a blind tasting by leading figures from the international beer industry. Winning ‘Best in Show’ in its category, Cut Loose was described as ‘one of the 16 best beers in the world’. Needless to say, it’s a big award for a microbrewery tucked away in a corner of the Devon countryside...
A clinical apprentice at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been recognised with a Our Health Heroes award.
The honours have been created by Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health in partnership with UNISON.
Stephanie Crump has been chosen as a national finalist for Clinical Support Worker of the Year.
She has been nominated for her caring and compassionate nature. Her confidence has really grown since she left the armed forces due to injury, according to colleagues. Stephanie is a role model for new staff and now mentors apprentices on the...
Jack Walker, from Plymouth, has been named the south west’s Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer in a prestigious regional awards programme run by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). Jack joined Dawnus Construction in Exeter in 2013 as an industrial placement student, but kept in touch with his colleagues after returning to university. He graduated from Plymouth University with a 1st class honours degree and re-joined Dawnus in May 2015. Since that time, he has been working on the 12 Dock project in Devonport, where he is now the sole engineer supervising the...
Citizens Advice Exeter celebrated its Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service at an official reception hosted by The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor Councillor Cynthia Thompson on Wednesday 12th October at the historic Exeter Guildhall.
Attended by volunteers and staff of the charity, the reception was an opportunity to recognise the invaluable contribution that the volunteers of Citizens Advice Exeter make to their community.
The award is the most prestigious available to voluntary organisations and is the equivalent of an MBE for an individual. Exeter is the first Citizens...
