Brand new Exmouth foodie destination, Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant, will be open 5 days rather than 7 at the start of July temporarily to maintain the highest standards of operation within the restaurant, whilst ensuring staff are well looked after. The restaurant will be closed on two Mondays and Tuesdays in July (Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th and Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th July), further dates will be reviewed there-after.
The Mickeys Beach team will be contacting all those booked in for these dates to inform customers of the closure and staff will rebook all...
Businesses throughout the region who sell or serve food prepared on the premises can learn more about the changes in food labelling legislation at two free webinars.
Hosted by Heart of the South West Growth Hub, Better Business for All, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards and Devon and Plymouth Chamber, the first webinar take place on July 8 and will be repeated the following week on the July 15.
They are open to all businesses in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership Area – Devon, Somerset, Torbay, Devon, and Plymouth – as well as...
Urgent action is being taken to remove almost 1,500 Ash dieback infected trees from alongside Devon's major road network this summer in order to protect public safety on the county's roads.
Devon County Council has already started an essential programme of work, with almost 150 infected trees alongside the A388 at Holsworthy currently being felled. From Monday (12 July) work will start on the A399 at Brayford to remove 220 trees with Ash dieback that are within falling distance of the highway.
Detailed inspections have been undertaken on the trees by an independent...
The latest bus timetable information in Devon is now available in handy booklets.
It's the first time since the pandemic that Devon County Council has printed the timetables, covering all of the districts across Devon and all service operators.
The information in the printed booklets is the most up-to-date available, but service times can change.
The guides also remain available online as e-books on the Travel Devon website .
Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: "These...
The Co-Founder of the Life Chance Group and School for Inspiring Talents in Newton Abbot and Ashburton has been shortlisted for the ‘Entrepreneur for Good’ category in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Mark Escott, from Exeter, was shortlisted from more than 4,800 entries in the annual awards that acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs across the UK.
It was Mark’s own entrepreneurial story that captivated judges of the prestigious national awards. Despite his chaotic childhood, and time later spent in the criminal...
A leading Insurance comparison website is warning that many motorists with diabetes risk a hefty fine if they fail to declare the condition to the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA).
Quotezone.co.uk also warns that policies could be void and claims disputed if diabetic drivers have not declared the disease to their insurer - and that includes those newly diagnosed.
As the pandemic-induced lockdowns forced people to alter their lifestyles with the closure of gyms, restricted exercise and reported spike in fast food takeaways – elements which can increase a person’...
Chris Harris-Deans, Director of Investment Management Services – Branches, has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the CISI, the most prestigious nomination awarded by the Board of the Institute to senior individuals who have made a significant positive contribution to the Institute and the financial services profession.
Based in the Charles Stanley Exeter office, Chris has a long and distinguished history with the CISI. He is a past Board member having initially joined the South West Committee as its first student member, eventually becoming President and helping the...
Devon’s multi award-winning Cofton Holidays which is experiencing the busiest summer in its history, with occupancy rates running at 98%, up 8% on 2019, has been named the UK’s Best Caravan/Campsite at the prestigious iTravel Staycation Awards 2020/21.
Having been shortlisted in more categories than any other tourism business in the UK, the team at Cofton attended the virtual Staycation Awards, held to celebrate the cream of the crop within the tourism sector.
After receiving more than 1,000 nominations and entries across 14 fiercely competitive categories., the virtual...
Many rural communities in the UK have been “left behind” and require a different approach to transport and mobility investment than those in urban areas, a new report says today.
National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has collaborated with global consulting firm WSP on ‘The 30-minute rural community’ which explores mobility within the UK's rural areas.
The report examines the challenges around rural mobility and the opportunities to create more productive, greener, healthier,...
Michelmores has contributed to the UK's first report on the future of insect protein in pig, poultry and aquaculture feed.
The Report, ‘The Future of Feed: a WWF roadmap to accelerating insect protein in UK feeds' , produced by WWF and Tesco, was launched during a virtual panel discussion where Michelmores' leading Agricultural Lawyer, Ben Sharples, discussed the existing legislation and urgent need for the UK government to introduce new regulations for this important sector.
The Report highlights the huge potential for insect farming to help tackle the climate and...
