Girlguiding South West England have teamed up with Dartmoor Zoological Society to provide its members with a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a sleepover at Dartmoor Zoo. Over 500 girls, ranging from 7-year-old Brownies through to Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders are due to sleep over at the zoo across dates in May, June and October. A further 270 girls, from the youngest 4-year-old Rainbows, through to Young Leaders and their Unit Leaders are coming for the day. The first two sleepovers will happen between 30 May and 1 June 2023.
Ripple Energy have announced that Derril Water Solar Park will become Britain's first shared solar park.
The project, developed by leading renewable energy company RES, will provide an alternative way solar parks can be owned in Britain. Thanks to Ripple’s new consumer focused model people across Britain can part-own solar parks and benefit directly from the cheap, green energy they produce.
Shared solar marks an historic chapter in the green energy ownership movement and is a new, affordable and simple way for households to act on climate change and shrink their carbon...
According to recent research, over 300,000 British households were interested in moving to another home in 20232. With many people dreaming of relocating, where are the best places to move to in the UK in 2023?
To help, life insurance broker, Reassured , has analysed key factors when relocating such as unemployment rate, average house price, salary, bills, outstanding schools and crime ratings to reveal the best areas to live in the UK.
Applications are now open for the dog job of a lifetime: to be the Canine Critic for 2023, travelling the UK reviewing dog-friendly holidays.
Now in its sixth year, the annual Canine Critics competition returns for 2023 and it’s only getting tougher, with tens of thousands of entries vying to be top dog. This year, there is a whopping £11,000 worth of cottage breaks up for grabs.
The judges for 2023 include Aneisha and Jack, founders of innovative pet food brand Scrumbles; Darcy and Darla, our 2022 Canine Critics; and Battersea’s Head of Canine Behaviour and star of ITV’...
Officers will be present throughout the day to ensure a safe matchday
Police are planning for the Devon derby with Exeter City taking on Plymouth Argyle at St James’ Park this Saturday 15 April, with a midday kick-off.
With Plymouth Argyle in the hunt for automatic promotion to the Championship, and Exeter City looking to cap an excellent return to League One for the Grecians with a win over their local rivals, the match, which is an all-ticket affair, has already sold out.
Superintendent Tom Holmes, the officer in charge of the operation, said: “We are...
UK law firm Michelmores has appointed Cathy Bryant as a Partner in the Bristol office of its growing national Corporate Team.
Cathy, who takes on the role of Head of Corporate Tax, joins from Blake Morgan LLP and brings extensive experience in the tax aspects of complex corporate transactions. Cathy joins Senior Associate Anthony Reeves in the Corporate Tax team, building on the Firm’s strong expertise in corporate deal tax and share incentive schemes.
The appointment demonstrates the continued growth of Michelmores’ Corporate team in Bristol, which has also seen the...
Go Ape are Finalists in the Best UK Attraction category at the School Travel Awards
Go Ape are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the School Travel Awards for the fifth year in a row, in the category of Best UK attraction. They have previously won this category in 2019 and 2020 as well as the Best Adventure Experience in 2018 and 2019.
The prestigious awards ceremony will be presented by Olympic medallist, Katharine Merry on Tuesday 6th June at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
Go Ape have been nominated in the category of Best UK attraction...
Paul Colsell, a local artist, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to create a mural in the heart of Exeter. Known as the Exeter Kindness Mural it will feature the work of celebrated artist and author, Charley Mackesy. A key objective of the project is to celebrate kindness in the city. The mural is to be painted this Summer on the Crossline building in Heavitree Road, clearly visible from St Sidwell's Point Leisure Centre. Exeter City Council has approved the project and Charley Mackesy has given his permission for Paul to use one of the illustrations from his book, The Boy, the Mole,...
Devon-based mental health charity, Step One, has announced the launch of its spring programme of free mental health and wellbeing courses, workshops and peer support groups. Step One Charity’s BeWell@StepOne service provides free online and in-person support to people over the age of 18 across Devon. The latest programme offers a range of topics, including anxiety, depression, resilience and managing anger and OCD, all delivered in small, secure groups led by qualified course leaders with lived experience of mental health issues. Step One Charity has been supporting people in Devon with...
Wales & West Utilities has launched a partnership with Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) to help people with dementia access appropriate support and advice in relation to their energy and utility bills.
The partnership will target people living with dementia across the wider Devon area as part of the organisation’s Healthy Homes for Wellbeing initiative, which provides free energy and money saving advice.
Wales & West Utilities has provided £4,000 of funding which will allow ECOE to reach more people, allowing them to benefit from help and advice with energy saving...
