Local Lottery winners have helped a Taunton charity get the festive season underway with a visit to Conquest Centre where they delivered gifts and spread Christmas cheer.
Five winners from across the South West, with a combined fortune of over £10 million, joined forces to spend a day volunteering at the Centre.
Jenn Burston from Exeter, Dione and Richard Buss from Bridgwater, and Paul and Denise Hardware from Street, pulled on their wellies and got stuck in to help with yard duties, painting and supporting riding lessons.
Devon-based Hospicecare has been given a welcome boost thanks to a generous donation from David Wilson Homes.
The developer was on the lookout for a local charity which could make good use of the furniture from the show homes at Rougemont Park in Exeter ahead of the launch of a brand new phase at the development and the opening of new show homes.
Items that were donated included beds, sofas, dining tables and chairs, pictures, ornaments and lamps which are now on sale in the charity’s Fore Street store in Exeter.
“A massive thank you to all the team at David Wilson...
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Devon Wildlife Trust has spent this autumn conducting a very different kind of harvest.
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Over 400 people attended an exhibition to consider plans for Exeter’s proposed new Leisure Complex.
“We’re delighted with the response from the public,” said Council Leader Pete Edwards.
“The vast majority of those that attended the two-day exhibition at the Guildhall – 81.5% - said they support the principle of this project, and that’s good to hear.
"Of those who support it, nearly 90% said that plans to site the complex in the heart of the city was the right decision.”
People can still see the plans and complete an online form at www.exeteractive.com The...
