Water Babies, based in Exeter, Devon, is thrilled to announce its latest achievement as one of the leading franchise businesses in the UK. Amid fierce competition spanning various industries, Water Babies has successfully secured a prominent position among the top five by claiming the fourth spot in the highly regarded Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) rankings – announced on 4th December, the title will proudly be held by Water Babies throughout the entirety of 2024.
This accolade follows swiftly after exciting wins at two other awards ceremonies in the past month - the 2023 BFA...
More than 65 road repair schemes in Devon are being brought forward with additional funding recently announced by Government.
Devon County Council is receiving an extra £6.663 million for highway maintenance this financial year.
The money is a share of the Government’s £8.3 billion investment in roads over the next 11 years using funds redirected from the cancelled HS2 rail line extension to Manchester.
The initial schemes prioritised to start in the coming weeks are mostly minor routes and residential roads across the county. They include:
It’s traditional to send seasonal greetings at this time of year but a Devonwide health and wellbeing charity is encouraging people to make a donation instead of giving Christmas cards.
Westbank Community Health and Care has launched its ‘Donate in Lieu of Christmas Cards’ campaign, asking people to make a charitable gift rather than spending money on buying and posting cards this festive season.
Katie Elliott, Westbank’s Head of Fundraising and Marketing explains why, “Every donation we receive, however large or small, makes a real difference to our ability to provide...
Its snow joke, Christmas is coming, so let’s get festive.
Throughout December, Bird & Blend Tea Co. stores around the UK will remain open after hours for its Christmas Lock-in events…for any Christmas Elves keen on experiencing moments of magic whilst tea tasting.
The after-hours events will take place at 11 of its stores - including Exeter. Guests all over the country will suddenly find they have warm hands, warm heartsand are filled with festive spirit. Events will take place at Brighton, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London Portobello and Angel, Manchester...
Devon County Council says it’s committed to completing repairs on a section of the Exe Estuary Trail near Lympstone as early as possible in the new year.
Work to replace the timber on Courtlands Boardwalk, between Lympstone and Exmouth, is currently ongoing and has now passed the half-way stage.
The timber structural beams and deck planks on all 72 wooden spans of the boardwalk have deteriorated and become unsafe, so they are being replaced with a more durable fibre-reinforced material.
A delay to the production and delivery of this material at the start of the...
Equipped with Aplio i800 / Prism Edition , the Devon hospital – a Covid-19 response unit turned community diagnostics hub – has helped reduce the local NHS patient waiting list from six weeks to less than two weeks.
With a quarter of the population now on the NHS waiting list, reducing the backlog is critical. To ease the pressure on acute care, Professor Sir Mike Richards published a report in November 2020 calling for community diagnostic centres (CDCs) to be made available across England.
Utilising a share of £11.3 million funding awarded by the National Accelerator...
Award-winning cider maker, Sandford Orchards, is relaunching its rugby charity cider, Rib Tickler, with donations from its sale going to Wooden Spoon, a charity whose aim is to positively transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people through the power of rugby.
Chief Cider Maker, Barny Butterfield, explains: “Rib Tickler began life as a collaboration between Sandford Orchards and the Rugby Players Association to encourage professional rugby players to gain experience outside of sport. Working with a group from the Exeter Chiefs, which included international players...
Exeter-based charity ‘Ride On Cycling for All’, is delighted to be gifted a Voodoo Mountain bike making it the 6000th bike donated since the charity was formed.
Located on Exeter Quay, ‘Ride On’ was established in 2011 by bike ability instructor, Martyn Laxton. Working at a school in Teignmouth at the time he was concerned that many of the pupils either didn't have bikes, or they were of very poor quality. Martyn persuaded some friends to donate bikes and to help do them up and it proved so successful that he felt it would be a great idea for a social enterprise. Starting the...
An Exeter church which is distributing over 700 Christmas food hampers, says it has been overwhelmed at the requests for help across the community.
Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street, Exeter, has run the hamper project every year for the last 8 years to help people who are struggling and in need, but this they’ve been inundated with requests for help, as people struggle to make ends meet, as the cost of a weekly food shop continues to increase.
The effects of the cost-of-living crisis seem to be having a significant impact on people’s lives, with some of the hamper...
Michelmores’ prestigious Property Awards competition is returning in 2024, marking 21 years of celebrating the best property, development and construction projects in the South West with a new category that champions regeneration projects in the region. Entries to the Awards are now open.
The Awards, which have long-championed sustainability and innovation, place social, environmental, sustainable and economic values at the heart of it’s judging criteria. These attributes are considered to be just as important as a project’s aesthetics and purpose.
