Visit Open Gardens to support your local Hospice From March until September, gardeners across Devon will be opening their gates to the community and welcoming the public to explore their green spaces in return for a donation to local hospice charity, Hospiscare.
Over 58 gardens will be participating in the annual fundraising event, including wild gardens, cottage gardens, a newly planted school peace and vegetable garden, a honey farm, and an award-winning Victorian Fern Garden.
There will also be an opportunity to seek gardening advice, share tips and enjoy refreshments at...
Poltimore Music & Arts Festival will go ahead as planned on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May, despite a major fire that started in the library and ripped through the whole building last week.
The festival was originally being brought back after a five-year break to help with fundraising for the next stage of renovations at Poltimore House, following 20 years of restoration work.
As the Emergency Services have installed a 10-metre exclusion zone around the building, the festival will now take place exclusively in the grounds of Poltimore House and will transform 13...
Zeal Hotels held a topping-out ceremony for voco Zeal Exeter Science Park.
The four-star, 142-bedroom hotel, constructed with half the embodied carbon of a standard hotel, will generate 100 per cent of electricity consumed via the photo voltaic roof and wall panels, positioning it firmly in line with the 2050 Paris Agreement requirements and exceeding 2030 targets.
The building, which achieved the BREEAM Outstanding rating at the design stage, is currently on schedule in week 39 of a 75-week construction programme.
The Devon County Show is delighted to offer 20-year-old Ned Riley a platform to showcase his passion and knowledge for bugs and reptiles, which he has fostered since he was a toddler. He will exhibit four animals provided by Exeter Exotics, in a 3x3m jungle garden installation in the Crafts & Horticulture marquee.
Ned, who is autistic and is from South Somerset, is finding it tough transitioning from education to a career. He would love to work in an environment where he can use his passion to earn a living, but, as with many other neurodivergent young adults, he simply doesn...
Residents and their families have rated care provider Rose Care Group as one of the Top 20 care home groups in the UK.
There are nearly 17,000 care homes in the UK caring for around half a million people, with the top 20 care home groups receiving an award from the leading reviews guide to care homes, carehome.co.uk .
The award is based on the provider’s care home reviews from their residents, as well as their friends and relatives.
There are nearly 17,000 care homes in the UK caring for around half a million people. Over 12,000 of these care homes support older...
I was recently asked by a client what my biggest fitness tips are for women over the age of 40. The majority of these tips are relevant to people of all ages and genders, so take a look!
Sleep
There was a time when sleep was seen as an indulgence, and successful people would boast about how little they slept. In recent years, fortunately, this has changed. Sleep is fundamental to our health, and should be prioritised for a long, happy and healthy life.
On average, people need between 7-9 hours of sleep every night. Preferences because we’re not all robots
Devon & Cornwall Police have announced the arrival of a motorcycle simulator, which will be used to engage with inexperienced riders, in an effort to reduce the risk of motorcycle-related deaths and serious injuries on the roads.
Motorcyclists are one of the most vulnerable road user groups. Despite making up just 1% of total traffic, motorcyclists account for almost 21% of road deaths in Devon and Cornwall.
In 2022, 16 motorcyclists were killed on Devon and Cornwall’s roads and a further 187 were left seriously injured, prompting the creation of a dedicated task...
Visit England has announced that Devon and Partners have achieved a new Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) accreditation for the county.
The status will support a collaboration of local authorities and organisations to promote and manage the growth of Devon’s local visitor economy.
The new LVEP will become part of the national programme managed by Visit England. This portfolio of nationally supported, strategic, and high-performing organisations will provide local leadership in tourism destinations all over the country.
Norwich has been named the most pet-friendly UK city for a city break according to new research.
Howden Insurance analysed Airbnb and Booking.com property listings available over a weekend (Friday to Sunday), to discover which UK towns and cities have the highest percentage of properties which allow guests to bring their pets.
The ten most pet-friendly UK towns and cities are outlined below:
Rank
Town/City
Total number of available properties (Airbnb and Booking.com )
Citizens Advice is reporting that average energy costs are as high as last winter for many households , and that despite energy prices falling this month, around 5.3 million people are currently living in households in debt to their energy supplier.
So, it's welcome news that Devon County Council has confirmed that it's been allocated a little over £5 million from the government to help households struggling to pay higher bills for energy, food, water, and other essential items.
This will be the fifth round of Household Support Funding that the council has received from...
