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Literature Works is delighted to announce the line-up for the first ‘Word on Tour’ event, kicking off a 26-venue live literature tour of local libraries in the South West.

On 10th January, Bideford Library will host acclaimed novelist Jane Feaver and folk singer and song-writer Jim Causley.

Jane Feaver is a prize-winning Devon-based novelist and short story writer, who lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Exeter. Jim Causley is well known for setting the work of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley to music, forming an exciting pairing at this unique event...

The National Youth Film Academy (NYFA) is coming to the South West on the lookout for the best up and coming young actors and filmmakers.

The NYFA offers 10 day Introductory Courses at Easter and during the Summer for young people aged 16-25 who want to break into the film industry.

Across the two weeks they are given the opportunity to develop and produce their own short film, which is then showcased to friends and family at a local picturehouse.

There are also masterclasses throughout the course, with previous mentors having included actor Simon Bird, best known...

Susan Davy has been appointed as the South West Chair of the UK’s largest business group, taking over from Andrew Livingston, CEO of Yeovil-based trade supplier, Screwfix, in January 2018.

Susan is Chief Financial Officer at Exeter-based Pennon Group Plc, one of the largest environmental infrastructure groups in the UK.

Pennon Group is a FTSE 250 company and, as one of the largest employers and private investors in the South West, employs around 5,000 people. Its core businesses are South West Water and Viridor, one of the UK’s biggest recycling and renewable energy...

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is reminding local people that there is only one week left to complete their economic well-being survey.

The survey will highlight the current financial and employment situation in Exeter.

It will help Citizens Advice Exeter to highlight trends with policy-makers and to further tailor their advice and information resources to meet the needs of local people.

The anonymous survey can be found on the Home Page of the charity’s website – https://www.citizensadviceexeter.org.uk/ or can be accessed directly at: https...

For some families, this will be the last Christmas they spend together. This December, Hospiscare is asking for your help to give patients with terminal illnesses the Christmas they deserve.

Take Colin, for example. Last year, Colin had terminal lung cancer and was admitted to the hospice ward in Exeter a few days before Christmas. He had gone to the hospital where they found he had an infection, and he was given the choice of being treated in the hospital or the hospice. Colin chose the hospice, which he knew well, and where they had the expertise to control the pain he was...

South West accountants and financial planners Old Mill and Somerset based charity St. Margaret's Hospice have raised more than £15,000 by holding a 'Glitter Ball'. On Saturday 18 November, almost 200 people from across the region gathered at Haselbury Mill Tithe Barn just outside of Crewkerne to raise funds for St. Margaret's Hospice. Nine Old Mill staff and their partners joined guests from Yeovil Lions Club, Yeovil Rotary Club, Stokes Partnership LLP, Mogers Drewett, MKM Building Supplies, Porter Dodson and many other local business people for welcome drinks, a three-course meal,...

Five star housebuilder Barratt Developments has appointed Matt Bennett as finance director for its Exeter-based operations which builds homes under the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands.

Matt has extensive experience working on the finance side of large companies with spells at Rotork, FlyBe, Sony PlayStation and Rank Group on his CV and said he is enjoying transferring his expertise to the housing sector.

“Finance knowledge and skills can be used across industries and my wide-ranging industry experience means I can bring different ideas to the housebuilder and...

Bluebird Care Exeter launches short films with local care experts to encourage a county-wide conversation on care The public’s top 10 questions on care and ageing have been answered by a local panel of experts from the NHS, local authority and voluntary sector in a series of short films to be launched from this weekend on Bluebird Care Exeter’s You Tube channel . The care panel included Director of Hospiscare, Tina Naldrett; the Chief Executive of Age UK Exeter, Martyn Rogers, local GP and NHS Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing Dr Michael Dixon and Cllr Andrew Leadbetter from Devon...