National Trust garden teams have conducted their annual flower count for Valentine’s Day and although this year spring seems to be on the way, just as we would normally expect, but what is noticeable is how many scented plants are out in flower at this early time of year. National Trust gardeners reported 1,737 plants blooming in this year’s 12th annual Valentine’s Flower count, 34% down on last year’s figure of 2,644. Although numbers are down on 2016, they are still higher than the previous three years.. For the second year running, Saltram had the highest number of flowers recorded with...
Devon and Cornwall Police has collaborated with the Solomon Drama Group and schools across the region to provide education around child sexual exploitation.
The Solomon Group recently presented a short play and workshop to Year 9 and 10 pupils in 20 Devon and Cornwall schools.
‘Skin Deep’ tells the powerful and moving story of two teenage girls who are attracted to boys from rival gangs. As events unfold, their relationships become increasingly affected by misunderstandings, jealousy, possessiveness and eventually hatred and intimidation. Betrayal and fear lead to a...
This isn’t a typical prison story: instead it’s an amazing achievement by 10 people in HMP Exeter who in just one day rowed the English Channel, ran up Ben Nevis and rode a stage of the Tour de France, raising hundreds of pounds for a local charity.
Two teams of five - a total of eight prisoners and two prison officers - did not leave the city centre jail while doing this task, of course, but instead undertook the gruelling challenges in the gymnasium.
Each of the prisoners who undertook the challenge is a Samaritans volunteer Listener, specially trained to offer emotional...
Devon’s road network is to benefit from an extra £2.5 million of funding.
Devon County Council’s Cabinet announced on Friday (10 February) plans to invest an additional £2 million in rural roads, and an extra £500,000 for highway drainage in 2017/18.
Devon has continued to maintain 97% of A and B roads in good condition, and the additional investment will be used to improve road surfaces on lower category roads across the county.
The additional funding will be used for patching and longer term repairs to add life and resilience to roads.
Voting for the 2017 milk&more Milkman of the Year competition is now open.
Organised by Great Britain's largest milkman delivery service, milk&more , the competition will recognise and reward the very best milk&more milkmen and women from across the country. Delivering milk before most of us are even out of bed, the valuable work of milkmen and women is so often not seen or appreciated. This competition will shine a light on the support milkmen provide to their local communities and grateful customers and celebrate the special place milkmen have held for generations in...
People looking to enjoy a romantic meal on Valentine’s Day are being urged to check the food hygiene ratings before making a booking.
“Planning the perfect Valentine’s date is stressful enough,” said Cllr Rob Hannaford, Exeter’s City Council’s Lead Councillor responsible for environmental health.
“The last thing you want on your mind before that special date is whether the place you choose is hygienic or not. After all, there’s nothing romantic about food poisoning!”
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme rates food businesses on their hygiene standards, based on...
The MS Trust’s Survival Skills Weekend will be taking place in Ashclyst Forest in Devon from 23-25 June to raise funds to help people with multiple sclerosis. The charity is looking for 10 budding Bear Grylls to take part in this outdoor adventure where participants will be sponsored to live in shelters they have built and eat food they have foraged from the forest. This wilderness survival challenge will be raising funds to help the MS Trust ensure no one has to manage MS alone. Jon Makin, who work as Lead Trade Manager for Tesco in Cullompton, explains why he will be taking part: “It's...
Burrington Estates, a developer of commercial and residential schemes in the South West, organised a fundraising event on on Friday for World Cancer Day, which fell on Saturday 4th February.
The event was in aid of Cancer Research UK, a charity that means a lot to employees of the company.
On Friday 3rd February, all Burrington Estates employees dressed in pink for the occasion and organised a Fundraising Raffle. They had a donation box from Cancer Research UK, in their reception at their head office, Dean Clarke House located in Southernhay and encouraged all employees and...
Entries are now open for one of the South West’s most vibrant and longest running film festivals, Two Short Nights. Festival organisers are inviting submissions from filmmakers based across the UK andbeyond, working in every genre, from animation and documentary to moving image artwork and music videos. Each winter, Two Short Nights Film Festival brings crowds of film lovers, filmmakers and industry specialists to Exeter’s city-centre arts hub Exeter Phoenix to indulge in a varied programme of screenings, workshops and events celebrating short film. Now in its 16th year, the festival...
A short workshop for SME business managers, after which you will understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its commercial impact.
The GDPR represents a fundamental change in the market, and as any businessperson knows, change equals opportunity. So while we will look at the GDPR as a new compliance risk, we will also look at what market change the GDPR is trying to drive, how this impacts business and what opportunities it creates for those that see change as commercial opportunity.
