Buglife and other organisations involved in Devon Local Nature Partnership are appealing to Devon's residents to do one simple thing to help bees and other pollinating insects this National Pollinator Week.
Wild bees and other insect pollinators are faced with a perfect storm of pressures which have all led to their decline, these include: a loss of wildflower-rich habitats through the intensification of farming, urban development, and the increased use of pesticides. As a result half of the UK's 27 bumblebee species, two-thirds of our moths and over 70% of our butterflies are in...
A young Crediton-based estate agent from the long-established firm of Helmores is celebrating after winning the Expert Communicator Award.
Junior Sales Negotiator Amy Salter received the major regional prize at The Property Sharing Experts Gala Awards ceremony; it recognised her excellent skills in matching people to property.
Phil Morgan, Partner and Owner of Helmores Estate Agents said; “We are delighted that Amy has been presented with this well-deserved award. She is one of the youngest members of our team but her attention to detail and ability to obtain accurate...
We all know that the best way to clear the mind, loosen the limbs and get the ‘juices flowing’ during a busy working day is to get up from our desks and have a short break.
Rather than trudging down to the coffee machine though, the turn-to activity becoming among forward thinking businesses is table tennis.
Ping pong, wiff-waff: call it what you will; is enjoyed by 101,000 people weekly according to the latest figures from Sport England’s Active People Survey.
Table Tennis England, the sport’s official governing body, has recognised this trend with the launch of ‘...
Sugru, the world’s first mouldable ‘glue’, closed its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube after raising £3,548,820 from 2,700 investors.
In the process this campaign has smashed two equity crowdfunding records with the largest single investment of £1 million and by having the widest reach with stakeholders in 68 countries. The pitch overfunded 355% above the original target.
The founder and inventor of Sugru, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, says: “What a great month! The crowdfunding campaign truly reflects most projects at Sugru: hard work, team spirit, customer interaction, loads...
Rowan Dartington has today announced that Andrew Cresswell has joined the company as investment executive.
Andrew, a fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute and previously associate director at HSBC Private Bank, will be based in the wealth management firm’s Exeter offices.
"Andrew has extensive experience in advising private clients and in providing a profitable edge to their investments.” said Graham Coxell, executive chairman at Rowan Dartington. “We are very glad to have him on board and are certain that his experience will make a great contribution to the success...
A driver sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on the A377 at Crediton on Saturday night (10 July).
Emergency services were called around 10.50pm after the silver Peugeot 206 Estate left the road near Hookway Cross and struck a granite post and trees.
The 41-year-old male driver from Crediton sustained serious head and chest injuries which were described as life-threatening.
He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a serious condition.
Devon schools are celebrating success after being put forward to the finals of a national science competition.
KEVICC (King Edward VI Community College) in Totnes and Tavistock College were selected to go through to the National Science and Engineering Competition in March 2016 in Birmingham following this years Big Bang South West Fair at the University of Exeter.
Devon County Council supported the Enterprising Young Devon award category again this year which will see winning schools able to access funding for further enterprise activity delivered by the Education Business...
Private sector activity in the South West rose at the fastest pace for a year in June, according to the latest PMI® survey data.
That followed a slowdown in growth over the previous two months, and the latest expansion placed the South West among the fastest growing UK regions. That said, growth in total activity was partly accounted for by falling backlogs, as new business growth picked up only slightly during the month. Cost pressures remained historically weak, while jobs were created at a strong pace.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West...
A celebration of over 300 years of service to children in Devon by 12 headteachers has been held by the county’s schools chiefs.
The leader of Devon County Council, John Hart, and the Cabinet Member for Schools, James McInnes, Chief Executive Phil Norrey and Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, hosted the celebration for heads who left their schools during the current academic year after a lifetime of service.
Most were retiring but others were going on to work in other areas.
In all they have spent 324 years educating children across the county.
The recently launched Dartmoor Conservation Garden in Princetown is hosting a free talk and workshop Butterfly Conservation on Dartmoor on Friday 17 July between 12 – 3pm.
Jenny Plackett, from the ‘Two Moors Threatened Butterfly Project’ will talk about the work being done on a landscape scale across Dartmoor (and Exmoor), which aims to reverse the declines in three important UK threatened butterfly species: the Marsh Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary and Heath Fritillary.
Simon Phelps of ‘All the Moor Butterflies’ will then run a practical butterfly identification workshop...
