Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022/2023 season, including its under-8s tag rugby festival.
As a Key Club Partner, Bradfords will continue its support of the Exeter Chiefs women’s team and its player sponsorship for Chiefs and England international, Henry Slade, as well as Chiefs forward and Dutch international, Linde Van Der Velden.
The Bradfords Community Cup – the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park – continues to form an integral part of the agreement.
Groups urged to nominate shining examples for national campaign
Communities across the country are being invited to put their local projects in the spotlight – and win a £5,000 lighting installation to improve their facilities.
Leading lighting manufacturer, Ansell Lighting, has launched the Shine a Light campaign to recognise and reward the work of projects and initiatives which have provided vital support and services to local people during the recent challenging times.
It is now calling on local communities in all regions to nominate projects whose facilities would...
Trading Standards seized illegal tobacco estimated to be worth more than £200,000 in raids in Devon and Somerset on Friday (22 July).
The raids were conducted by officers from the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and supported by Avon & Somerset Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.
The seizure is one of the largest of its kind by the service.
Using specialist detection dogs officers executed five warrants. They raided two stores, a residential address and a storage container in Taunton, two business addresses in...
The University of Exeter’s grounds across three campuses have been ranked among the best parks and green spaces in the country.
The gardens and grounds at the University’s Streatham , St. Luke’s and Penryn campuses are some of the record number of parks and green spaces receiving the Green Flag Award this year as they are recognised as the most beautiful and botanically interesting of any UK university.
The Exeter campuses manage a mature tree stock of around 10,000 trees along with an arboretum, Italianate garden, magnolia lawn, cherry orchards and a national collection...
Potentially life-saving defibrillators have been installed at 60 Hendy Group sites across the south and south west, including those in Devon, as the automotive group puts the health and well-being of colleagues and customers as a top priority.
The company has invested £36,000 in the defibrillators and Hendy Group property manager John Hendy said the widespread installation across all sites was a sensible precaution for the company to protect everyone who comes into physical contact with the business.
The arrival of the defibrillators comes at a time when there are more...
Fireaway, the UK’s fastest-growing pizza takeaway chain, has included Devon in its expansion
The company has enjoyed spectacular growth since launching in London in 2016 but much of their growth came during the pandemic. Now they’re opening new locations at the rate of one a week and is set to open its 120th store later this summer.
Over the last year they’ve opened three stores in Devon - in Exeter, Bideford and Barnstaple
In 2021 they won Rising Star Pizza Chain of the Year at the PAPA Awards.
Fireaway’s phenomenal success story is based on attention...
Public asked to help hedgehogs by connecting as many gardens as possible and submitting entries online
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species , who together run nationwide campaign Hedgehog Street , are urging people to connect as many gardens in their area as possible. This will allow local hedgehogs to roam between them in search of food, mates and nesting materials – a...
Devon Air Ambulance is celebrating 30 years of service this year, and supporters are signing up to undertake a ‘virtual’ tour of beautiful Devon to uncover a little of the charity's history – and future - through storytelling milestones.
Between 1 August and 30 September 2022, supporters are undertaking the ‘Devon Air Amble’ simply by adding their normal daily steps to a route-tracking app.
The aim is to accumulate enough steps to make their way around the 165-mile route across Devon – that's an average of around 3 miles a day.
The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth has something to keep the whole family entertained this summer, including a summer trail and a new natural play area.
The new play area, located in the heart of the sanctuary, brings children of all ages, social groups and abilities together to use their imaginations, explore and have fun.
Set among a landscaped area, surrounded by native trees, shrubs and plants, the play park offers a safe natural environment for younger members of the family to let their imaginations run free.
