A herd of donkeys had a spring in their step this week, as they were let out into their summer grazing fields for the first time this year.
Donkey-facing staff at the international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon have been working hard to make sure the resident donkeys continue to receive the highest level of care during these challenging times.
This week’s sunshine was the perfect time to open the gates and let them run free. The donkeys needed no encouragement to kick up their heels, roll and run as they let off steam and enjoyed the...
Rob Baxter insists Ben Moon is already delivering on the promises he made when he penned his new contract with the Exeter Chiefs.
The long-serving England international this week became the latest Chief to pledge his future to the Devon club, agreeing terms on a new long-term deal at Sandy Park.
Before penning that contract though, Director of Rugby Baxter was keen to gauge just where the 30-year-old envisaged his career going over the next few years.
Baxter said: “I don’t mind telling you, it’s the biggest question that goes through my mind every time I re-sign...
Highways teams are continuing to deliver essential safety repairs on Devon’s roads in order to maintain the local network for key workers. Devon County Council has temporarily suspended planned maintenance work in order to focus on the repair of critical infrastructure. Highway maintenance workers have been classified by the Government as key to delivering essential service during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic as they play a critical role in keeping roads safe for emergency services and other key workers, as well as the delivery of food and supplies. Devon Highways is asking for...
At these unprecedented times, Stagecoach South West are working hard to maintain services across the region to keep their communities connected and ensure key workers can travel.
From Monday 30 March the bus operator will be reducing their frequency in line with customer demand and changing travel patterns.
For most routes this means a Sunday timetable with additional early morning journeys to allow key workers to commute. These special timetables will run Mondays to Saturdays with majority then operating a normal Sunday service.
The list of those Championship originals is slowly dwindling, but at least one name will continue for a few years yet, after it was confirmed prop Ben Moon has signed a new long-term contract with the Exeter Chiefs.
Moon follows fellow front-row forward and England international Harry Williams in committing his future to the Devon club.
A product of the club’s highly-successful Academy set-up, 30-year-old Moon has been at the heart of Exeter’s rise in recent years, initially helping the club out of English rugby’s second tier in 2010 – to now establishing themselves as a...
Our NHS and national healthcare providers are on the front-line fighting COVID 19, from A&E departments, doctors, nurses and paramedics through to porters, cleaners and catering staff - they’re all pulling together to help saves – our lives! But they need our help.
If you, your friends, and or neighbours know of someone who is working in healthcare – now is the time to offer the hand of friendship.
What does this mean? Well, it can be as simple as doing some shopping, preparing an evening meal or offering a lift to work.
Devon County Council has pledged that it will do everything it can to help local businesses through the coronavirus outbreak and ensure a strong recovery for the local economy.
The authority is encouraging businesses to visit the Heart of the South West Growth Hub to find essential information on available support and advice.
The Growth Hub, which is delivered by the County Council on behalf of the HotSW Local Enterprise Partnership, can help provide businesses with details of the Government’s proposals on Business Rate Relief and how eligible businesses can apply for...
A charity dedicated to improving the lives of residents in Paignton and the surrounding villages has been given a cash boost by a regional builder to help with its work.
Persimmon Homes South West, based in Exeter, donated £1,000 to the Thrive Project Community Hub through its Community Champions scheme.
The Thrive Project is a community hub run by unpaid volunteers. It offers support to approximately 60 people per week, in the guise of food, clothes, computer and phone use, care of address, activities, referrals, specialist drop ins, sourcing accommodation, goods,...
The UK has witnessed a wave of unprecedented change: school closures, work-from-home, self-isolation, supermarket stockpiling and increased pressure on hospitals. On the flipside, amongst uncertainty, fear and worry, the UK has also seen communities and businesses step up and show their solidarity like never before. From NHS discounts to free online gym-classes, Yoopies, the largest online homecare platform in Europe, is also playing an integral role to encourage communities across the UK to help those that need it most. The platform has launched:
Exeter based print firm Stormpress are offering free support to local shops, hospitality and leisure businesses struggling during the Coronavirus outbreak. The print company have offered to print up to 1000 free A5 flyers for up to 50 local businesses to help them get the message out to customers during this difficult time.
Henry Luce, Managing Director of Stormpress, Henry Luce said: “We were receiving emails from local businesses who had decided to move online or start home deliveries and they were clearly struggling to get that message out there. We felt we were in a unique...
