The ranger team on the Killerton estate, near Exeter, are to welcome back ten Dartmoor ponies to resume conservation grazing on the Iron Age hill fort as part of a major parkland restoration project.
The Dartmoor ponies were a big hit with visitors last year, proving to be as good at posing for photos as they were at munching on invasive scrub, brambles and grass. They were an instant hit on social media and visitors have been looking forward to their return. The ponies will take up residence on Dolbury Hill, also known as the “Clump” and the site of the hill fort, on 14 January...
Lidl is set to buy Sainsbury's land holding at Clyst Honiton near Exeter with the potential to create hundreds of jobs for local people.
The site, also known as the Exeter Gateway, already has planning permission for a distribution warehouse of 50,000 m². After carrying out extensive site preparation works Sainsbury’s put its plans for a depot on hold in 2013. It has now agreed a deal with Lidl who will acquire the site in East Devon, and bring forward plans for a new distribution centre. Councillor Paul Diviani, Leader of East Devon District Council, welcomed the news: “It is...
A tanker has overturned on the northbound carriageway of the M5 resulting in closures in both directions.
Police were called just before 9am today (6 January) after a tanker, carrying kerosene, overturned just before the slip-road at junction 23 northbound.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: “The top of the tanker has split and kerosene has spilt onto the carriageway.
“There are full closures in place at junction 23 southbound (Bridgwater) and junction 24 northbound (Huntworth/Bridgwater).
“We’re working with our colleagues in the other emergency...
Devon residents planning a post Christmas clear-out are being urged to donate unwanted items at a ‘Give and Take’ event on January 21 or organise an event of their own.
Give and Take Days enable people to pass on things they no longer need - and the chance to pick up something they do for free.
There is usually a set ‘giving’ time, before the ‘taking’ begins.
The next event is at the Coaver Club, County Hall, Exeter on Thursday January 21, and it is organised by Recycle Devon.
Items accepted include home, garden and travel items, books, CDs and DVDs, toys...
When returning to work after the festive season it is easy to forget that your self-assessment tax return deadline is less than month away.
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding everyone who completes an online tax return to make sure the deadline isn’t forgotten when catching up after the break.
Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation, said: “Everyone knows that when you are away from work for a couple of weeks it can take just as long to catch up and it’s easy for things to get missed or forgotten. If you are required to complete an...
If January is already getting you down (or even if it isn’t), then the advent of three top comedians in Mid-Devon could give you the boost you need.
Dominic Holland, one of the country’s most respected stand-up comedians, will be compering the Comedy Night at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, on Friday 15 January.
Also on the bill are award-winning writer and stand-up Mark Maier, a highly sought after performer on both national and international comedy circuits and visual comedian Steve Best, who uses a mind-boggling array of gadgets and gags to keep his audience in stitches....
If January is already getting you down (or even if it isn’t), then the advent of three top comedians in Mid-Devon could give you the boost you need.
Dominic Holland, one of the country’s most respected stand-up comedians, will be compering the Comedy Night at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, on Friday 15 January.
Also on the bill are award-winning writer and stand-up Mark Maier, a highly sought after performer on both national and international comedy circuits and visual comedian Steve Best, who uses a mind-boggling array of gadgets and gags to keep his audience in stitches....
Plymouth business Sponge UK has achieved top honours on an acclaimed list which recognises the UK’s best companies to work for.
The business has been awarded , the highest possible accreditation – three stars - in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2016.
The award is based on staff feedback and follows a rigorous survey where employees answered questions about pay, conditions, teamwork, leadership and wellbeing.
Sponge UK was benchmarked against hundreds of other small companies and only those assessed as ‘extraordinary’ achieved three star status...
More than £2.1 million was spent by community transport users in local high streets across Devon in 2015, according to new figures.
The estimated financial support to local businesses is highlighted in a survey carried out by the Community Transport Associations in Devon.
Nearly 3,000 Ring & Ride and Shopmobility service users were asked how much they had spent on their shopping trips in November. The anonymous responses of those who took part in the survey revealed that in total they had spent over £128,000 throughout the month.
