Devon

Have you had a heating problem in the past year, and been impressed with the plumber or installer who fixed it? Have you undertaken an extension or renovation where your heating tradesman went above and beyond to deliver a job that you were so impressed with that you recommended them to friends or colleagues? Or are you a heating installer who constantly delivers outstanding work for homeowners in the South West?

The search is on to find the South West’s top heating installers as a new industry awards launches to recognise the efforts of leading tradespeople in the UK – and it’s...

District council, Sidmouth town council and Lions Club work together to ensure new defibrillator is now ready for use in town centre

A new defibrillator unit for the public to use is now ready to start saving lives in the centre of Sidmouth. The new unit, which is attached to the exterior wall of East Devon District Council’s Market Building in Sidmouth’s Market Square, was declared officially ready for use on Wednesday 25 November by East Devon Chairman, Councillor Stuart Hughes, the Chairman of Sidmouth Town Council (STC), Councillor Jeff Turner, East Devon District Councillor...

Are you a hotelier, guest house or B&B proprietor in desperate need of a helping hand with business? Or perhaps you’ve recently stayed somewhere that you feel could benefit from the no-nonsense approach of the Hotel Inspector?

If so, the team would love to hear from you.

Now in its twelfth series The Hotel Inspector is one of the most popular on the channel, with previous series attracting over two and a half million viewers in its weekly prime-time slot!

From staffing to menus, from décor to hygiene, the Hotel Inspector will leave no stone unturned in her quest...

Research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has revealed that approximately 19,000 renters were put at risk of eviction in the last year - equivalent to over 350 renters per week.

The new analysis, which uses Ministry of Justice figures, showed that 1 in every 86 rented households in the South West have been put at risk of losing their home.

The charity also identified the hotspots in the region where renters are most likely to face losing their home.

The charity is warning that a worrying combination of rapidly rising rents, drastic cuts to housing...

Devon Wildlife Trust has spent this autumn conducting a very different kind of harvest.

The charity has been collecting seed from Devon’s ash, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly and other trees at some of its 49 nature reserves as part of a national project to aimed at protecting the UK’s woodlands. Devon Wildlife Trust is a partner in the UK National Tree Seed Project, which has been set up by Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, and made possible with funding generated by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Tree seeds collected as part of the project will be safely banked in the...

Police officers in Exeter are appealing for witnesses following a hit and run road traffic collision.

The incident occurred at around 11.20pm on Friday 27th November in St Davids Hill, at its junction with Howell Road.

The pedestrian casualty, a man, aged in his 40s, was crossing the road when he was in collision with a small dark hatchback type vehicle.

Following the collision the driver failed to stop and drove off down St Davids Hill in the direction of Exwick.

As a result of the collision the casualty sustained serious leg injuries requiring surgery....

New research from THINK! shows that while half the population (51%) would not consider consuming any alcoholic drinks before driving, a shocking one in ten people would consider having two or more drinks before they get behind the wheel. This increases to one in five among men aged 18-34 (19%). The government has launched a new campaign to tackle drink driving, targeting those who do not recognise that even a small number of drinks before driving can be deadly. It urges everyone to THINK! before drinking and driving. New adverts highlight how a second drink can double the chance of being...

Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink took home a Devon Tourism Award for the third year running at last night’s ceremony, held at the Holiday Inn in Plymouth.

The Festival picked up a Bronze award for its 12th event, which took place in April at Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens.

The multi-award winning Festival also celebrated Silver in the 2014-2015 South West England Tourism Excellence Awards last year.

Of the win Derek Phillips, Board Chairman of the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink says: “We are delighted to be recognised once again...

The first batch of winners in Teignbridge’s Recycling Together Rewards scheme has been announced.

Community groups, trusts, charities and residents have all been named as winners in the scheme aimed at reducing the amount of food waste sent for disposal and encouraging recycling.

Newton Abbot Community Transport Association and Kingsteignton Swimming Pool and Recreational Association are the top winners so far scooping £100.

Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust, Open Daw in Dawlish, Devon UK Mega, Homeless in Teignbridge Support (HITS) Foodbank, The Parish Church of St Peter...