One of the UK’s biggest county competitions celebrating local food and drink has been forced to undergo changes this year for obvious reasons - but in the fertile and highly productive county of Devon, it remains the case that “the show must go on”.

The county’s producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers have now been given the deadline of the end of this month to enter the prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards, which this year will be staged online for the first time.

“We have introduced an alternative awards scheme which aims to celebrate the...

Rob Baxter insists his Exeter Chiefs side can ill afford to take their mind off matters in the Gallagher Premiership, even though a mouth-watering European Champions Cup quarter-final tie looms large on the horizon.

Having banged in five wins out of five since the top flight started last month, the quest to secure home advantage in the Premiership play-offs remains a key objective for Baxter's table toppers ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Gloucester (5:30pm).

The Devonians produced another hugely impressive display in defeating Northampton Saints 22-19 last Friday, a...

According to Nancy Smith commercial laundry and ironing services are not only fit for the household but also a practical option for retail businesses. If your business demands a regular laundry service, it's far better to hire some professional service than taking care of it by yourself.

Whether you own a hospital, a hotel, a café, spa, or a salon, you will require laundry and ironing services. The time of your employees, which they will have to spend on doing the laundry, could be consumed in serving customers and generating some revenue instead.

As the management staff...

Four popular holiday parks in Devon will be offering families two extra months of staycations this year, say owners Park Holidays UK.

Instead of shutting as usual after this October's half-term, the four seaside holiday parks will continue welcoming guests until the week before Christmas.

Park Holidays UK, one of Britain's largest holiday park groups, says the move has been triggered by "a deluge of demand" which is showing no signs of slowing down.

Almost half of the group's 31 parks in southern England are having their season extended as September shapes up to...

All dogs have unique personalities and seem to have their own way of expressing themselves to you. However, they obviously cannot talk or communicate certain sentiments to you. When it comes to your dog’s health, you have to develop an eye for body language, skin, and various other physical signs to know if they’re seriously ill, aging, or just having a bad reaction to something.

Why has my dog’s behavior changed?

Our dogs age much faster than us, and as they grow older, it’s important to look for the signs that they’re not in their hayday anymore. Many aspects of aging...

Exeter School is delighted to introduce its new Head, Louise Simpson, who joins the school from St Paul’s School in São Paulo, Brazil, following the retirement of Bob Griffin after 17 years at the helm.

Educated at a state school in Suffolk, Louise studied Environmental Science at the University of Wales before starting her teaching career in 1992 teaching Biology at Gresham’s School then Ratcliffe College and King’s Rochester. In 2009, she was appointed Senior Deputy Head at Brighton College, working under both Sir Anthony Seldon and then Richard Cairns. In 2010 she was...

Summer may be drawing to an end as September is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean that it’s time to head indoors! Where better to enjoy the fresh air and escape from the hustle and bustle of city life than in a local park?

Holidu, the search engine for holiday rentals, has carried out a study to identify the cities with the largest area of parks per person. We used the Open Street Maps database to obtain the surface area of each park in the UK’s main towns and cities. If you love to relax in the shade of the trees, have a cool drink with your friends sitting on the...