Multiple award-winning South Devon holiday park Cofton Holidays has hit the highs once again having achieved VisitEngland’s highest standard for quality, the prestigious 5-star holiday park rating. In so doing, it becomes the only holiday park in the Dawlish area to hold VisitEngland’s top quality mark.
Praised for its investment in facilities, excellent maintenance of grounds and the brand-new facilities block currently under construction, VisitEngland commended Cofton Holidays on its commitment to quality.
The accolade is the cherry on the cake for Cofton, which has swept...
Lightfoot, the maker of the world’s first technology to reward better driving, today announces the expansion of its relationship with vehicle conversion specialist, Bott. The businesses have been working together for several years, but have now taken the decision to extend their partnership, identifying suitable opportunities to work together, promoting growth for both businesses and expanding into new sectors.
The move will ensure that Bott clients receive the opportunity to review and trial Lightfoot during the conversion design and prototyping process and then have the new...
The transformation of a derelict docks to a thriving community were celebrated on Tuesday 12 June when Chris Fayers, Director of Exmouth Quay developers Eagle One Homes met up with the Quay’s first residents Malcolm and Pam Carver and David Foa, Owner of the River Exe Cafe who has taken up the very last commercial unit.
In 1991, the docks at Exmouth Quay were derelict and the future for this end of Exmouth seafront looked bleak. But where others saw industrial decline Chris Fayers from Eagle One saw the opportunity to create an exceptional new residential area.
Exeter organisations are coming together in Princesshay on Clean Air Day (20 June) to promote simple steps everyone can take to help tackle air pollution and the impact it has on our health.
Air pollution affects health from before the very first breath to the very last and transport is by far the largest contributor*. With Devon County Council declaring a climate emergency and Exeter City Council soon to follow, it’s never been more important for all of us to commit to making sustainable changes to how we travel.
The Clean Air Day event runs from 10am to 4pm in Princesshay...
Plymouth-based business leader Giles Letheren, Chief Executive of Delt Shared Services, has been named as one of the Institute of Directors’ South West Directors of the Year, designed to recognise leadership talent and enterprise in the region.
Delt, based in Derriford, is an innovative shared services partnership between local government and the NHS. It delivers core back office services ranging from IT to payroll and pension administration. It is owned by the public sector but operates like a dynamic and agile private limited company and any profits it generates are returned to...
Giant petrels will be “temporary” winners from the effects of climate change in the Antarctic region – but males and females will benefit in very different ways, a new study shows.
The study, by experts from the University of Exeter and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is one the first to analyse how different sexes of the same species could be affected by changing conditions through global warming.
The research shows that giant petrels – known colloquially as “stinkers” – will benefit from an increased number of warm weather anomalies in the region, while changes to...
Local youngsters have been working towards the British Science Associations Crest Award, with the first 10 children gaining the recognition this weekend, after completing a series of extra-curricular science events organised by Sciencedipity CIC, a Devon based non-profit educational company.
Six children from Exeter and four from Barnstaple received their Crest Award this week, with many other local children also enrolled in this nationally recognised scheme, following close behind them.
To achieve the Crest Award, the children, aged 6-12, complete eight activities which...
WiFi SPARK is delighted to announce that it has made two new sales appointments at a senior level. Ian Spark takes the reins as Head of Healthcare, while Paul Coleman joins as Head of Transport across WiFi SPARK’s impressive client portfolio.
As Head of Healthcare, Ian Spark will manage relationships across WiFi SPARK’s client base of NHS Trusts and Boards. Ian will promote the SPARK® Platform driving the company’s new patient entertainment system, SPARK® Media and associated products throughout the Healthcare industry.
Ian joins WiFi SPARK from Virgin Media where he was...
Police are appealing for information after items of jewellery were stolen from a house in Hale Lane, Honiton.
Offenders forced a ground floor window to get inside the property sometime between 10am and 1.35pm on Friday 31 May.
Numerous items of jewellery were taken from the property including a silver Pandora necklace with diamonds, a silver Armani watch, a gold cross diamond necklace, a silver link bracelet, a black and white diamond necklace and a gold and silver ladies watch.
Police are investigating and are keen to trace a person of interest who was seen in the...
