An Exeter primary school and a solicitors’ office have joined forces to bring some Christmas cheer to people in the poorest country in Europe.

Children at Kenton Primary School and staff at Gilbert Stephens solicitors have put together dozens of festively decorated boxes of presents for those living in poverty in Moldova, formerly part of Romania.

The shoeboxes all contain basic items such as soap, toothbrushes and facecloths, warm hats and gloves, along with notebooks, pens, coloured pencils, and sweets. Boxes for children contain small toys and games.

The boxes...

Dartmoor Zoo, renowned for its international conservation and education programmes, has welcomed 167 young women and schoolgirls to an evening of inspiring talks, expert advice, and close-up encounters with some of the zoo’s smaller amphibian and invertebrate residents.

Arranged by Women in STEM Plymouth (WISP), and sponsored by Babcock International, the event, which was designed to encourage school girls and young women into careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), was heralded as a tremendous success.

Individuals and families from Plymouth,...

Local independent and entrepreneurial restaurateur Lloyd Gardner, well known for his award-winning restaurant ‘Lloyd’s Kitchen’ located in the City-centre, announces his exciting new venture ‘Lloyd’s Lounge’ is coming soon to Exeter, and they are recruiting for 12 new members of staff.

The Café Lounge Bar, with 80 covers, including indoor seating and outside space, is set to be one of the favourite meeting destinations in the City. The impressive new all-weather glass structure in Catherine’s Square, is built by contractor Morgan Sindall and due to be finished and fitted out, ready...

Stagecoach South West has confirmed details of its Christmas bus services, with services operating throughout the holiday period excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day*.

Stagecoach has added extra journeys to its Red (Honiton Road) Park and Ride service on late night Thursdays. There will be additional buses from the city centre every half hour between 8.10pm and 10.10pm.

In Plymouth, Stagecoach is running a Sunday Park & Ride service from George Junction and Milehouse between 26 November and 24 December. First buses in will be shortly after 9am with the last...

Property Search Group’s Southernhay Life campaign has won the Silver award for best Corporate and Business Communications Campaign, at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards in Bristol.

The award was presented to PR and marketing agency Astley Media for its work with Property Search Group’s Somerset and Plymouth offices, and legal firms in the Exeter area, to raise funds for the Fire Appeal following the blaze that destroyed the city’s Royal Clarence Hotel.

The awards cover the whole of the South of England from Kent and Sussex to Cornwall and the Isles of...

Adrian Hemmings, partner at Simpkins Edwards LLP, commented: “The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget contained no big announcements on spending cuts or tax rises. Even the expected rise in diesel car taxation, which will hurt individuals, will do little to convince owners to change their vehicle. Instead, today’s Budget was all about putting money into projects and the regions. Sadly, there was no mention of the South West. Instead, the Midlands Engine, Northern Powerhouse, Ireland, Wales and Scotland all received notable funds. “What was abundantly clear is that this Budget was focussed on...