A husband and wife team are using their extensive knowledge of agriculture to provide those looking for their own slice of the West Country dream a unique opportunity to see exactly what they’ll be getting.
West Country Dream, set up by Helen and Murray Garrett, brings together a unique combination of a farm, self-catering cottage and a number of agricultural courses for those considering moving to the region in the hunt for the good life.
Helen explained, “Around 10 years ago we took the decision to relocate to the South West from our farm in the Home Counties. This...
The best in indie and pop with DJ JAKE playing the likes of THE CURE, THE SMITHS, 2 DOOR CINEMA CLUB, THE LIBERTINES, THE 1975, BASTILLE, LA ROUX plus much more.
Special guests tonight Live from TEXAS great new rock band PURPLE . For fans of SONIC YOUTH and THE STROKES "Sounds like an invite to the best party you've ever been to!" KKKKK Kerrang
CLUB TROPICANA 80s NIGHT with Dj Rob playing the best in a Eighties alternative sounds including ADAM & THE ANTS, CULTURE CLUB, SIMPLE MINDS, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, ULTRAVOX, DURAN DURAN, DEVO plus MORE!
In April 2014, RGB Building Supplies launched their Well Built Community Fund and since then have been giving away £1,000 worth of building materials to different deserving groups every other month to help with renovations and projects.
The Community Fund has proved extremely popular and RGB was inundated with nominations from charities, schools, community groups, sports clubs and care homes. As they are unable to donate building supplies to everyone that made contact with them, RGB is now calling out to other local companies in the area to see if they are able help some of the...
A Devon-based insurance and financial services company has bought an established local insurance broker to expand its operations in Exeter.
Pavey Group, which has offices in Torquay and Exeter and employs 90 people, has bought Buddens Westinsure, founded in 1985, as part of the group’s on-going growth strategy. The deal was completed in March.
Already recognised as a Top 100 Independent Broker nationally, the expansion means Pavey Group will be able to offer enhanced benefits, including a fully managed claims service and independent financial advice to all former Buddens...
The Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables for Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police have today reached a symbolic milestone around how they will deliver policing services across the three counties in the future. An agreement has been reached for a large-scale strategic alliance between the two forces. Their aim, through the alliance, is to maintain a high standard of policing services for the communities within both force areas, at a time when police budgets are reducing across the country. Working together more closely and sharing many services is a significant move...
Vamos Theatre return to Exeter Northcott Theatre with their heart-warming wartime full-mask show Nursing Lives.
When Flo, a feisty seventy-something, learns that the hospital she trained at during the Second World War is being demolished, she decides to take one last look – and stop the bulldozers in their tracks. Her illicit visit becomes a personal celebration of friendship, courage, adventure and romance…
This full-mask theatre production is alive with visual inventiveness, evocative music and song, physical theatre and 1940s dance sequences, as it celebrates nurses at...
Join Newton Abbot Racecourse on Easter Saturday and enjoy an afternoon of thrilling jumps racing.
To celebrate the Easter weekend, there is a free Easter egg for the first 200 children through the gates on the day.
Racing for the afternoon starts at 13:15, with gates opening at 11:15. The last race will be at 16:45.
The Family Enclosure will return for the first time this season. With a selection of giant garden games and inflatables, parents can relax and enjoy the racing from the centre of the course while the children are kept entertained. The Family Enclosure...
Devon County Council was among six winners today at the annual national NHS flu fighter awards. The panel of judges, including the editor of Nursing Times magazine Jenni Middleton, said that the Devon team’s remarkable efforts will be promoted across the country to inspire similar work. The awards are part of the NHS flu fighter campaign run by NHS Employers, which has helped increase the number of frontline NHS staff having flu vaccinations by 182,000 since it began in 2011. The Devon team won in the ‘Most improved flu fighter campaign’ category against stiff competition from throughout...
