Devon

Local homebuilder raises money to provide thousands of breakfasts for vulnerable pupils

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Fri, 04/19/2024 - 7:28am

Devon homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter has raised over £1,600 for national charity Magic Breakfast by taking part in their Great Big Breakfast across their housing developments and head office.

By coming together to share a morning meal with colleagues and contractors, they supported the charity to give more than 11,000 breakfasts to hungry children across England and Scotland.

The Great Big Breakfast in February saw colleagues on some developments cooking a hearty breakfast for the onsite team, others bought in baps from local food vans, and in the Barratt...

Zeal celebrates topping out for net zero carbon hotel

Zeal Hotels held a topping-out ceremony for voco Zeal Exeter Science Park.

The four-star, 142-bedroom hotel, constructed with half the embodied carbon of a standard hotel, will generate 100 per cent of electricity consumed via the photo voltaic roof and wall panels, positioning it firmly in line with the 2050 Paris Agreement requirements and exceeding 2030 targets.

The building, which achieved the BREEAM Outstanding rating at the design stage, is currently on schedule in week 39 of a 75-week construction programme.

As a fully sustainable operation, produce will...

Police launch state-of-the-art Motorcycle Safety Simulator to drive down deaths and serious injuries

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/15/2024 - 6:17am

Devon & Cornwall Police have announced the arrival of a motorcycle simulator, which will be used to engage with inexperienced riders, in an effort to reduce the risk of motorcycle-related deaths and serious injuries on the roads.

Motorcyclists are one of the most vulnerable road user groups. Despite making up just 1% of total traffic, motorcyclists account for almost 21% of road deaths in Devon and Cornwall.

In 2022, 16 motorcyclists were killed on Devon and Cornwall’s roads and a further 187 were left seriously injured, prompting the creation of a dedicated task...

Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) for Devon

Visit England has announced that Devon and Partners have achieved a new Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) accreditation for the county.

The status will support a collaboration of local authorities and organisations to promote and manage the growth of Devon’s local visitor economy.

The new LVEP will become part of the national programme managed by Visit England. This portfolio of nationally supported, strategic, and high-performing organisations will provide local leadership in tourism destinations all over the country.

The bid for accreditation was led by...

RSPCA launches ‘For Every Kind’ campaign in South West to ‘rethink animals’ in 200th year

In the South West, nine out of ten people believe dogs can feel happy - but just four out of ten think chickens can.

The RSPCA says we need to “radically rethink” our relationship with all animals as it launches its new For Every Kind campaign to mark its 200th year - as it reveals in the South West there is a stark difference between what people think those living in our homes, in the wild, on farms or in labs deserve.

The charity reveals new polling which shows a stark difference in the way we see animals, depending on our relationship with them and says we have become...

Westcountry Business Summit 2024

This year's event is themed around three pillars: Connect, Learn and Innovate.

The summit aims to galvanise the business community, fostering an environment where diversity in thought and practice is encouraged and harnessed as a strategic asset. By highlighting the importance of neurodiversity and innovative leadership, the event underscores the emerging paradigms in business culture that prioritise inclusivity and creativity.

Ben Williams, Lucy Smith, Adrian Brown, Chris Charles, and Jeremy Grove will speak at this year's summit. They will share their invaluable expertise...

Funding boost for Exeter’s incredible Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

A funding boost for the University of Exeter’s incredible Bill Douglas Cinema Museum will allow more people to experience and research the unique collection.

The funding, from Research England’s Higher Education Museum and Galleries Collection Fund, is

worth £104,456 a year for the next five years. It recognises and supports the unique and significant contribution that the museum makes to the wider research community and enables this to grow.

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is the leading moving image museum in the UK and is home to one of the most significant...

Ollie's month of multiple marathons raises £2300 for Exeter dementia care non-profit

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2024 - 9:41pm

Ollie Price, from Bristol, who grew up near Exeter, Devon, has just completed five half marathons over five consecutive days, followed by his first full marathon less than three weeks later, to raise funds for local dementia care non-profit The Filo Project .

In the last month the 31 year old has run over 91 miles across four half marathons in Bristol and one in Lisbon.

He completed his running challenge with a full marathon on Sunday in Brighton, finishing the course in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 51 seconds.

Ollie’s mother Libby Price co-founded the dementia care...

Keeping tight-knit on the pitch! World’s longest multi-club scarf launches Kellogg’s football camps

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2024 - 7:11am

The world’s longest multi-club football scarf, featuring more than 70 football clubs across England, Wales, and Scotland, has today been revealed to mark the launch of the Kellogg’s Football Camps programme.

In partnership with the English Football League, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers, the football camps for girls and boys aged 5-15yrs will reach from Exeter to Edinburgh, supporting parents in keeping their kids active and entertained across the nation during the school summer holidays.

To celebrate the announcement, Kellogg’s is giving away 30,000 free places for...

Schools across the south west encouraged to join national film challenge

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/08/2024 - 8:25pm

Calling all budding Spielbergs, aspiring Coppolas, visionary Spike Lees and passionate storytellers in and across the South West!

The Schools 48 Hour Film Challenge UK is back, calling on schools in the region to get involved and compete nationally.

Now in its fourth year and set to be held from Friday 10th May, the challenge brings together students aged 7-18 years to unleash their creativity and filmmaking skills in a thrilling 48-hour challenge.

Teams of students will have the chance to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film in just two days, pushing...

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