Devon

6,000 festival goers take part in a weekend of adventure at Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival with Bear Grylls

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/31/2021 - 11:44am

Over 6000 people enjoyed a weekend of live music, outdoor activities and adventure at the sold out Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival this weekend.

Aside from the glorious weather, highlights of the festival included Melanie C’s first live performance of her soon to be released new album, Bear Grylls and Nicola Adams leading a world record breaking outdoor workout, the Red Devils arriving by parachute and even an engagement. The event was the very first Gone Wild festival, and it supported the Royal Marines Charity with 10% of all proceeds going directly to support serving and...

SK Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids comes to Exeter

World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is bringing back his 5 star sellout show Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids to venues across the UK, appearing at Exeter Phoenix on Monday 25th October.

To celebrate, he has decided to #BraveTheShave, shaving 18 months of lockdown ponytail during a charity livestream for the homeless charity Crisis. The more you donate, the closer he’ll shave! ( beatboxadventures.com/donate ).

SK Shlomo first burst into the mainstream after appearing on BBC2’s Later… With Jools Holland , collaborating with Björk and performing with famous fans...

Persimmon Homes South West development in running for national award

The construction team at a housing development in Yeovil is among the first to be recognised as a regional winner in a national construction excellence awards scheme launched by housebuilder Persimmon Homes.

The Agusta Park development is one of 31 across England, Scotland and Wales shortlisted in the Persimmon Homes Construction Excellence Awards launched this year.

Daniel Heathcote, director in charge of Persimmon Homes South West, said: “We want to celebrate the people who take personal ownership of their work, taking genuine pride in the homes they hand over to our...

New holiday company helps South West holiday-makers cut emissions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 4:06pm

South West holiday-makers will be doing their bit for the environment when booking their travel through the UK’s first carbon neutral coach holiday company, operating out of the region from November.

Toureasy automatically offsets 100% of the carbon emissions of all their affordable short coach breaks, including transport, hotels and excursions. Toureasy is the first and only coach tour operator in the UK to take this approach.

The operator chose the South West to launch their inaugural tour programme. Departure points across the region include, but not limited to, Bath...

Diabetes UK looking for people in Devon to saddle up for autumn cycling challenge

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 1:43pm

People from Devon can get on their bike and raise vital funds for Diabetes UK this autumn by taking part in a cycling challenge.

The UK Wide Cycle Ride runs throughout September and is a perfect opportunity to take your fitness up a gear while raising money for diabetes research along the way.

Challengers can pick from one of four virtual distances, ranging from 150 miles for beginners through to 950 miles for more experienced cyclists, and they have the entire month to clock up the mileage. The aim is to challenge yourself – at your own pace – and pedal towards a...

5 of the best Southwest recruitment agencies in 2021

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 1:05pm

If your business is struggling to fill roles or wants to find the very best candidates for the job you are hiring for, having a top-quality recruitment agency will give you a huge advantage.

Recruitment agencies can take care of all of the time-consuming aspects of advertising a new role and can guide you on how to write job ads that will attract the highest calibre of employees or fill a role that is frustratingly difficult to fill. If you are recruiting for a large volume of roles, using a recruitment company will help you to manage the campaign and the high volumes of...

First two homes complete at Nursery Gardens

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/29/2021 - 11:53pm

Housebuilding at the landmark development Nursery Gardens in Exeter has stormed ahead with the first two homes completed and another 18 homes set to complete by the end of 2021.

Yesterday, Managing Director of Halsall, Andy Corp and Stonewater’s Director of Development Operations, James Bradbury marked the completion of the landscaping to the first two homes with an on-site celebration.

Nursery Gardens is the first development being delivered as a Joint Venture and partnership between leading housing provider Stonewater and award-winning business Halsall Homes, part of...

Devon designated an 'enhanced response area'

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 9:02pm

The Government has designated Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly, an ‘enhanced response area’, in response to high case rates of coronavirus. It means additional support will be available from the Government, to those areas.

Public Health Devon has welcomed the county’s escalation to becoming an 'enhanced response area'.

Its Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, said: "We welcome today’s announcement that Devon and the South West is designated as an enhanced response area.

“This means that the government has prioritised the ‘far’ South...

Tireless Community groups ensure waste is put to good use

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/25/2021 - 3:27pm

Community groups across Mid Devon and Teignbridge have quadrupled the amount of waste they have put to beneficial use over the last year despite three lockdowns.

Community Action Groups Devon (CAG Devon) comprises of 20 groups and is part of the community support network, funded by Devon County Council and run by environmental consultancy Resource Futures.

Through projects including repair cafes, community fridges, food surplus cafes, tree planting initiatives, composting, refill campaigns and clothes swishes, their aim is to minimise waste, tackle carbon emissions and...

Hobbycraft to open in Exeter this September

Hobbycraft, the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailer, is pleased to announce the opening of its store in Rydon Lane Retail Park, Exeter, on Wednesday 1st September. To celebrate this new store, Hobbycraft is also hosting a grand opening event on Saturday 4th September at 9.00am, with product offers and exciting activities, including free goody bags to the first 100 customers.

Hobbycraft Exeter will create 19 new jobs in the local area and is currently searching for the best crafting experts to inspire customers to get creative to fill the roles. These roles offer the Exeter...

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