Cofton Holidays, the multi award-winning holiday park near Dawlish, South Devon, is celebrating a night of success at the prestigious Devon Tourism Awards, having walked away with four silvers and one bronze. The award haul represents the most awards that Cofton Holidays has won in one night at the annual celebration of Devon’s best tourism businesses, and follows on from winning Gold Holiday Park of the Year in 2018.
The latest awards come in the Holiday Park of the Year; Self Catering Accommodation of the Year; Dog Friendly Business of the Year; Café and Tea Room of the Year, and...
Local zoos are setting high environmental and ethical standards for their suppliers to ensure the quality of products in their shops. Questionnaires were sent to some 70 different suppliers asking about the environmental, ethical and recycling components of their businesses.
The initiative was launched by South West Zoo Enterprises, the retail arm of Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall.
Questions on the email evaluation forms included: “Is there a possibility of goods being delivered without using plastics for...
Three Exeter ethical businesses and a community group are holding a social evening at the Real Food Store, Paris Street on Thursday 1st December, to entertain and thank all their supporters who have helped put together the core of a vibrant new community-based local economy. Transition Exeter, the Exeter Pound, Real Food Store and Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) have all made great progress throughout the year and want to celebrate in the right style.
‘Since winning the Clone Town award some years ago Exeter is now making strides in supporting the local economy’ said Gill Westcott,...
Global Indigo, a local not-for-profit organisation supporting worldwide co-operatives through ethical trade, will be hosting their first pop-up shop this Christmas in Exeter, from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th December in McCoys Arcade, Fore St, Exeter.
The organisation encourages positive impact shopping by going further than Fairtrade and letting customers know exactly who they are helping, about their cause, and the issues they face.
The pop-up shop will give visitors a chance to do some responsible Christmas shopping, offering the chance to buy gifts, accessories, home...
