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The Institute of Directors has expanded its South West team with the appointment of Hannah Goodenough as head of Business Development for the region.

Hannah, who lives in Bath, will be based at the regional headquarters at the Science Park in Emerson's Green, Bristol, but will be responsible for retaining and attracting membership across the South West which has branches representing members in Bristol, Somerset, Bath and Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Devon and Cornwall.

She brings significant expertise to the role, having headed up business development for a...

Young people from Honiton have now chosen a second £90,000 design for their skate park at voting events held by East Devon District Council. A second round of voting was called by the council after the 1st choice company, voted for in December last year, was unable to fulfil their contract. A significant number of Young people took part in the three voting events to pick another design with 58% picking the new design by skate park design company Maverick. EDDC will now work with Maverick to get this design installed and opened as early as possible using £90,000 from EDDC’s main budget. The...

I had been promising my 10-year-old son Sam a trip to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park as soon as the wet weather disappeared. So, with the promise of a dry weekend on the cards and with the recent opening of new attraction The Lost World of Atlantis, last weekend was the perfect time to head for Devon’s greatest adventure park!

Sam and I have been fairly regular visitors to Crealy over the years and it never fails to amaze me how much the park grows each year.

This year is certainly no exception as Crealy is celebrating its 25th birthday, and to mark the anniversary...

Lads and dads are being called to take part in a rugby day out for Hospiscare in 2014.

The 10k Hospiscare Men’s Walk is a great way to spend a lads’ day out alongside friends and family members, with the male bonding continuing post-walk with a pint, pasty and three Six Nations rugby matches.

The third annual Men’s Walk will once again commence from the home of the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday March 15. The walk takes in spectacular views of the City as it goes through Ludwell Valley Park before heading back to the finish line at Sandy Park.

Hospiscare Event Fundraiser...

Teignmouth and Dawlish have joined the rest of Teignbridge car parks in being free on Sundays.

Teignbridge-owned car parks in the two seaside resorts have re-joined the successful scheme which sees all 35 of the council's car parks free of any charges on a Sunday.

The free parking scheme is aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists.

Sundays are free of charge throughout the year for all urban and rural parts of the district. Charges apply through the summer months in Teignmouth and Dawlish.

Now the peak season is over, the two resorts have...

Vandals who damaged the safety surface of a new play area should not be tolerated, a leading councillor has said.

Cllr Greg Sheldon, Exeter City Council's Lead Councillor for Environment, was speaking after vandals delayed the opening on the new climbing net at St Thomas Play Area.

The yobs broke down metal fencing at the park and then walked over the setting safety surface causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Cllr Sheldon said: "Once again it is the selfish actions of a mindless few who are spoiling the enjoyment for everyone else. We will not tolerate this...