A unique development that will provide 18 affordable highly energy efficient homes in Dartmoor National Park, is about to start on-site.
The £3.6million project in Christow is being led by the Christow Community Land Trust (CCLT) and supported by Teign Housing, which has invested £574k and will manage the properties once built.
Most of the properties will be built to full PassivHaus standards, which is one of the highest standards of environmental building. Almost no heating is required and it is believed that the total energy bills for these properties will be just £100 a...
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and Devon County Council are urging smokers to try to give up the habit by taking on the national Stoptober challenge.
Stoptober, run by Public Health England, aims to encourage as many smokers as possible to attempt to give up the habit for 28 days through October.
The Trust is supporting people to quit through its weekly stop smoking clinics across the county, led by specialist advisers in its Health Promotion Devon team.
The advisers form part of the Devon Stop Smoking Service, which is based at the Culm Valley Integrated...
THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has been shortlisted twice for a national award for its excellent use of resources to drive service improvements.
The Trust is a finalist in the Value in Healthcare Awards, which seek to recognise and reward outstanding efficiency and improvement by the NHS.
The awards, led by flagship publication the Health Service Journal, attracted a record number of entries this year.
The finance team is one of three to be shortlisted in the Value and Improvement in Financial Services category.
Lapford & District Horticultural Society open their gardens on the 28 and 29 of June in aid of Devon Air Ambulance Trust.
Twelve unique parish gardens can be viewed including the school and allotments. Nine gardens are located in the village, with three about a mile away.
The floral selections range from petite patio-type gardens, to large displays, all with distinguishing qualities from variable soil to an assortment of flowerage. There will be the opportunity to meet the livestock of some of the gardeners, and plants will be available for purchase. Cream teas,...
Those living in the South West trust Google more than their partners, family, friends and even social media, new research has shown.
Sixty per cent of people in Bristol, Devon and Cornwall admit they would rather ask the search engine for the answer to a question than their partner. Londoners and those from the North West trust Google the most.
The research by search engine marketing agency, Search Laboratory, showed that people living in the South West are much more likely to trust the search engine rather than a loved one to give them the correct answer to a problem....
The Chief Executive of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust will leave the NHS next April.
Jac Kelly, leaves after 8 years as chief executive of the Trust coming into the position as a turnaround director in 2006 to combat the trust’s financial issues.
Under Kelly the Trust has returned a financial surplus for the last four years, despite making £12million a year in efficiency savings.
The Trust will begin seeking a new Chief Executive but in the interim, Andy Robinson, Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive, will cover the role.
Sonia Davidson-Grant has been appointed as a designate non-executive director to serve on the board of Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Sonia is an independent consultant and programme manager with significant public sector experience in the United Kingdom and overseas. She is skilled in leading major change programmes, strategic planning and providing specialist advice on governance and sustainability issues.
“I am delighted to accept the role,” said Sonia. “As a resident of Ilfracombe, I know how important local health services are to our communities.
Come and celebrate the Trust’s ten years as majority shareholders
Exeter City Supporters’ Trust is hosting an intimate evening for Trust members on Friday 11th October in the Capital Suite at St James Park.
The celebration evening begins at 6pm costs merely £10 to attend. The event includes talks from four influential figures and includes a chilli, a prize-draw and an auction. It kicks off a weekend of festivity, which will also see our first-team wearing shirts with embroidered patches for the match against Hartlepool the following day. The Trust hustings will also take...
Hot on the heels of the successful Vintage & Variety specialist shop in Topsham, Devon Air Ambulance Trust is delighted to announce the launch of its second specialist shop. On Saturday 13 July, at 10.00am, Exmouth’s Devon Air Ambulance shop in Rolle Street will become a Discount Shop.
Listening to customer feedback from around the area, Martin Bell, DAAT’s Retail Director, said that they recognised everyone is looking for value for money. Martin explained, “Almost everything in the shop will be just £1, with the exception of some items of Devon Air Ambulance Trust merchandise...
