Lympstone Manor, the UK’s renowned luxury vineyard hotel has unveiled a new series of vineyard tours, welcoming guests to its idyllic location on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast. Just two years ago, the team planted approximately 17,500 vines to produce high-quality sparkling wines using classic Champagne methods inspired by the outstanding quality of wines produced from grapes grown in Devon and the ideal south-west facing position of the grounds. From wine tastings to tours of the vineyard and impeccably paired dinners at its Michelin-starred restaurant – this...
As autumn approaches, gardeners are being given advice on how to attract and protect wildlife.
Experts at GardeningExpress.co.uk have put together their tips on how to attract wildlife including birds and hedgehogs to your garden as the temperature begins to drop.
As autumn approaches, many wildlife species will be looking for a place to stay and hibernate as the cold months pass.
Gardens across the country will be acting as a home and there are small things that gardeners can do to help attract wildlife and provide them with a safe space.
If the thought of undertaking a marathon sounds too much effort, how about spreading the distance across 12 months, or tackling something gentler like having a picnic on the route - and still being able to receive a medal for your efforts.
These are the options being offered by the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance as part of its new Complete Cosy and Comfier Cosy challenges.
Working with events management company Results Base, the Alliance is hoping to encourage more people out on to the Exeter Cosy Routes it created last year to mark World Alzheimer's Month.
Beach Check UK is an innovative new app which allows visitors to check the status of a beach before they arrive in order to avoid congested beaches, and to see at a glance the ability for social distancing to be maintained. The app also provides information on parking, toilet facilities, areas that welcome dogs and much more. The free-to-use app is downloadable from Google Play and the Apple App store (with no in-app purchases necessary). It is simple to use, allowing you to check individual beaches and to see a map showing red (crowded) amber (less congested) and green (uncongested)...
One of the South West’s top firms of accountants, Milsted Langdon, has been shortlisted at this year’s prestigious Accounting Excellence Awards.
Held annually, the awards are a highlight of the profession’s calendar that recognise the very best practices and professionals across the UK.
After careful judging from a panel of industry experts, Milsted Langdon has been named as a finalist in the Large Firm of the Year category, which celebrates some of the UK’s biggest and most successful firms.
During the judging process, the organisers took into consideration...
Chelsea Flower Show’s youngest ever gold medal winner and Exeter local, Hugo Bugg , is creating the flagship show garden for this year’s special one-off September Chelsea Flower Show. Collaborating with his design partner Charlotte Harris, the award-winning design duo are bringing their pocket park vision for a shared public garden to this year’s show for main sponsor M&G. They start building their urban ‘slice of green’ at the show ground this week, ready for opening to the public on Tuesday 21 September. Unusually for Chelsea, it is designed as a shared garden in a public space,...
British sporting heroes, Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists, world champions and former stage and jersey winners will all feature in this year’s Tour of Britain (5 – 12 September).
Devon will host Stage Two of the Tour on Monday 6 September, starting in Sherford and finishing in Exeter.
Just days away from the start of the race, the provisional line-ups for the 18 competing teams have today been revealed. The field of riders includes five reigning national road race champions and four reigning time trial champions – with 20 different nationalities being represented.
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...
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...
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...
