Tesco shoppers in Devon have been given a big thank-you after providing nearly 30,000 meals to support local food banks and frontline charities.
The 29,966 collected across the county between June 30 and July 2 was part of a total of 1.3 million meals donated by generous Tesco shoppers across the UK in large stores, with an additional 20 percent top-up added by Tesco.
The items of long-life food donated during the Tesco Food Collection have been shared with food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network, as well as frontline charities supplied with food by FareShare, to help...
A Devon health and wellbeing charity is seeking ‘chatty’ volunteers to come on board once a week to provide friendly conversation, information and support to local people on the number 57 bus between Exmouth and Exeter. The Chatty Bus, organised by Westbank Community Health and Care, relaunched on Thursday, 28th July as part of an initiative to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
Westbank’s Chatty Bus route initially began in November 2019 but was put on hold because of Covid restrictions. The route is being relaunched with new funding from Devon County Council’s Connecting...
Talented twins whose music is championed by Coldplay have graduated from the same course, at the same university, on the same day.
Theo and Bertie Pedrick decided to study together at the University of Exeter so they could pursue their music career.
Coldplay drummer Will Champion has acted as mentor for Bertie, the guitarist and singer, and Theo, the lead singer in their band PEDRICK. Mr Champion met with them after hearing their music, has kept in touch and even let Theo and Bertie record in Coldplay’s studio.
Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022/2023 season, including its under-8s tag rugby festival.
As a Key Club Partner, Bradfords will continue its support of the Exeter Chiefs women’s team and its player sponsorship for Chiefs and England international, Henry Slade, as well as Chiefs forward and Dutch international, Linde Van Der Velden.
The Bradfords Community Cup – the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park – continues to form an integral part of the agreement.
Groups urged to nominate shining examples for national campaign
Communities across the country are being invited to put their local projects in the spotlight – and win a £5,000 lighting installation to improve their facilities.
Leading lighting manufacturer, Ansell Lighting, has launched the Shine a Light campaign to recognise and reward the work of projects and initiatives which have provided vital support and services to local people during the recent challenging times.
It is now calling on local communities in all regions to nominate projects whose facilities would...
Trading Standards seized illegal tobacco estimated to be worth more than £200,000 in raids in Devon and Somerset on Friday (22 July).
The raids were conducted by officers from the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and supported by Avon & Somerset Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.
The seizure is one of the largest of its kind by the service.
Using specialist detection dogs officers executed five warrants. They raided two stores, a residential address and a storage container in Taunton, two business addresses in...
The University of Exeter’s grounds across three campuses have been ranked among the best parks and green spaces in the country.
The gardens and grounds at the University’s Streatham , St. Luke’s and Penryn campuses are some of the record number of parks and green spaces receiving the Green Flag Award this year as they are recognised as the most beautiful and botanically interesting of any UK university.
The Exeter campuses manage a mature tree stock of around 10,000 trees along with an arboretum, Italianate garden, magnolia lawn, cherry orchards and a national collection...
Potentially life-saving defibrillators have been installed at 60 Hendy Group sites across the south and south west, including those in Devon, as the automotive group puts the health and well-being of colleagues and customers as a top priority.
The company has invested £36,000 in the defibrillators and Hendy Group property manager John Hendy said the widespread installation across all sites was a sensible precaution for the company to protect everyone who comes into physical contact with the business.
The arrival of the defibrillators comes at a time when there are more...
Fireaway, the UK’s fastest-growing pizza takeaway chain, has included Devon in its expansion
The company has enjoyed spectacular growth since launching in London in 2016 but much of their growth came during the pandemic. Now they’re opening new locations at the rate of one a week and is set to open its 120th store later this summer.
Over the last year they’ve opened three stores in Devon - in Exeter, Bideford and Barnstaple
In 2021 they won Rising Star Pizza Chain of the Year at the PAPA Awards.
Fireaway’s phenomenal success story is based on attention...
