Customers in the South West are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to help with living costs. HMRC has listed the support available in one place to ensure people are not missing out and can easily find outContinue Reading
Blind and partially sighted people living in Somerset are finding their voices, thanks to a unique opportunity provided by Taunton-based charity Somerset Sight. The charity, which was established in 1919, provides support to more than 3,000 people living in Somerset who are partially sighted or blind. It organises meetings andContinue Reading
A Happy New Year to you all and I certainly hope you have had a great holiday period! We didn’t travel anywhere this year, so had time to just enjoy being in Devon. Did anyone else catch Wandering Tiger’s fantastic Christmas show “Humbug!”? Such a joy and full of festiveContinue Reading
The heritage village of Clovelly in North Devon, famous for its cobbled streets and tiny fishing harbour, has won the National Landlord of the Year award for Energy Efficiency. Run by the Energy Efficiency Association, the awards were held at the NEC in Birmingham last Friday 18th February, at a dinner withContinue Reading
You’ll perhaps know that Creativity & Performance is something we value very much here. Founded in 1179 as a choir school for Exeter Cathedral, we are now a busy place of learning and growth for some 270 girls and boys. True to our choral roots, we continue to place tremendousContinue Reading
In a county full of fabulous hospitality businesses to be recognised for one award is a real honour but to be recognised in two different categories is a sign that a business has put in a great deal of hard work following a vision over several years. Dorset Forest GardenContinue Reading
An urgent appeal has gone out for host families to help local teenagers who might otherwise end up sleeping on the streets this winter. Families across North Devon and Torridge are desperately needed to provide short term emergency accommodation for young people aged from 16 to 19 who have nowhereContinue Reading
Hoteliers in Bristol have made a fresh plea to the Government to extend the current reduced rate of VAT for their businesses, which face a bleak start to 2022. Most members of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) suffered a difficult end to 2021 with many reporting business was at leastContinue Reading
I’m shocked that George Eustice, MP-Camborne & Redruth, & UK Secretary of State for the ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS, is ignoring science. He, his Government, & Chemical, & Oil industry friends, are promoting the very destruction of these things, while disregarding real solutions. Already ignoring the public comments ofContinue Reading
St Margaret’s Hospice is on the search for green-fingered supporters who have stunning gardens to open them to the public this summer. The hospice’s Glorious Gardens campaign raised over £11,000 last year and this year they are hoping to encourage even more gardens, allotments, farms, and orchards to open toContinue Reading