There’s a black and white photograph of an earnest young man that hangs from the vestry wall of the United Reformed Church in Teignmouth. Around him in that little room are portraits of other ministers, but none of them seems to possess the magnetism or gripping backstory that the enigmaticContinue Reading

On Wednesday Tuesday 22nd June, renowned horticulturalist and RHS judge Jim Buttress visited Millbrook Village to give an expert talk and judge a resident gardening competition. Jim discussed how to design and maintain a patio or balcony garden and gave his top tips for creating beautiful containers and hanging baskets.Continue Reading

David McGinley, Chief Executive Officer of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders, and Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services has won Business Leader of the Year in the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards.   The British Ex-Forces Business Awards, which took place on the 23rd of June, celebrates the achievements of ex-forces personnel who have forged a successfulContinue Reading

Freedomwheels, Exeter’s well established disabled transport charity recently held a ceremony to name one of their vehicles after a well-known and popular volunteer driver called Jim Will. Sadly, Exeter resident Jim died after suffering from cancer. He had worked for Freedomwheels for over 30 years. He often drove the miniContinue Reading

One-of-a-kind seabird guide written and illustrated by a seabirder for seabirders Renowned seabird expert, author, artist, and conservationist Peter Harrison, has announced his most ambitious work to date, SEABIRDS: The New Identification Guide. The culmination of a lifetime dedicated to seabirding, SEABIRDS: The New Identification Guide took 15 years toContinue Reading

On wed 14th july, Tesco Community Champion Carrie-ann Bailey will be holding a charity hair cut to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) during the charity’s 30th year. To help launch Tesco’s new temporary fundraising partnership with Childrens Hospice South West, Tesco Callington’s community champion Carrie-ann BaileyContinue Reading

Connor Ferguson, who joined Driver Hire Plymouth as an apprentice nine years ago, has been appointed director at the specialist recruitment business. Established for nearly 40 years, Driver Hire provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector.Continue Reading

Exmouth RNLI have been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club. Exmouth RNLI volunteers were awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club this week with a citation that reads ‘With thanks for your help and support of the local community during theContinue Reading