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It’s no secret that the hospitality sector is facing something of a recruitment crisis.

A combination of Brexit and the pandemic have led to a dearth of staff who are prepared to work unsociable hours for, very often, little more than the minimum wage.

That has become evident at some establishments in my own experience with service levels deteriorating and kitchens, on...

Pete Tong Brings a Slice of the Coronation to Powerdham Castle

Pioneering DJ & Presenter, Pete Tong, promises to recreate a slice of the King's Coronation when he comes to Exeter this Summer.

As Brit DJ, presenter and broadcaster, Pete Tong MBE, prepares to play for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Coronation Celebration Concert, he promises to recreate a slice of that coronation moment when he brings Ibiza Classics to Powerham Castle on 28...

Stonebalancing artist Adrian Gray to show two sculptures at his 8th RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Adrian Gray, the international pioneer of stonebalancing art, will be returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the 8th time this year, bringing with him his otherworldly sculptures. Adrian will be showing two major stonebalancing sculptures this year, using huge 290-million-year-old Cornish granite boulders balanced as if ‘by a thread.’ One, ‘Heavy is a place on earth’ stands at four...

Communities across Devon prepare to celebrate the Coronation

More than 70 communities across Devon will be marking the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen this weekend.

HM Lord-Lieutenant, David Fursdon is encouraging everyone in Devon to celebrate the Coronation, with hundreds of events being planned on Devon’s streets and community spaces, ranging from traditional street parties and lunches to live music...

Parents helped by innovative baby development course

Building Babies’ Brains course co-ordinators came together to look back at success of programme that’s helped parents and carers give under-twos in Devon the best start in life

Community champion volunteers from across Devon came together at Exeter Golf Club on Wednesday (26 April) to celebrate a ground-breaking course they’ve been successfully delivering in the county for over four years....

Otter Brewery continues Pints Mean Trees Campaign success at Lympstone Manor

Lympstone Manor is the latest Southwest hospitality venue to benefit from Otter Brewery’s Pints mean Tress initiative, run together with Saving Devon’s Treescapes.

On Friday 7th, April 2023, Michael Caines MBE was joined by Otter Brewery’s Managing Director, Patrick McCaig, Estate Manager Adam Street, and Saving Devon’s Treescapes Lead, Rosie Cotgreave to plant several trees in the...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw visits local mental health crisis service

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw joins staff at The Moorings, a local service providing help to anyone struggling with their mental health.

The service, which is delivered by Mental Health Matters, provides free mental health support to anyone aged 18 and over and helped over 5,000 visitors last year across three sites in Exeter, Barnstaple, and Torquay.

The Moorings is staffed by a...

The BIG FIX is back, and this time it’s even bigger and better!

Running throughout the whole of May, The BIG FIX has one aim – to fix and breathe new life into as many broken things as possible.

The event, coordinated by Devon County Council, sees skilled menders fix broken items such as electronics, garden equipment, clothing, jewellery, clocks and much more to give them a new lease of life.

Due to its huge success, The BIG FIX event is...

Persimmon secure unanimous resolution to grant for 1,435 homes on new major site in East Devon

Persimmon Homes South West has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission for a new sustainable community of 1435 high-quality homes in Cranbrook, East Devon.

Approval was given for the development at a meeting of East Devon District Council’s planning committee last week, and the scheme includes a mix of quality new apartments and houses, which will help meet local...

Exeter to Exmouth Bus service, Route 57 is doubled in frequency

Local bus operator Stagecoach South west has announced that the popular route 57 bus service has been doubled in frequency with buses now operating up to every 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday. Route 57 offers frequent and convenient connections between the city of Exeter with Topsham, Lympstone and the popular seaside town of Exmouth.

The new timetable introduced sees the number of...

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