Charities

Hector’s House, a dedicated cat rescue and rehoming charity in Torquay, has received a significant boost from RGB Building Supplies. Voted as a winner of RGB’s Surprise Supplies initiative by the local community in 2021, the charity was awarded £1,000 to spend at the Torquay branch. Since relocating to a new, larger facility, the charity has found the perfect opportunity to use the donation...

Young carers from Devon, who attended this year’s Young Carers Festival with the support of Westbank, have told the charity they ‘had the time of their life’ at the annual event.

Through its Devon Young Carers Service, Westbank Community Health and Care supports more than 3,000 young people aged from 4 to 18 who help look after someone who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs and alcohol...

Students from schools across Exeter, including Isca Academy and West Exe School, both part of the Ted Wragg Trust , have taken part in the Exe Valley Challenge this month (14th July.) Isca Academy founded the Exe Valley Challenge and they still host it every year, with staff organising all the schools that participate.

The Exe Valley Challenge takes place annually and this year 97...

A local housebuilder, Persimmon South West, has made a donation of £1,000 to the Sherborne Food Bank as part of its Community Champions initiative.

The donation was recently marked by a visit from Rob Clark, Land & Planning Director for Persimmon South West, to the Food Bank's Depot at South Western Business Park.

Rob Clark presented the donation to Sally Baxter, Depot...