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The South West’s biggest tech celebration returns for 2026

Companies progressing technology and innovation across the South West of England are being put on alert as the Tech South West Awards 2026 officially opens for entries.

From trailblazing startups and game‑changing scaleups to inspiring leaders and teams driving global change, the awards shine a spotlight on those redefining what’s possible, tackling real‑world challenges and putting...

Buglife backed by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to give a brighter future for Dartmoor’s threatened invertebrates

Moor Invertebrates is an exciting new Buglife project on Dartmoor, made possible thanks to initial support* from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players, Moor Invertebrates will help to give a brighter future to eight threatened invertebrate species found across Dartmoor National Park. Moor Invertebrates will engage local communities and visitors, inspiring a...

Plymouth social care nurse wins prestigious national award

A care home nurse from Plymouth is celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for supporting care at a complex dementia nursing home.

Abby Lord, a care home nurse at Amica Care Trust’s Ernstell House, in Plymouth, was named winner of the highly coveted Social Care Nursing category, at this year’s Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards .

Now in its 12th year, the Markel...

New Enable Law legal director Charlotte Morgan

Plymouth solicitor celebrates promotion to key role at leading regional law firm

Personal injury specialist Charlotte Morgan has been promoted to the position of legal director by Plymouth-headquartered Enable Law as the firm continues to strengthen its South West presence.

Charlotte will drive forward Enable Law's personal injury work across Devon and Cornwall following her promotion which follows a series of successful complex and high-value cases in which she...

Music at Deer Park Nursing Home

Emma helps access precious musical memories

When singer Emma Louise Richards first sang for residents at Holsworthy’s Deer Park Nursing Home they were so enthused by her music they made the staff promise to have her back again, and now she’s a firm favourite.

Alyce Barber, Deer Park’s activities co-ordinator, said: “Emma sings songs from a wide range of eras, and residents join in and sing along with her. She takes their...

Lighting a Devon wedding: What actually works (and what's a waste of money)

There's a moment at almost every wedding I've been to in the last few years when the photographer wanders off, the speeches are done, and the room sort of exhales. The light shifts. Whoever sorted the lighting either gets a quiet round of compliments, or they don't, because nobody noticed it at all, which in fairness is sometimes the point.

Lighting is the bit of wedding planning...

National Service Animal Week returns as Jollyes raises funds for the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals

Award winning Jollyes Pets is celebrating National Service Animal Week for a second consecutive year after its successful launch in 2025.

All Jollyes stores will be raising vital funds and awareness for the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA) between Monday 5 May and Sunday 11 May.

The campaign is being held to mark the charity’s fourth anniversary and...

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Builder bucks for blood bikes

An organisation that provides a free, out-of-hours transportation service for essential medical supplies for hospitals and hospices in Devon has secured a £1,000 donation from one of the county’s largest housebuilders.

Persimmon Homes has provided financial support to South West Blood Bikes as part of its Community Champions scheme which sees £700,000 spent each year on good causes...

Road between Tipton St John and The Bowd re-opened

The road between Tipton St John and The Bowd in East Devon has today (Friday 8 May) re-opened with temporary traffic lights in place following an extensive repair scheme.

The road was closed for safety reasons by Devon County Council in late January after a section of the road partially collapsed during Storm Chandra when the supporting embankment failed.

A new 18-metre...

Temporary traffic lights to be removed from the A376 over the summer

Temporary traffic signals which have been in place for the construction of the Dinan Way extension, will be cleared from the A376 on Friday 29 May to help ease traffic flow in and out of Exmouth during the summer. The new Dinan Way extension will then open for use in September with traffic being diverted onto the new road while construction of the new roundabout on the A376 is carried out. To...

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