The National Trust has welcomed its five millionth visit to its houses and gardens, as it opens even more of its historic places to the public this week.
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New soft drinks range is just the tonic!
Cornish soft drinks company Jolly’s, launch their new canned Cornish Tonic Water.
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Food Drink Devon launch alternative awards scheme for 2020
One of the UK’s biggest county competitions celebrating local food and drink has been forced to undergo changes this year for obvious reasons – but in the fertile and highly productive county of Devon, it remains the case that “the show must go on”
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The world’s first certified compostable cling film reaches the South West
September heralds National Recycling Week and the Great British Beach Clean, both bringing into focus our unsustainable reliance on single use plastic
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Coastal hotel makes way for ‘staycation’ apartments in multi-million-pound re-development in Devon
Lantern Lodge Hotel, a sea-view hotel on the South Devon coast is to make way for a series of modern ‘staycation’ apartments in a £3.3m re-development project
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Occupyd launches first-of-its-kind marketplace to help any business monetise its existing space
The 3rd of September marked the launch of Occupyd, a first-of-its-kind online marketplace that connects businesses and individuals searching for workspace with companies looking to monetise their extra capacity.
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A new direction for beautiful award-winning Pentillie Castle as it re-opens
Cornwall’s Pentillie Castle has re-opened its doors under a new guise for late 2020, as one of the West Country’s most lovely and sought after wedding and private hire venues.
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Organic champions Stroud Brewery and River Cottage launch a beer range to inspire change
This Organic September sees the launch of an exciting beer collaboration between two of the UK’s most dedicated organic champions, River Cottage and Stroud Brewery.
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Local community invited to planning consultation at Trefresa Farm, North Cornwall
Owner Will Herrmann is working to bring the 114 acre farm back to life as a community hub, boutique hotel, spa, restaurant, and micro-distillery, alongside the agricultural business
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The Rising Sun in Pensford, Bristol is named ‘Britain’s best beer garden’
The Rising Sun in Pensford, to the south of Bristol, has been named the overall winner in Union JACK radio’s nationwide search to find ‘Britain’s Best Beer Garden’.
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Not all doom & gloom – AE Rodda & Son Ltd announces annual results
The Board of AE Rodda & Son Group Ltd are pleased to report the business performance for the financial year of 2019/20.
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Rockfish restaurant group bounces back from lockdown with a flourish
Rockfish seafood restaurant group in Devon and Dorset have now opened the full estate of 9 restaurants in the group, including their restaurant in Poole
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Managed pub groups lead steady but mixed out-of-home sales recovery
As Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant groups reopened more sites last week, sales across the market also saw an improvement on previous weeks
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The Pig at Harlyn Bay is Open
Our doors are open to the newest member of the litter, THE PIG at Harlyn Bay, and we can’t wait to show you around!
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Newquay open for one and all
Lockdown was a challenging time for most of Newquay’s businesses. Since the town reopened in strategically phased stages, Newquay has come alive again, welcoming visitors, tourists and locals back to the town to enjoy our diverse business landscape.
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The Box Kitchen & Bar Launches in Plymouth
MasterChef: The Professionals contestant and National Chef of the Year 2020 semi-finalist, Nat Tallents, is set to helm the kitchen of new The Box Kitchen & Bar.
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