Sharp’s reflects on success of its apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week 2021
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Small local tearoom starts delivering County wide
Taste of the West 20/21 Gold winner Strawberry Line Tea Room is a vintage tearoom in Winscombe, Somerset who, like many other small businesses has been affected with lockdown restrictions.
Read more#DevonSpeaksUp and here’s what they said!
As the anniversary of the first lockdown is fast approaching, Food Drink Devon asked their members to share with them any positives that they can take away from this experience
Read moreThatchers offers apple trees to community projects
As part of its 2021 apple tree planting season, Thatchers Cider is introducing its Community Orchard Project
Read moreEscape to the Cornish coast for a virtual beer festival
The Driftwood Spars Brewery and brewpub in St Agnes will host a virtual beer festival on Saturday 13th March, as their annual spring event – The Dark, The Light & The Saison – goes online for the first time.
Read moreLiberation Group gets behind mental health charity Burnt Chef Project
Liberation Group (owners of Butcombe Brewing Co) has joined forces with The Burnt Chef Project to raise money for those struggling in the hospitality industry with mental health.
Read moreBeers raise cash for ocean clean-up
The Driftwood Spars Brewery, a pioneering microbrewery on the North Cornwall coast, is donating a percentage of all profits from its Cove range of beers to the Fathoms Free charity, which actively cleans the ocean around the Cornish peninsula.
Read moreVital hospitality sector support from Business Live UK
Business Live UK together with sponsors Panton Accountancy Services & Cyber Security Valley UK are offering the hospitality sector vital support, with a free virtual event called the Business Live Hospitality Recovery Forum on Jan 25th.
Read moreDevon based chef creates platform to allow the hospitality industry to continue trading
Tom Bunn is a chef and chef demonstrator of 20+ years’ experience. More recently he started sourcing ingredients for wholesalers. The idea for Sauce-it was born out of this experience.
Read moreWadworth celebrates community superstars
Independent brewer and pub company Wadworth is recognising local heroes who have gone that extra mile in 2020.
Read moreCornish geothermal rum a spirited winner in Government’s Green Distillery Competition
A 100% sustainable scheme in Cornwall to geothermally mature and distill rum using heat generated by the UK’s first geothermal power plant has won one of the biggest research and development grants awarded in the Government’s Green Distillery Competition.
Read moreHotels offer to become vaccination centres
The implementation of the third lockdown means many hotels have once again had to close their doors – some are still open to accommodate key workers – amid concerns about their long-term viability.
Read moreSouth West trade show organiser accesses Funding Circle CBILS support.
Hale Events, one of the leading event organisers in the South West, has accessed a £250k CBILS loan from Funding Circle.
Read moreFabulous Farm Shops support the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
By actively encouraging farm shops to add live links to their listing on their directory and by donating these proceeds to RABI, Fabulous Farm Shops have, to date, raised and donated £665.00.
Read moreNew Pilot Bakery Facility Opens January 2021 at The Food WorksSW
A new dedicated pilot Bakery will open in January 2021 at The Food WorksSW – the South West’s only food technical and innovation centre.
Read moreHospitality Association gifts Christmas toys to The Dorset Children’s Foundation
The BH Area Hospitality Association (BAHA) has donated £300 of locally-bought Christmas toys and gifts to Hot Radio’s Christmas Appeal.
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