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Circumstance Distillery whisky bottle auction raises £350 for Shelter

Circumstance Distillery has auctioned bottle number 2 of its inaugural whisky release to raise funds for Shelter, with all proceeds going towards providing vital services and
resources for those experiencing homelessness in our community.

River Cottage named first dual accredited online cookery course

Mark of Culinary Excellence from CPD and ICSA signifies industry mindset move

Local business announces new charitable partnership with local hospice for 2023, with a £792 donation and a Weldmarccino.

The EBIKE Café celebrated its 2nd birthday and moved into their third year of trading. They chose their Christmas Shopping Event to announce this years charitable partner, Weldmar Hospicecare.

Aladdin’s Cave of hotel equipment to go on sale in New Year

Chandeliers, dining chairs and more than 2,500 items of crockery and glassware are among items for sale at a five-star hotel in Newquay next month.

Circumstance Distillery Auction off Whisky for Charity

Circumstance Distillery announced today that one rare bottle of their inaugural English whisky will be auctioned via Whisky Auctioneer later this month.

Calling all hospitality & retail businesses from across the South West!

Ensure you stand out from the crowd in 2023 by winning an award from the UK’s largest independent food group – Taste of the West.

Booming British brassicas to help feed children and low-income families across the South West

Thousands of children and low-income families across the South West will benefit from a surplus of over 30,000 vegetables, as organic veg box company, Riverford and food charity, FareShare South West join forces to get the excess greens to those in need.

Riding the wave of pub’s charity efforts

The Driftwood Spars brewpub in St Agnes has donated a years’ worth of cash raised by the local community to surf therapy charity The Wave Project, part of which will fund a place for local youngster, Seb Crosby-Moore.

The Burnt Chef Project’s inaugural gala dinner raises more than £32,000

Out of the Shadows, the first ever gala dinner hosted by The Burnt Chef Project in Bournemouth on the 17th November, raised more than £32k for the not-for-profit social enterprise.

Tourism for Good collective launched at South West Tourism Summit

Attended by tourism and hospitality leaders from across the South West, the ‘Tourism for Good’-themed conference brought together the best and brightest minds in the sector.

Hospitality Action Auction needs you!

This year’s Hospitality Action Winter Online Auction will run between 28th November and 12th December, and this mural donated by the Source Roadshow is just one of the amazing lots on offer.

Italian dessert a sweet festive success for Gloucestershire couple

Over 1000 Panettone bread desserts have already been ordered from Cirencester and Stroud’s Non Solo Pasta for this Christmas.

South West hospitality group donating to charity this Black Friday

Philema Hospitality Management, which comprises Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa, The Esplanade Hotel, and Boringdon Hall Hotel & Gaia Spa are turning Black Friday on its head by pledging to donate a percentage of sales to charity, rather than offering discounts.

Beach Hotel Weston joins Public Living Room Scheme

The Beach Hotel Weston has opened a Public Living Room this winter as part of a North Somerset Council initiative to offer warm spaces to local communities.

Keeping warm with Tea & Toast Thursdays – thanks to a Weymouth business

Award winning chippy, Fish ‘n’ Fritz in Weymouth, will be opening their restaurant doors in a bid to help those in fuel poverty keep warm this winter.

It’s Green Friday instead of Black at Powderkeg as they give 20% for the planet

Exeter-based brewery Powderkeg is launching an environmental initiative called Green Friday this November. Instead of offering a discount over the last weekend of the month Powderkeg have pledged to give 20% of web sales to the Devon Environment Foundation.

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