Grant reaches limit

The Exmoor Landscape Conservation Grant Fund, launched by Exmoor National Park Authority in September at Cutcombe Market has already reached its limit. The £100,000 fund was designed to ensure that some of the gains made over the 20 years of the Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme, which is closed to new applicants and finishes on Exmoor [...]

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Opportunity for rural businesswomen in Mid Devon

Spring sees the public launch of a new Mid Devon based co-operative group for women who have, or are starting up, their own businesses. “Women Forward” has developed from a Community Council project, and on 13 March 13 (6-8pm) current members will be serving wine & canapés at Tiverton Town Hall to any women who [...]

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Solar system in Exmoor National Park grows own electricity to reduce carbon footprint

January, 2012… Langridge Mills Farm, set in Exmoor’s outstandingly beautiful National Park, is believed to be one of the first places in Exmoor to install a ground- mounted solar system, designed and supplied by Indepower. The new installation is expected to produce an estimated 3296 kWh per annum and is already producing more electricity than [...]

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Best of the West – Early launch for Taste of the West Awards 2012

The food and drink product awards for this year’s Taste of the West Awards have just been launched at the Giving & Living Trade Show in Exeter, shifting the whole awards programme forward by three months to give producers an opportunity to maximise their awards over the key summer season. Producers across the South West [...]

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A prickly problem: 40 years on – is climate change affecting our native hedgehogs?

A new hedgehog hibernation survey starts 1 February 2012 The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) are appealing to people to take part in a new wildlife survey to help determine whether climate change is having an impact on when hedgehogs emerge from hibernation and how this might [...]

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Don’t miss Croyde Pantomime!

If you enjoy Pantomime, get your skates on to book your tickets for Croyde Pantomime! They are only £7 each (adults) and any profits go to local charities – the show takes place this Friday and Saturday and the following week (including a Saturday matinee).  It’s Cinderella and has a great cast with main roles [...]

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Trevor Beer MBE, celebrates 20 years of the Nature Watch column in the Western Morning News

Celebrating 20 years of the Western Morning News Nature Watch Column, Trevor Beer MBE brings you PenMaster, an exhibition of original pen & ink works, with some watercolour pictures – Prints available. Selected pictures from the full exhibition will be on show.  The exhibition will be held at the following venues: 1. The Museum of [...]

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Digital Marketing Training for Tourism Businesses

Three subsidised courses are being offered to tourism businesses and associations on how to promote a rural business or location through digital marketing and social media. The courses are being organised by the Exmoor Tourism Partnership following requests from the tourism sector, with subsidy from the Making the Links in Western Somerset project to provide [...]

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Free satellite broadband offer for Somerset

Householders and businesses in parts of rural Somerset are being urged to claim free satellite broadband equipment, support and training under a scheme to eradicate broadband “not-spots” in the county. The Rural Connection is a pilot project bringing the new generation of fast satellite broadband, offering speeds from 6-10 Mbps, to over 1,000 homes and [...]

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Snowdrop Valley arrangements 2012

Snowdrop Valley, near Wheddon Cross on Exmoor, will be open to visitors from Saturday 4 February until Sunday 4 March 2012. For years this remote valley with its magnificent blanket of snowdrops was a secret known only to locals. However, as visitor numbers increased, so did congestion on the single track sunken lane leading to [...]

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