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South Devon’s Salcombe Brewery Co. is celebrating after taking home a Gold for its Island Street Porter and a Silver for its Salcombe Pale Ale at the SIBA Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival held earlier this month in Newton Abbot. Mark Higgs, Salcombe Brewery’s General Manager, comments: “To receive...

The further major renovations of the Red Lion Hotel, situated on the harbour wall at the historic village of Clovelly, looking across Bideford Bay, was completed at the end March 2019. The reception area was refurbished using our much loved local Delabole slate as the flooring (admittedly...

At Owens they are passionate about producing top quality coffee that is both organic and fair trade. They subscribe to the Soil Association to be certified organic and the Fair Trade Foundation, because they believe in the concepts and benefits they bring to the producer and the...

For Eversfield Organic, it’s coming into BBQ season! They are planning evening cook-ups and BBQs on the beach with two tasty BBQ boxes – The BBQ Box and The Mega BBQ Box. Gather family and friends, fire up the coals and get grilling with their succulent and smoky BBQ box! With delicious marinated...

Two separate and exciting opportunities to operate mobile catering concessions under Licence at Fernworthy and Trenchford reservoirs are open for Tender by South West Lakes Trust. Situated within the stunning Dartmoor National Park, which attracts over 2.4 million visits each year, these locations...

Hey, culture vultures, its time to eat! Muddy feasts more than just her eyes on The White Hart's new Devon o'clock menu. THE LOCATION The White Hart is Dartington Hall’s pub, just left of the medieval Great Hall, a high-heel hobble across the cobbled paving of the historic courtyard....

Salcombe Brewery Co. is delighted to announce that, following a Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) audit in December 2018, it has been awarded a highly prized SALSA plus BEER certificate. Mark Higgs, Salcombe Brewery’s General Manager, comments: “We are thrilled to have passed the rigorous...

FDD is delighted to welcome Barry Cole as our new Membership Manager. Barry's background was in hospitality and retail most recently as MD of the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC). Previously he was MD of the Osborne Hotel and Timeshare with extensive experience in the property aspect...

Spring has finally arrived and some warmer weather along with it.  Why not join the Waterside Bistro for breakfast (served till 11am) or an alfresco lunch, or enjoy drinks on the terrace during happy hour every afternoon from 4-6pm? A few more favourites have...

Last month, Exeter Golf and Country Club hosted the first of our business workshops for 2019, welcoming guests with a delicious breakfast selection in the Mews. We were joined by Susie Kevern (Pound Lane Business Accounting) who played host for the workshop along with Barbara King (Chair of Food...