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School in Taunton "Rapidly Improving"
A school in Taunton has welcomed the results of an Ofsted monitoring inspection, which has praised the “rapidly improving” quality of education. Pyrland School was visited at the end of September and the resulting observations are published this week. It notes that staff are “overwhelmingly positive” about recent changes and that behaviour has been “transformed”. The inspectors particularly singled out the progress made by senior leaders to improve the school since it was giv

Lucy Atherton
Nov 122 min read


Environment Agency “Unfair” to Waste Collection Firms
A waste company in Devon is calling for action to be taken against the Environment Agency, accusing it of being “unfair” and not creating a level playing field for the regulated sector of the industry. Karen Bostock, Co Owner of Axe Skip Hire in Kilmington, said: ”Within our sector of the waste industry we are all feeling like it’s a game of ‘hangman’, with the noose around our necks getting tighter and tighter the more the EA put in regulations, restrictions and costs onto o

Lucy Atherton
Nov 113 min read


Jamaican PM Visits Treasure Beach
Lashings Boutique Hotel and Turtles' Nest Villa in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, were honoured to welcome the Prime Minister to stay in July....

Lucy Atherton
Jul 302 min read


Forty Years in Waste Management
A waste management company in Kilmington in Devon is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a nostalgic look back at the business over the...

Lucy Atherton
Apr 174 min read


Somerset School to Join MAT
Kingsmead School in Wiveliscombe has announced it’s joining a multi academy trust, the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF), after the...

Lucy Atherton
Apr 32 min read


International Women's Day 2025
A teenager from Kilmington in Devon is marking International Women’s Day on March 8th by swatting up for her HGV Operator’s Licence. When...

Lucy Atherton
Mar 41 min read
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