Homes & Gardens

Buying in new candles and throws is all well and good, but have you considered how ready your home is for the changing seasons? As temperatures plummet across the UK, you could be putting yourself and your loved ones at risk if your humble abode is not fully prepared and protected against the elements. Not to mention that a poorly winter-prepped home will have a negative effect on those already escalating energy bills, as a home that is less energy efficient will cost a lot more to heat. So whether you are a DIY lover, or the thought of getting up a ladder makes you come out in a sweat,...

Exeter Community Energy has launched its Healthy Homes for Wellbeing project this autumn, an initiative to assist local people living in cold, damp unhealthy homes who are experiencing fuel poverty and poor health to make their homes warmer and healthier.

ECOE energy advisors will visit people in their homes and conduct a free energy assessment to provide energy advice that helps them to better heat their homes.

This will include installing low cost energy saving measures like LED lights and draught proofing, help with switching energy suppliers, signing up households for...

One of the leading contemporary lighting suppliers in the South West, Dusk Lighting , is expanding its dynamic, high quality lighting collections with the addition of a new Astro Lighting showroom at their Exeter store.

Dusk Lighting will be displaying the largest amount of Astro Lighting products under one roof outside of London.

The official opening weekend of the Astro Lighting showroom will begin in earnest from Thursday 28 September, where the company will be inviting people from selective local groups, including electricians, interior designers and architects, to...

As winter approaches, it’s time to shut the door to the damp and cold weather, and keep the draughts out, but while we crave the warmth and security of this time of hibernation, it’s the time of year that illnesses become more prevalent. The combination of the cold air outdoors and the dry air indoors plays a role of protecting the airborne droplets we sneeze and cough into the air that we breathe, and before you know it the whole family has been struck by the same illness. Here are some pointers to keep your home and garden hygienic to keep the bugs at bay all year round.

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