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How to Choose the Right Towel Warmer for Your Home

A towel warmer turns a simple bathroom upgrade into everyday comfort. It keeps towels dry, prevents damp smells, and adds a touch of warmth that makes each shower or bath feel more relaxing. The right towel warmer fits the space, matches the home’s heating setup, and delivers steady heat without wasting energy.

Choosing one depends on more than just looks. Size, power source, and placement all influence how well it performs. A small bathroom may need a compact wall-mounted model, while a larger home might benefit from a dual-fuel system that works year-round.

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Exeter Community Energy launches “Healthy Homes”, Trews Weir hydroelectric study, and its £4,000 Community Fund

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...

How to Save Money As a First-Time Renter

Despite that the majority of young people are priced out of the housing market, rental costs are at an all-time high. Due to the increased demand for housing, it’s not surprising that those on lower incomes tend to lose out to higher bidders. Sufficed to say, living in rented accommodation is no easy option.

The good news is, there are things you can do to cut the cost of rented living, as long as you are organised. Moving into a rented property doesn’t have to be a huge drain on your bank balance. Here are five ways to save money when you’re looking for a flat.

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New Astro Lighting showroom opens in Exeter

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...

Recycling Week highlights Exeter’s commitment to recycling

Recycling is high on the household agenda of people in Exeter according to a new survey launched to coincide with Recycling Week. (September 25-October 1)

More than 80 per cent of people questioned in the One Poll survey confirmed that they recycle as much as possible and less than three per cent admitted to not caring about recycling.

The survey by five star housebuilder Barratt Homes which is building new homes across the city, revealed that men and women are equally committed to recycling but there was a definite difference in the approach of age groups.

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How to Keep Your Home and Garden Hygienic

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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Prizes up for grabs at recycling roadshows!

Teignbridge residents are invited to two home composting roadshows in Newton Abbot where they could be in with the chance of winning a luxury hamper!

The roadshows, run by Recycle Devon and supported by Teignbridge District Council, will give people the chance to buy a compost bin and get advice and tips about home composting. They take place on Friday 8 September – 9am to 3.30 pm and Friday 22 September 9 am to 3.30pm in Newton Abbot near St Leonard’s Clock Tower. Residents who sign a pledge to compost more, use their food waste collection or sign up to the Recycle Devon e-...

What's the best hedge for privacy?

With so many hedges to choose from and a huge selection, where should you start when looking for a hedge for privacy in your garden?

Firstly, you should decide whether a fast growing hedge is something you’ll be able to maintain. Or if a slow growing hedge will provide you with the level of privacy you want.

Next, would you like your hedge to be evergreen or deciduous? An evergreen hedge will have foliage on it all year round, whereas deciduous hedges lose their leaves in the autumn until spring, which means they’ll be bare and won’t provide you with privacy.

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Want to compost but don't know how?

Devon residents, who want to recycle their food and garden waste but don’t know how, can pick up some top tips and advice from the experts at a Compost Roadshow.

During August and September Recycle Devon, a partnership of 10 Devon councils, is holding roadshows at various locations throughout the county. Visitors to the roadshows will be able to pick up a discounted compost bin, enter a prize draw and receive some one-to-one advice. Residents who sign a pledge to compost more, use their food waste collection or sign up to the Recycle Devon e-newsletter, could win a luxury hamper....

Think Sink! campaign aims to keep your pipes clear

South West Water is launching a new campaign encouraging customers to dispose of cooking fat, oil and grease in the kitchen bin.

Every year, tens of thousands of litres of waste fat, cooking oil and grease are poured down sinks by people who don’t realise the problems this could cause.

South West Water’s Head of Community Relations, Alan Hyde, explained: “When hot fat, oil and grease cools it forms a solid mass which can build up inside your pipes.

“At best you might notice that your sink or dishwasher isn’t draining as quickly, but blocked pipes can also cause...

Four Simple Ways to Create Space in Your Home

Are you looking to find ways to upgrade your storage and get the most out of the house you have? Over time our homes get so filled up, and it can feel like we’re battling to find places to put our prized possessions. Maybe your family is expanding, or maybe you are enjoy collecting objects and hoard possessions of emotional value. Before you start over stuffing the attic, looking in to upsizing your house or tearing large clumps of your hair out, consider these ways to utilise the space in your home more effectively.

1. Organise Your Belongings

It might seem obvious, but...

Homes & Gardens

How to Choose the Right Towel Warmer for Your Home

Exeter Community Energy launches “Healthy Homes”, Trews Weir hydroelectric study, and its £4,000 Community Fund

How to Save Money As a First-Time Renter

New Astro Lighting showroom opens in Exeter

Recycling Week highlights Exeter’s commitment to recycling

How to Keep Your Home and Garden Hygienic

Prizes up for grabs at recycling roadshows!

What's the best hedge for privacy?

Want to compost but don't know how?

Think Sink! campaign aims to keep your pipes clear

Four Simple Ways to Create Space in Your Home

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