Homes & Gardens

Exeter Labour has pledged to complete work on the business case for kerbside food waste collections and to introduce the service at the earliest opportunity, if re-elected to run the City Council in May.

Exeter is already in the top 10% of district councils for waste minimisation – with residents producing less waste on average than nearly anywhere else in the country.

However, Exeter Labour is not complacent and is committed to improving both waste reduction and recycling rates.

33% of rubbish in our black waste bins could have gone in the green recycling bin or a...

A modern and clean alternative to natural gas, LPG is an excellent solution for those who want to switch from oil, electricity, or solid fuels to benefit from a safe and secure heating solution. When you live off the grid in a rural area, LPG is a cost effective and versatile heating solution that also provides great benefits for cooking.

Why an LPG Tank Can Transform the Way You Heat Your Home

While many off grid homes in the UK use oil as their fuel for central heating, increasing numbers opt to switch to LPG. An old oil boiler is often inefficient, and it could cause you...

In the current climate, selling a property can be exceptionally difficult. Not only have rapidly increasing prices triggered a surge in the number of aspiring vendors on the market, for example, but the bottom line cost of real estate in prime areas such as London is also forcing many buyers out of contention. With this in mind, you may be better served by waiting for the market’s growth to subside slightly before selling your property.

This is also fraught with risk, however, especially as you will need to optimise the value in your home prior to completing a sale. Consider the...

Toby Buckland, horticulturalist, writer and TV presenter is pleased to announce the line-up for his 2016 Garden Festival at Powderham Castle, near Exeter.

The festival will take place over two days, Friday 29th April and Saturday 30th April, 10am-5pm

This year’s fluorescent Festival line up provides well dug gardening expertise along with pots of entertainment.

Toby Buckland, Festival MC, a twinkle in the eye and a merry horticultural quip at the ready, whose ambition is to sail a garden shed down the River Exe. His career has taken him from Devon nurseryman, to...