Homes & Gardens

Here are the top ten things I do every day to reduce clutter in my home and you can easily do them too!

1. Deal with post as I empty my postbox – into action, throw (recycle) or file 2. Delete unimportant emails as soon as I have read them 3. Put the newspaper and empty bottles straight into the recycling box 4. Dirty linen or clothes straight in the laundry bin + before bed a sweep of the house to scoop up anything anyone else has discarded on the floor 5. A sweep of the house before bed collecting up empty cups/glasses and put them straight in the dishwasher not in or by the sink...

House prices were driven up again in the South West in April as new instructions declined for the third month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. While 37% more surveyors saw prices rise in the South West in April, the highest reading since September 2014, new instructions continued to decline as 18% more respondents saw a fall in new instructions over the last month.

As supply issues affect the market, for the first time since August 2014, respondents’ reported an increase in prices in every area of the UK; the change coming from members in the London...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is reaching out to deaf and hard of hearing communities during Deaf Awareness Week (4-10 May) to ensure they have effective smoke alarms.

An estimated one million adults in the UK are unable to hear an ordinary smoke alarm because of hearing difficulties or removal of their hearing aid at night1. So as part of Deaf Awareness Week, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is reminding residents within Devon and Somerset to make sure they fit and test the right smoke alarms for those who suffer from hearing loss in their homes....

Prospective homeowners flocked to Millbrook Village – Exeter’s first luxury retirement village – on Friday 17th April as it opened its new show home to the public for the first time.

The launch event was a great success, with prospective customers enjoying sunny weather and locally sourced, home made refreshments as they viewed the new three-bedroom Charlotte-style cottage and had an opportunity to meet with existing residents of Millbrook Village.

The Charlotte-style cottage offers an abundance of living space with a generous lounge, separate dining room and large kitchen...