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Deep Baths vs Large Baths: What's the Difference and Which One Should You Choose?

Deep baths are for people who want to be fully submerged. Large baths are for people who want more room to move.

Most people shopping for a new bath use the words 'deep' and 'large' as if they mean the same thing. They don't, and confusing the two is one of the most common and most expensive mistakes in bathroom design.

A deep bath is about immersion. A large bath is about space. Both feel indulgent. Both look beautiful. But they serve completely different purposes, and the one that belongs in your bathroom depends almost entirely on how you actually use a bath....

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Give a bird a home - and feel the love

Valentine’s Day marked the beginning of the annual Nest Box Week, and bird lovers flocked to the Axe Estuary Wetlands near Seaton on Wednesday 19th Feb for ‘Give a bird a home’ – an opportunity to create a bespoke nest box.

Kits were prepared by East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers, who also gave advice on where to place the completed article for the best results.

"Different species of birds have different requirements when it comes to nest boxes," explained Fraser Rush, Axe Estuary Wetlands Officer. "We have two types of kit on offer; one for a nest box which...

First time buyers choose to stay close to home

Young people in Exeter who are flying the nest are not getting very far - instead choosing to buy their first property just a few miles from home.

A survey conducted by One Poll, on behalf of leading housebuilder Barratt Homes, has revealed that almost 70% of first time buyers in Exeter under the age of 35 are likely to move within a 20 mile radius of their family home.

Female buyers are even keener to stay close, with 25% preferring to only move up to 10 miles away, compared to 32% of males who would consider moving up to 20 miles away.

The figures have been...

Holiday home owners encouraged to make regular checks during severe weather

Holiday home insurance specialists Boshers are highlighting the importance of property owners making regular checks on their homes.

The advice comes with more severe weather forecast and with the first school half term of the year bringing visitors in to those areas already affected by extreme wind and flooding.

Mark Lavington, Director at Boshers Ltd explained; “With many holiday home owners living away from their properties it is vital that they are regularly checked in order to proactively deal with any potential damage from the weather. Identifying issues and damage to...

Top 10 tips for Surviving a Flood

The Exeter Cleaning Company, itself no stranger to flooding, gives TED readers its tips on preparing for and surviving a flood.

Home sweet Holmdale

East Devon District Council with partners DCH (formerly Devon & Cornwall Housing) proudly unveiled 12 new affordable flats in Mill Street, Sidmouth, last week. Many have already been snapped up, but a few still remain available to purchase under a shared ownership scheme.

The smart new Holmdale apartments are the result of a partnership agreement between the Council, which retains the freehold of the town centre site, and DCH, who manages affordable housing schemes across the South West.

Built on the site of a former motor workshop, later used as a gym, the 12...

Birdwatch results may be affected by flooding

This year's Big Garden Birdwatch' took place last weekend, with over half a million estimated amateur surveyors taking part across the UK. Findings can still be submitted to the RSPB until the 16th February. However, the trend of the annual survey - which began in 1979, may well be disrupted this year due to the freak storms and repeated flooding which took place over winter. Dr Sasha Dall, a senior lecturer at Exeter University, explains that "During these bouts we'll expect to see more and more of them using bird feeders - particularly ground feeders like starlings,...

Topping Out at Exwick

Cornerstone celebrated reaching roof stage on their latest affordable housing development on Friday.

The development, at Ennerdale Way in Exwick, comprises four one bed and five two bed flats at affordable rents for local people registered on Devon Home Choice.

The topping out was celebrated on the roof with bubbly and doughnuts.

The development is expected to be completed in April 2014 and has been made possible with grant funding from the Homes & Communities Agency.

If you would like to find out more about Cornerstone Housing their rented properties...

Beware cowboy builders taking advantage in flood-hit areas

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is warning people affected by the recent floods to be aware of rogue traders and cowboy builders.

Previous floods and severe weather in the UK have seen rogue traders offering a range of flood and damage recovery services as well as tarmacking, driveway cleaning, roof cleaning, guttering and garden maintenance.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards is urging people to be on their guard and to follow some simple steps:

Don’t be rushed into making a decision on the doorstep, even if the trader says the work needs to

Beautiful new boardwalk for Decoy Country Park

Creative school children have helped make award-winning Decoy Country Park an even better place to be.

Pupils from Decoy Primary School joined up Teignbridge District Council's Countryside Ranger Simon Cunningham and Devon Wildlife Trust to create illustrations and poetry for the handrails of a new boardwalk at Magazine Pond. It has new ramped access for pushchairs and wheelchairs so people have easy and safe access to the water’s edge.

The boardwalk is made from English oak and replaces a previous one in softwood which had come to the end of its life.

Steve Bone,...

Cycle recycling project!

Sam Alford and Sam White, both from Exmouth, are starting a bike recycling project at Bicton EaRTH in East Devon. It is one of few such projects based in the heart of a rural community where there is a need for low-cost, independent transport – especially for young people.

After working for various charities and youth projects they are now establishing EaRTH Cycles and want the public to donate their old bikes, rather than throwing them away.

“We’ve secured support for the project from Devon County Council’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Making it Local and Awards For...

Homes & Gardens

Deep Baths vs Large Baths: What's the Difference and Which One Should You Choose?

Give a bird a home - and feel the love

First time buyers choose to stay close to home

Holiday home owners encouraged to make regular checks during severe weather

Top 10 tips for Surviving a Flood

Home sweet Holmdale

Birdwatch results may be affected by flooding

Topping Out at Exwick

Beware cowboy builders taking advantage in flood-hit areas

Beautiful new boardwalk for Decoy Country Park

Cycle recycling project!

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