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Share to Buy Live to host Homebuyers Day in Exeter

Share to Buy Live is set to host its inaugural Homebuyers Day: Exeter on Saturday 7th February, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s events programme and bringing affordable homeownership advice directly to local communities.

The free-to-attend event will bring together housing providers, legal experts, mortgage brokers, and homeownership specialists to help attendees better understand affordable routes onto the property ladder, including Shared Ownership. Confirmed housing providers include Sovereign Network Group (SNG), LiveWest, Centurion Place, Plymouth Community Homes...

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Exeter's BHS store to close

Exeter’s BHS store is to close after efforts to find a buyer for the chain failed.

It was confirmed this afternoon that the retailer is to go into liquidation, which will mean the loss of up to 11,000 jobs in stores across the country, including Exeter.

All 163 stores will be closing over the coming weeks.

Last year, BHS was sold by the retail entrepreneur Sir Philip Green for £1. He had bought the chain for £200m in 2000.

The new owner was headed by Dominic Chappell, a former racing driver who had previously been declared bankrupt.

Citizens Advice Exeter honoured with highest volunteering accolade

Citizens Advice Exeter has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The award is the most prestigious available to voluntary organisations and is the equivalent of an MBE for an individual.

The only Citizens Advice ever to win the award in the region, the volunteers of Citizens Advice Exeter join a handful of Citizens Advice organisations nationally to have been honoured with the award.

Steve Barriball, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Exeter said: “We are thrilled and delighted with this award. It’s...

Exeter glowed for good for hospice

Last Saturday night, 28th May, nearly 800 runners dressed up in an array of neon outfits and took part in the multi coloured, glowing spectacular that is the Hospiscare Exeter Neon Night Run, sponsored by Everys Solicitors.

For the second year running, this popular charity event got the streets of Exeter buzzing with runners on a 5k route starting and finishing at the University of Exeter and through the heart of the City centre. All enjoyed dressing up and being splattered with brightly coloured neon paint at three points around the route.

Celia Wilkinson, Hospiscare,...

An Interview with O&O: The Good Stuff 2016 Tour

An Interview with O&O - The Good Stuff 2016 Tour

Local comedy duo O&O launch their preview tour next week of their brand new hour of self penned sketch The Good Stuff before they head up for their debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Summer. Starting on Friday June 10 at The Lyric Theatre in Bridport, they’ll also stopping at the Bristol Improv Theatre on Friday 17 June (along with a special ‘Making It Funny’ workshop on Saturday 18 June at The Tobacco Factory in Bristol) and Theatre N16 in London on Thursday 21 July with extra dates added at the excellent Bedford...

Donkey Sanctuary celebrates Volunteers Week

Volunteers at The Donkey Sanctuary will be thanked for giving the gift of time in celebrations to mark National Volunteers’ Week 2016, which runs from 1-12 June.

People who volunteer for the Sanctuary are valued as true champions giving the precious gift of their time. Volunteers are central to the work of countless charities and other organisations. They are a valuable presence in many communities, helping out in places as diverse as sports clubs, libraries, schools and hospitals.

Volunteer Manager Sara Blair says: “As a charity, The Donkey Sanctuary depends on their team...

World First at South Devon Zoo

Shaldon Wildlife Trust in Devon is delighted to announce the birth of a very rare Owston’s civet.

One of the most endangered species of civet, the Owston’s is a curious creature native to Asia. With its long nose, cat-like whiskers and slender mongoose body, it would be well suited to the pages of a Roald Dahl storybook!

This is an exceptionally special birth as the population in the world’s conservation breeding programme currently totals less than 20 animals.

Mum and Dad, Hoi Dau and Lam, are very important genetically, therefore successful reproduction has been...

Volunteers underpin work of Exeter cancer charity

Today (June 1) marks the start of national Volunteers’ Week and Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity has revealed the latest figures about the value of time given freely given by its supporters.

In 2015 volunteers racked up more than 19,450 hours for the charity, which offers face-to-face support to anyone locally affected by cancer.

That’s worth an estimated £125,000 – a vital contribution to an organisation that offers all of its services free of charge, receives no Government funding and needs to raise £1.2 million every year to maintain them.

FORCE provides help...

University to chair EU referendum discussions

Experts from the University of Exeter are to host a special two-part discussion series about whether the UK should stay or leave the European Union.

Representatives from both sides of the argument will discuss the possible implications of a ‘Brexit’ during the series, which will both be held at the Exeter Phoenix in June.

Open to the public, the events will be led by experts from the University’s College of Social Sciences and International Studies.

The first of the events, entitled: 'Brexit: Would it leave Britain and Europe less secure?' will be held on Wednesday...

Olympic medallist backs St Sidwell’s Point

Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medallist Rebecca Adlington OBE is backing St Sidwell’s Point in Exeter.

Rebecca, who swam in four Olympic finals winning two gold and two bronze medals in Beijing and London, said she is ‘delighted’ to hear of the project.

St Sidwell’s Point will feature three swimming pools, including a confidence pool to help encourage youngsters to learn to swim at a young age.

“Swimming has obviously been a major part of my life” she said.

“My love of swimming started on family holidays with my parents and two sisters, we’d...

Jewellery stolen in East Devon burglary

Police are appealing for information after items of jewellery were stolen from a house in Beech Park in the West Hill area of Ottery St Mary.

The burglary happened between 8.45am on Friday 26 May and 2.30pm on Sunday 29 May while the occupants were away on holiday. A glazed rear door of the property was smashed using a long handled axe.

Police are advising members of the public to ensure that gardening tools and items such as ladders which could be used to assist offenders in gaining access to a property are properly secured at all times.

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Share to Buy Live to host Homebuyers Day in Exeter

Exeter's BHS store to close

Citizens Advice Exeter honoured with highest volunteering accolade

Exeter glowed for good for hospice

An Interview with O&O: The Good Stuff 2016 Tour

Donkey Sanctuary celebrates Volunteers Week

World First at South Devon Zoo

Volunteers underpin work of Exeter cancer charity

University to chair EU referendum discussions

Olympic medallist backs St Sidwell’s Point

Jewellery stolen in East Devon burglary

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