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Scandi style arrives in Exeter

On Friday 22nd August at exactly 9:59am, Danish lifestyle brand Søstrene Grene will open the doors to its very first Devon store in Exeter’s city centre. Located in Paternoster House on Fore Street, the new shop promises a calm, inviting experience filled with timeless Scandinavian charm.

Known for its beautifully curated homewares, affordable furniture, creative crafts, and lifestyle products, Søstrene Grene’s Exeter store will mark the brand’s next step in expanding its presence across the South West and the UK. This new branch adds to the more than 340 stores already open...

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Exeter's newest care home reaches topping out stage

A new care home development in Exeter celebrates a major milestone, reaching the topping out stage, marking the completion of the latest phase of the construction programme for the 65 bed project.

The new home, officially named Cumberland Grange Care Home, has been built by Halsall Construction and will be operated by Barchester Healthcare. The home will provide personalised residential and dementia care for older people in Exeter and the surrounding areas. The first residents will be able to move into the home this summer.

The luxury new home has a café for residents to...

Road improvement works start at Exeter Airport Lane to boost East Devon’s economic recovery

This week, work has started on road improvements for enhanced access at Exeter Airport via Long Lane.

The new access will help to boost economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, support new employment and provide opportunities for clean and inclusive growth.

The enhancements to Long Lane will unlock development of the new 19 acre AirPark site in the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone which is expected to create around 1,000 jobs.

Valued at £3.7 million, the scheme will also facilitate a bus loop and cycleway, substantially improving access to the new...

Recognition for Local Home Care Provider’s Caregivers!

Home Instead Exeter and East Devon have recognised the outstanding work of two of their Caregivers during 2020, by awarding them both Caregiver of the year.

Francesca White from Exeter and Gill Vosper from Sidmouth were nominated by their colleagues for the top-quality care and support they have provided to their clients during an extremely difficult year.

Francesca joined the company in June 2019 and quickly became a highly valued member of the team. Some of the reasons her colleagues gave for nominating Francesca were her warm, friendly and upbeat manner, the person-...

NDHT and RD&E a stage closer to formally joining together

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) have received the go-ahead from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) to continue working on plans to formally join together.

In November 2020, both Boards approved a ‘Strategic Case’ which sets out how the Trusts propose to become a single integrated organisation and submitted it to NHSEI for review. This formal document signalled the organisations’ intent to join together and set out the benefits this would provide for patients, staff and local communities.

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Exeter Neighbours Celebrate Wednesday Win

Twelve people in Exeter are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.

The Powlesland Road neighbours netted the windfall when EX2 8RS was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Wednesday 20th January 2021.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: “Brilliant news for all of our winners today, congratulations! I hope you treat yourself with something nice.”

A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode...

Nine in ten Devon residents surveyed plan to buy an electric vehicle by 2025

More than 90 per cent of Devon residents say they aim to buy an electric vehicle (EV) according to a new survey of more than 1700 people.

And a third said they aimed to replace their petrol or diesel car for an EV within five years, and had seen an EV that they intended to buy.

Only six per cent of respondents said that they would ‘never’ buy an EV.

The survey, on attitudes to EVs, was commissioned by Devon County Council (DCC) to help gauge potential demand and locations for charge-points.

The government says new cars and vans powered by petrol or...

Keep it up as hope on the horizon

“Hope is on the horizon but for now, please stay home as much as you can and be extra careful when you need to go out”, says Steve Brown, Devon’s Director of Public Health.

“The steep rise in Covid cases we have seen since Christmas now looks like it’s beginning to level off in Devon and our numbers are stabilising,” he says.

“That is down to each and every person sticking to the spirit of the lockdown rules as much as they can to break the chain of transmission.

“Most people across Devon have responded really well yet again and I can only thank and applaud them...

Work underway to develop 380 new homes at Pinhoe Quarry

Work is progressing to build 380 new homes at Pinhoe Quarry, Exeter.

The South West’s largest housing provider, LiveWest and leading partnerships business, Vistry Partnerships, have joined forces once again to develop a scheme for the 32-acre site, building on their collaborative portfolio of new homes across the South West.

It is hoped the first homes will be ready to move into during autumn this year.

The development has been named Harrington Park, nodding to the well-known area of the suburb and the design, which incorporates open green space, play areas and...

Children from Whipton Barton Federation want to help youngsters in The Gambia

Can you help an Exeter primary school get their furniture to The Gambia?

School children in The Gambia will soon have desperately needed desks and chairs thanks to an initiative from an Exeter primary school.

Whipton Barton Federation is undergoing refurbishment and is renewing its old and outdated furniture, and rather than send to landfill, is planning to send nine classrooms worth of furniture to a school in the Yundum Barracks area of the Gambia, West Africa.

And youngsters from the Exeter school will be writing notes to their African counterparts – telling them all about life in the UK.

Whipton Barton Federation is appealing for...

Warning of icy conditions

A warning of icy roads has been issued by Devon County Council as freezing temperatures are forecast overnight and into tomorrow morning (Friday 22 January).

Gritters will be carrying out two treatments on most routes of the County Council’s precautionary salting network overnight. However, the amount of recent rain over the past 24 hours has left running water across some roads, particularly valley roads, including the A377 and the A396 north of Tiverton, which could create challenging driving conditions.

Road surface temperatures are set to drop to almost -4C in some...

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Scandi style arrives in Exeter

Exeter's newest care home reaches topping out stage

Road improvement works start at Exeter Airport Lane to boost East Devon’s economic recovery

Recognition for Local Home Care Provider’s Caregivers!

NDHT and RD&E a stage closer to formally joining together

Exeter Neighbours Celebrate Wednesday Win

Nine in ten Devon residents surveyed plan to buy an electric vehicle by 2025

Keep it up as hope on the horizon

Work underway to develop 380 new homes at Pinhoe Quarry

Can you help an Exeter primary school get their furniture to The Gambia?

Warning of icy conditions

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