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Exeter ranked move-friendly city

Exeter has been named one of the UK’s least stressful cities to move to, thanks to strong infrastructure, good housing availability, and ease of access to short-term services.

In a new national study released by Pay Less for Storage, Exeter scored 74 out of 100 in the “move-friendliness” index, ranking joint 10th alongside Inverness, Lancaster and Ripon. The research measured practical relocation challenges like van hire access, local self-storage options, chain-free housing stock, and the availability of short-term rentals.

Top-ranking cities included Salford, Cambridge...

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What You Should Know About Fire Risk Assessments

By law, every block of flats and all business establishments should have a Fire Risk Assessment, an important safety measure that many people do not understand.

Every building owner must have a fire safety plan, and it is not something that you can overlook, because it can expose the building and the people in it to fire risk. Along with a fire safety plan, you should understand that specific requirements depend on the type of building you have.

Definition of fire risk assessment

A fire risk assessment is a review of a building to evaluate it for fire risk. The...

Opening a bank account in Cyprus

The choice as a country to which you can entrust your funds by opening an account in Cyprus is clear. This republic offers many benefits to its depositors. Namely: significant tax benefits, cooperation with influential partners around the world, high-quality services in the banking sector, and the choice in opening any account. Moreover, the Economic Citizenship Development Program supports bank deposits. It implies the issuance of the country's citizenship when opening a deposit for a period of 3 years in the amount of 5 million euros or more. https://www.advancedconsulting.cy/ provides...

Halloween party guide

Plan a fantastic and child-friendly Halloween party! With our top tips and tricks for treats, party games, and decor, you will get into the Halloween spirit within no time. Also, we have provided some simple ideas for festive invites and spooky party themes.

Be Creative with the Invites

You can easily grab the interest of even the busiest friend or relative with a creative DIY invitation you can make right at home. Design the invite to match your party's theme and follow it up with a similarly creative take-home bag or trinket. The point here is to start and end on a...

Cygnet Theatre launches #SaveOurTheatres crowdfunder as part of a national campaign

Crowdfunder.co.uk & Theatres Trust have launched a nationwide crowdfunding campaign to help save theatres across the UK. The #SaveOurTheatres campaign was launched on 8th September with theatre fundraising pages going live up and down the country.

In Exeter and across the county, theatres are suffering. Cygnet Theatre is at the heart of our community: it is a place to come together, to be entertained and to be inspired. Training theatres like Cygnet are where our best-loved actors learn their craft. Cygnet has a long history of training ‘swans’ who go on to work in the West...

Okupas in Spain: The Spanish Squatter Movement

Spain is one of the richest countries in terms of culture. It boasts numerous world-famous monuments and cathedrals. However, tourists must be extremely cautious: they may get robbed right in public transport or in the street.

While robbers scare tourists, property owners, or those who want to buy cheap Spanish properties , are literally terrified by someone else – “Okupas”. The topic has gained popularity in social media during the quarantine. Let’s pay a closer look at who the okupas are, where they come from, and why they are a threat to property owners.

The Okupas: Who...

Fun and Cute Sewing Projects Anyone Can Easily Make

Are you bored at home with nothing to do? Don't worry anymore; you can keep yourself busy by sewing. Sewing is one lucrative activity you can do during your free time and does not require much expertise and materials. You don't have to carry out the expensive designs and such. You can take the simple sewing projects just for fun and use the finished products to furnish your home or use them in your day-to-day activities. Get yourself some threads and materials, and keep on this article for some simple sewing projects. Here is the list.

Embroidered House Pillows

Kathy chips in with plot to beat food poverty

A vacant vegetable plot in Exeter has been used to grow potatoes for people struggling to feed themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Harvested spuds from the Exeter City Council-run plot at Guys Hylton Allotments have been given to people in need.

The potatoes were grown by plot holder Kathy Northcott and her green-fingered friends at the St Thomas Allotment Association, Dave, Charlotte, Les and Shaun.

Kathy said the idea came to her in a “eureka moment” just before ‘lockdown’. The plan was to use surplus unsold potatoes from The Trading Shed – an...

Devon County Show Crafts and Gardens team present 90 stems to former steward to mark her 90th birthday

It was a great honour to be able to present Devon County Show’s former Crafts and Gardens Steward, Joan Mitchell, with a bouquet of flowers to mark her 90th birthday last Sunday 6th September.

Joan, whose history with the Show dates back decades, used to live in Ottery St Mary in Devon before relocating to Taunton in 1994.

Whilst living in Ottery, Joan was an active and committed participant in Devon County Show, stewarding at the show for 36 years when the Show was at Whipton in what was then the floral crafts tent.

Joan is remembered with great fondness by...

6 Reasons to Hire an Estate Attorney When Inheriting Property

Inheriting money or property is wonderful luck of the draw that should be handled with care. While it may be easy to go the whole hog and have a crazy bacchanalian feast to celebrate, this isn’t necessarily wise, or practical. There are many things you need to do to get your estate in order, the first of which is to hire an attorney with extensive experience in this particular area of the law. This might seem superfluous to you right now, but it’s the best thing you could possibly do for yourself and your loved ones. The following are a few more concrete reasons to hire an estate attorney...

Doughn’t Stop Me Now: Exeter independents vow to ‘Get Exeter Baking’ for Sourdough September

Three Exeter independents have launched the ‘Get Exeter Baking’ campaign to help local people enjoy the benefits and pleasure of making real bread at home.

Participants are provided with information and resources to help them learn the art of making real sourdough bread, and to take part in a competition to show off their creations for a chance to win baking-themed prizes.

The campaign is being run collectively by Emma’s Bread, The Real Food Store and The Sidwell Street Bakehouse to support the Real Bread Campaign’s Sourdough September initiative. Now in its eighth year,...

Local News

Exeter ranked move-friendly city

What You Should Know About Fire Risk Assessments

Opening a bank account in Cyprus

Halloween party guide

Cygnet Theatre launches #SaveOurTheatres crowdfunder as part of a national campaign

Okupas in Spain: The Spanish Squatter Movement

Fun and Cute Sewing Projects Anyone Can Easily Make

Kathy chips in with plot to beat food poverty

Devon County Show Crafts and Gardens team present 90 stems to former steward to mark her 90th birthday

6 Reasons to Hire an Estate Attorney When Inheriting Property

Doughn’t Stop Me Now: Exeter independents vow to ‘Get Exeter Baking’ for Sourdough September

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