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Two refuse and recycling workers who went to the aid of a deer that had become trapped behind a bottle bank have been recognised by a leading animal rights charity.

Jason Blackmore and Neil Baker, who work for Exeter City Council, have been awarded PETA’s prestigious Hero to Animal Award in honour.

The big-hearted duo didn’t hesitate to act after they were alerted to the animal’s misfortune while emptying household rubbish bins in the St Thomas part of the city.

The pair leapt into action and managed to free the deer which had somehow managed to get trapped...

Fronting is an insurance industry term for when a motor policy is taken out by one person but in fact, they are not the main driver of the vehicle and the car is actually been driven by someone else says UK Show Plates . This is usually to get a lower insurance premium as the policyholder is deemed to be of lower risk than the real driver. The commonest scenario is an older driver, usually a parent, taking out a policy for a young driver, often a teenager, who has just passed their test and are faced with an annual insurance premium of around £2,000.

Insurance premiums are pretty...

With the high street closed, our frontline workers have fewer options to service their eyewear needs right now - needs that play a vital part in performing their daily jobs. Still operating all prescription services as normal, Fashion Eyewear want to help those making an immense sacrifice for our country and express their gratitude by offering our NHS heroes a pair of prescription, reading or varifocal glasses, free of charge.

With the generous support of De Rigo, Mondottica and of some of their other partners, the eyewear e-tailer will be offering top designer brands (starting...

Exeter’s Real Food Store is re-opening its doors next week after over two months of closure during the Covid-19 crisis.

The re-opening on Tuesday June 9 comes ten years after the business set out to secure support and funding from the Exeter community to establish the business.

To mark the occasion, the team at the Real Food Store have made significant changes to the shop on Queen Street during the quiet period. The team contacted members and ran a ‘ Call for Ideas ’ campaign via email and social media, giving customers and other stakeholders the chance to influence how...