Local News

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...

Oyez: New town crier wanted for Seaton

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 02/08/2019 - 11:10am

Applications are open for a new town crier in Seaton. Following the retirement of the former crier in 2017, Seaton Town Council is looking for volunteers to take on this noisy and celebrated role.

Seaton Councillor Ken Beer explains, “Seaton’s town crier is an important and traditional role and we are keen to appoint a new crier as soon as possible. Our town holds many events throughout the year and a town crier adds ceremony and history to those as well as being a great attraction for tourists. A town crier can be any age or gender – as long as they have a loud voice, a sense of...

Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital voted as Community Fund winner

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 02/08/2019 - 10:22am

The Yealm Ward at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital has been voted as a winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund and now has £1,000 to spend on building materials.

The hospital received the most votes following a public poll where it was up against the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Court Fields Pre-school in Wellington.

The Yealm Ward specialises in the rehabilitation of those who have suffered a stroke, and patients can be on the ward from between two and 12 weeks.

The team would like to create a therapy garden for use by patients to aid their...

www.mattroundphotography.com/

TEDxExeter 2019 speakers revealed

An exciting line-up of speakers has been revealed for this year’s eagerly anticipated TEDxExeter event.

The city’s eighth annual ideas festival takes place on Friday, April 5, at the Exeter Northcott Theatre. Tickets for the live event and a livestream at the University of Exeter’s Alumni Auditorium sold out in 10 minutes when they went on sale in November, but there are plenty of opportunities to be part of the day at free livestreams happening at venues across Devon.

At a launch event at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Thursday, February 7, organisers announced that...

New facility heralds the end of  dustbin waste going to landfill in Devon 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/07/2019 - 11:47pm

A new waste transfer station at Bynsworthy, Barnstaple will become fully operational on Monday 11 February 2019.

The new facility will enable Devon County Council to bulk up and transfer non-recyclable ‘wheelie bin/black bag’ waste collected in the North Devon and Torridge areas away from landfill to Energy from Waste facilities where it is converted into electricity.

The new facility marks the end of household ‘black bag’ waste being sent to landfill in the county of Devon. This type of waste elsewhere in Devon is already being sent to either the Exeter Energy Recovery...

Cliff safety works to be completed across East Devon

Council will begin cliff safety work across the district from 11 February 2019 – this important work will help manage the risk to people who want to enjoy our unique stretch of coastline, which forms part of the Jurassic World Heritage Site Following recommendations made in East Devon District Council’s 2018 cliff inspections report, cliff safety works are to be completed at Beer, Seaton and Sidmouth. The works are designed to manage public safety at these locations. The first scheme on the list is the installation of 15m length of catch fence adjacent to the Hideaway Café at West Walk,...

Sex bans around the globe

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Thu, 02/07/2019 - 12:53pm

“Sex sells” is something that’s heard a lot in the advertising industry. It is definitely difficult to avoid sexual innuendo even on a daily work commute whether it’s from a provocative billboard advert’ or a sexily-clad mannequin in a shop window or a sexualised song lyric or radio ad’. There are, however, many countries where such overt sexualisation of advertising output is not allowed.

Censorship is on a whole different level in some countries and if you go down to the nuances of the regulations in some of these countries, the level of control is very tight. For example, in the...

Second Sunday Volunteering: Helping the butterflies of Haytor Down

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/07/2019 - 11:40am

Brighten up a dull February by join Assistant Ranger Stuart and Conservation Apprentice Leo as they carry out habitat management for the beautiful Pearl Bordered and Small Pearl Bordered Butterfly on Haytor Down.

The Pearl Bordered is a particularly fussy client in its demand for a ‘well-balanced’ bracken environment, requiring bracken for wind shelter and warmth, whilst simultaneously requiring clearer patches to facilitate the growth of dog violets – its main food and egg laying plant.

The techniques we will be using to manage the site are quite basic - a lot can be...

Can you help plant 2,200 trees for a greener future in East Devon?

Volunteers are needed to plant 2,200 new trees in East Devon.

The trees will be planted at Mosshayne Farm on Friday 15th February and Saturday 16th February. If you can lend a hand, please contact Jon Freeman by emailing jfreeman@eastdevon.gov.uk.

East Devon District Council’s project officers for Great Trees in the Clyst Valley helped farmer Henry Gent sign up to the Woodland Trust’s MOREWoods scheme. The Woodland Trust provide the trees, expertise and a tailored plan. The tree-planting will create new environmentally-friendly woodland at Mosshayne Farm in the Clyst Valley...

How Tarot Card reading affects people's feelings

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 02/07/2019 - 8:48am

Tarot card reading is an exercise that should be undertaken with a lot of discretion and discernment. The attention you dedicate to it will help you understand what each card stands for. A good interpretation of tarot cards will provide you with a guide about your future. There is a way tarot card reading affects people’s feelings.

Can be scary

No doubt this is an exercise that might send some people into panic. It is pretty scary reading these cards, especially alone. You will tend to freak out most of the times, especially when flipping the cards to reveal their...

The most common money management mistakes - and how to avoid them

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:48am

Mistakes in money management are more common than you may expect. In fact, several people struggle to plan their finances across the UK. A third of us even fear that we’ll be unable to clear our debts fully.

So, what can we do to minimise the risk of overspending? One solution is to learn from our errors – and identify ways to avoid them.

Mistake: Not Seeking Expert Advice

When it comes to money management, we can be reluctant to seek advice. Often, this is because many of us aren’t sure where to look for it. Because of this, we risk losing out on the opportunity...

Ida Hotel and Restaurant, Icmeler, Türkiye
your pets daily logo
Home Education Daily logo
Food and Drink Daily logo in red, white and black
your beauty daily logo with heart

Top video

Selco Builders Warehouse | England Rugby star Jack Nowell visits Exeter Saracens junior teams

England ace Jack delivers tips to Saracens

Exeter Weather