Almost all accommodation providers in Devon, Somerset and Torbay have stayed shut over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
On March 23 the Government announced that, with very few exceptions, all hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, holiday rentals, campsites and boarding houses must stay closed until further notice.
Last week Trading Standards appealed to owners to follow the lockdown rules to stem the spread of coronavirus.
And despite the weekend being one of the warmest of the year so far, trading standards officers have confirmed that most accommodation...
Devon Air Ambulance has this week outlined further plans as to how the service will continue to support the community, wider NHS and South Western Ambulance Service (SWAST) during these unprecedented times. Nigel Hare, Operations Director of Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) explains “We have of course been monitoring the situation closely and reviewing daily within our Leadership Team. Although we have temporarily suspended delivering our service by helicopter due to us not being permitted to wear full Personal Protective Equipment in flight, and therefore not being able to safeguard the safety...
If you’re saving more money during this crisis by not going to the pub every night or by not spending your weekends going out for food, then you may be thinking about your next big purchase, a car.
However, before jumping into any major decisions, there are a few things to consider that’ll help you make the right choice in purchasing the car that’s best suited to your needs and style. Here are five major things to think about before taking the leap:
Your Budget
The budget of the car itself is of course important, whether you’re paying for a car...
There has been a big increase in the number of Devon families applying for a primary school place this September.
Figures published today (Thursday 16 April) reveal that 7,580 applications were made across the county. That's 310 more than last year.
Despite the big jump in numbers, 98.3 per cent of families have been offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.
The new figures show that 94.6 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council for a place in a county primary have got their first preference.
The experience of family carers during the COVID-19 pandemic will be explored in a series of weekly interviews conducted over the next 3 months.
The “Caring through Coronavirus” study will seek to understand how family carers are coping during the pandemic and explore whether changes in policy, legislation, and health and social care provision are impacting their wellbeing and caring responsibilities. Nearly nine million Britons provide unpaid care for family members and friends with long-term illnesses and disabilities, including those most vulnerable to the virus. Many carers...
As lots of businesses and services have come to a standstill, McClure Solicitors saw this coming and prepared for action. They would normally be seeing over 800 clients for face-to-face appointments per month but with the Government’s advice to stay at home that is exactly what their staff has done – gone home armed with laptops and mobile phones. Andrew Robertson, Managing Director of McClure says “We are worried like everyone else about the immediate future, but we still have clients who want to talk to us so we decided we would continue to operate as best as we could with the majority...
The Centre for Social Justice has issued a new report urging all Britons to watch out for signs of domestic abuse among their neighbours in the wake of a sharp rise in attacks during lockdown. The report, Domestic Abuse and the Lockdown , warns that just as the Government has taken lockdown measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, traditional lifelines for vulnerable women, such as GP surgeries, churches, and hairdressers are becoming inaccessible. These are common places for victims to tell others their harrowing stories. Another key issue is the increasing diversion of police time and...
Leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes has today announced a “volunteer army” to help the NHS and local communities during the Covid-19 crisis.
The business has encouraged hundreds of staff to register for the Persimmon Voluntary Programme to help the country through the difficult weeks ahead.
In order to protect the health of its employees, Persimmon has taken the decision to undertake an orderly shut-down of work and temporarily close its sales offices across the country.
All Persimmon staff currently not working their usual pattern remain on full pay. It is...
It's quite common for items to get broken or worn down over the years. There will be a time for every part of the house to get fixed or replaced. It would be great if you knew how to fix some of these problems easily and save some money in the process, but there is nothing wrong with hiring someone to come fix them for you.
Here are some of the common household problems and how you can fix them yourself properly.
Taking Care Of Rusty Sinks
We've all experienced some rust all over our stainless-steel sinks over the years, but there is a nice and quick fix for it. You...
