Local housebuilder Barratt Homes, which has its regional headquarters in Exeter, has just received 5 stars in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual customer satisfaction survey. This is now the 10th year in a row that Barratt has been awarded 5 stars.
The HBF survey asks all customers who have bought a new home whether they would recommend it to a friend. For Barratt to be awarded 5 stars means that more than 90% of its customers are happy to recommend their home. Barratt is the only major national housebuilder to have been rated as 5 star for 10 years in a row.
People in Exeter – and right across the UK – have rightly been focussed on the ongoing battle to deliver Brexit which has dominated domestic headlines ever since the divisive 2016 referendum.
Yet, with the focus firmly on negotiations between Brussels and Westminster, there’s a distinct danger that we take our eye off the equally-serious matter of the future of the Eurozone.
The post-crash period was defined by a debt crisis that threatened to bring the whole EU project and associated single currency down, with the very real fear that Greece would default on its debt. There...
Anyone who fancies they know what a pigeon looks like should be prepared to have their minds and eyes boggled at the Devon County Show this May.
Over 350 of the UK’s most unusual-looking ‘fancy’ pigeons will be gathering at the Show, taking place at the Devon County Showground, Westpoint, from May 16 to 18.
The Show’s Pigeon Secretary, Adrian Down, said: ‘People think it means just a normal pigeon you get off the street but these are far prettier. We’ve got breeders coming from all over the country bringing their best examples of some of the finest fancy pigeons in the land...
Leading public relations consultancy Glen King PR announces a merger with Bigwave media, one of the largest digital and marketing agencies in the South West. The two agencies have been working in partnership over the last 18 months in order to offer a wider range of services and from 1st April 2019 the Glen King PR team will officially join Bigwave media.
Glen King PR, a media-award-winning consultancy, was founded by Glen King in March 2005. As a former media spokesperson for Camelot, Glen was actively involved in the exciting and historical launch of the National Lottery in 1994...
Running events in Exeter are going green, with plastic water bottles used by the competitors in the upcoming Exeter Live Better Marathon set to be gathered up, recycled and turned into new water bottles.
The environmental commitment has been forged by event organisers Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT) and recycling experts Exeter City Council.
Runners in the Exeter Live Better Marathon and half marathon event on 19 May will be able to rehydrate and then recycle their bottles in special containers further down the route.
Recovering from substance abuse disorder is a lifelong pursuit - one that takes a lot of determination and discipline to achieve. The risk of relapsing is always there for an addict. As such, there's an extra need to be careful about the places you go, things you do, and the people you associate with.
Similar to recovery, there's no textbook approach to avoiding relapse. A relapse is always a bad decision from an addict. You can't find a step-by-step article telling what to do in exactly every situation. What you can do is to avoid potentially dangerous situations. Here's a list of...
Where businesses are concerned, having the appropriate insurance for your assets is crucial. When protecting your cars and other vehicles that are used day-to-day for the running of your company, having adequate protection is a must and will ensure you don’t suffer with loss of profits should accidents happen.
Why is gap insurance important for businesses?
What a lot of businesses don’t know, is that regular business car insurance is not enough to cover your fleet. If a vehicle is written off then the insurance policy will only pay out the current value market of the...
Castle Drogo is calling for volunteers at an exciting time in the castle’s history as the project to make it watertight starts to reach its conclusion.
More volunteers than ever are needed to share Castle Drogo’s stories and become part of the team, whether for a couple of hours to spare or to volunteer more regularly.
To find more volunteers, Castle Drogo is holding two volunteering open days on Wednesday 10 April and Saturday 13 April, from 12-3pm in the community space, for anyone who would like to find out more about volunteering there. Alternatively, information on...
Sparx, an Exeter-based learning technology company has won an Education Resource Award in the category of ‘Collaboration between School and Supplier’, in recognition of its partnership with the Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust.
Announced on the 22nd March, the award recognises how the partnership has helped thousands of local schoolchildren to improve their skills and confidence in maths through the use of innovative teaching technology.
The Ted Wragg Trust is a six school multi-academy trust responsible for the education of over 3000 children aged between two and 16 years....
RGB Building Supplies’ Exeter branch is inviting local trades to help protect their equipment against theft with a free tool marking event on Wednesday 10th April.
Between 8am and 2pm, Devon and Cornwall Police will be in the branch giving advice and handing out free tool marking kits supplied by RGB. The kits help deter theft, make it more difficult for stolen equipment to be sold on, and help reunite tools with their owners.
Visitors will also be able to pick up stickers to put in vehicles warning that there are no items of value inside.
