Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has reported a 6.1% increase in the number of mortgage repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the year-ending 31st March 2018. This is in comparison to the same period in 2016/17.
Steve Barriball, Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive, said: “In the last year there were 560 cases listed for repossession, an overall decrease of 5.6%, or 33 cases, on the previous year. However, there was an increase in mortgage repossessions, which were up by five cases.
“There were welcome reductions of 23.3% in private...
Wates Living Space, the UKs leading social housing maintenance provider, is expanding its presence in the Exeter area and is inviting local construction suppliers and subcontractors to a networking event in June.
The ‘Meet the Buyer’ event, hosted by Wates in partnership with Constructionline, will give small and medium sized sub-contractors the chance to meet the team and to tender for new housing repairs contracts.
The event will be held at the Travis Perkins Exeter Branch, Heron Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LL on Wednesday 27th June from 9am until 1....
Roll up, roll up! Big Screen In The Park is coming to town for seven nights of outdoor cinema this summer. Be wowed, spellbound and entertained by the best cult classics and this year's must-see blockbusters. Big Screen In The Park 2018 has it all; bearded ladies, rebel humanoids, blades for fingers... The city’s largest outdoor cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th August.
Visitors to the annual event can expect al fresco films, bars, picnics and on-site entertainment. This is a unique opportunity to experience the magic of the movies on a huge...
Jordan Storey has joined Championship side Preston North End for an undisclosed fee. The youngster, another product of Exeter City’s Academy, has secured the move after rising to prominence in the second half of last season with a number of superb performances as the Grecians booked their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-off final for the second season in succession. Exeter City chairman Julian Tagg, said: “We are delighted for Jordan. Despite his limited number of appearances for Exeter City, he made rapid progress last season. “His excellent performances at the heart of our defence...
Roll up, roll up! Big Screen In The Park is coming to town for seven nights of outdoor cinema this summer.
The city’s largest outdoor cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th August.
Visitors to the annual event can expect al fresco films, bars, picnics and on-site entertainment. This is a unique opportunity to experience the magic of the movies on a huge 10m screen, with the illuminated Cathedral city as a stunning backdrop.
Join Exeter Choral Society as, with a growing choir, we venture into a larger venue for a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Since the choir's founding in 1943, Elijah has been a popular work, first recorded as performed by the choir (as Whipton Choral Society) in 1957.
Join us for our 75th anniversary performance with Laurence Blyth as conductor, featuring Julian Rippon as Elijah, with David Davies providing organ accompaniment.
Tickets (full price £12, concessions for students and children) will be available from Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets, Dix's...
Exeter Choral Society (formerly Whipton Choral Society) was founded in 1943, when Exeter was a garrison town. Now celebrating our 75th year, we are curating an exhibition of the life and times of the choir.
Find out about the lives of early choir members, the fun and drama of choir life, what we do today and our plans for the future. If you are a former choir member or have had an association with us, please contact us to share your memories via http://www.exeterchoral.co.uk/contact-us.html .
This free exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday 13 October 2018 at St...
Discarded old bikes are being turned back into fit to ride machines thanks to an initiative in Exeter. Exeter City Council has teamed up with Exeter-based charity Ride On Cycling For All to get more and more people cycling more often. Old and unloved bikes found dumped around the city or picked up as part of the Council’s Bulky Waste collections are sent to Ride On, who refurbish them to a high standard and put them up for sale at very affordable prices to achieve their charitable aim of getting more people riding more affordable bikes more often. Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for...
People interested in cystic fibrosis and physical activity are invited to a free workshop at the University of Exeter.
Parents, doctors, physiotherapists and others who want to find out more about the benefits of exercise – a focus of Exeter’s cutting-edge research – are welcome at the free showcase and networking event on Thursday 14 June. People with cystic fibrosis can watch the talks online.
Taking place from 5-8pm at the Baring Court Lecture Theatre 114 on the St Luke’s Campus, it will consist of formal talks, poster viewing, socialising and networking, with drinks and...
Moray Low says he’s ‘excited’ about the year ahead after agreeing terms on a new one-year contract with the Exeter Chiefs.
The Scottish international will take his stay at Sandy Park into a fifth year, having moving to the Premiership outfit from former club Glasgow Warriors in 2014.
Part and parcel of Rob Baxter’s squad ever since, the 33-year-old prop underlined his proven qualities last season by producing a man-of-the-match display in the club’s Anglo-Welsh Cup final victory over Bath at Kingsholm.
Since making his debut in the away win at London Welsh In...
