Major new research by the Citizens Advice service finds that nearly 1 in 5 people struggling with debts have had their credit card limit raised without them requesting it - a practice the charity would like to see banned.
After the Bank of England issued a warning to lenders about how they are granting credit to consumers, leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, says poor affordability checks by firms are making people’s financial situation worse.
Consumer borrowing has risen to over £200 billion and over a third of this - £67 billion - is on credit cards....
Party goers and film lovers will be thrilled with events at Exeter Phoenix for Halloween 2017. Celebrate all the things that go bump in the night with film, music and more!
Festivities will begin on Fri 27 Oct with Lemonfest’s Halloween Take Over featuring hip hop legends DJ Format and Abdominal. For this B-Movie inspired multi-room event, the Brighton based DJ will be joined by UK hip hop rising stars, Too Many T’s, local scene makers, Old Man Corner, and more.
On Sat 28 Oct, the Mexican Night of the Dead Ball will return to Exeter Phoenix for Rambunctious Social Club’s...
The wait is almost over. The hour is very nearly at hand.
Sunday (29 October) will see this year’s epic 7.5-mile Jolly Good Jaunt walk from the Deer Park Hotel through the breath-taking beauty of the autumnal East Devon countryside. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Advance bookings including online registration ( www.jollygoodjaunt.co.uk ) closed on 24 October but you can still sign up on the day itself with entry being £20 for adults and £10 per child.
The NEW nature trail consisting of a scavenger hunt, nature bingo, crafting and storytelling...
