Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, responds to the Budget announcement from Chancellor Philip Hammond.
Steve Barriball, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Exeter, said: “The Chancellor has set out good intentions for helping ordinary working families - the test will be if the government delivers on boosting income security and tackling failing consumer markets.
“We’ve repeatedly called for more support for those who work for themselves so the consultation on parental benefits for self-employed people is welcome news. The government should look to go...
Top Devon Salon, Energy Hair celebrates five years at its exclusive location at Darts Farm near Topsham, by undergoing a substantial makeover. Owner, Nathan Plumridge has invested over £100,000 into the redesign, giving the salon a fresh, clean and luxurious new look.
Energy Hair continues to go from strength to strength having last year celebrated 18 years as a company, which also coincided with their busiest year of trading. This was marked with a big summer bash, one of several client events held throughout the year. A forum, which allowed loyal customers to provide vital...
The National Trust garden at Killerton, near Exeter, has been chosen as one of only ten gardens nationwide to host a prestigious two year trainee programme. As the only garden in the south west taking part in the Historic and Botanic Garden Trainee Programme (HBGTP), Killerton will host a trainee gardener for two years from September 2017. Karl Emeleus, Killerton’s Head Gardener, said: “We have a long history of taking trainees here at Killerton. The garden’s unique setting and unusual style make it a great place to work and learn. The team here believes that passing on skills is a...
Australian Mike Jackson will bring his unique ukulele teaching skills to Musicrooms across the country this month - and will be in Exeter on Saturday (11 March).
Mike will be giving free uke lessons to children and adults in store between 11am and 2pm, with a promise that anyone can play the instrument in half an hour.
The author of 10 Uke ‘N Play books and with 37 albums to his name, Mike has been playing and teaching uke for over 60 years.
Born in Lincolnshire, Mike emigrated to Melbourne over 40 years ago, and has since gone on to teach thousands of pupils aged 8...
A world expert in diabetes will deliver a lecture presented as the top international science award by Diabetes UK.
Professor Noel Morgan, from the University of Exeter Medical School, will give the prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture at the Diabetes UK Professional today (Thursday 9 March)
The charity awards a number of prestigious lectures to diabetes researchers who are leading in the field, and the Dorothy Hodgkin lecture is their top international scientific award.
Professor Morgan and his team have made crucial advances in understanding the immune attack that...
A merger of Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service with Torbay’s has been approved by Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 8 March).
The proposal to extend Devon and Somerset’s shared service to include the unitary authority, would give all three councils ‘greater clout’ at a time of significant financial pressure, regulatory change and increasing demand.
The proposal has already been approved by Torbay Council’s elected Mayor, Gordon Oliver in the policy development and decision group on 18 January 2017. The proposal will be considered shortly by...
The Millwey SWITCH group in Axminster, East Devon, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary by throwing a special party at the Millwey Community Centre with friends and supporters old and new invited to join in the fun.
East Devon community development workers Victoria Robinson, Mark Gerry and Deirdre Ryan, who organise and run the SWITCH groups, were joined by East Devon Countryside ranger Penny Evans, Anna Arroussi came from East Devon’s Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Honiton and Helen Phillips and Bernadette Johnson were there from the charity HALFF.
Australian Mike Jackson will bring his unique ukulele teaching skills to Musicrooms across the country this month - and will be in Exeter on Saturday (11 March).
Mike will be giving free uke lessons to children and adults in store between 11am and 2pm, with a promise that anyone can play the instrument in half an hour.
The author of 10 Uke ‘N Play books and with 37 albums to his name, Mike has been playing and teaching uke for over 60 years.
Born in Lincolnshire, Mike emigrated to Melbourne over 40 years ago, and has since gone on to teach thousands of pupils aged 8...
The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market in the South West, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
New figures show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had fallen among people on housing benefits.
Recent caps to housing benefits were cited by 29% cent of respondents across the UK as a key reason why those on lower incomes were being pushed out of the rental market.
To celebrate the 10th National Apprentices Week (March 6 – 10), home builder Barratt has announced a unique community project at its development in Cullompton.
The new scout hut at Saxon Fields will be built entirely by apprentices covering a range of skills including bricklayers, site management and carpentry. It will be the new home for Cullompton Scout Group and leaders James Buczkowski and Sarah Wyatt said it will transform the organisation which has 60 members in three age groups.
The new centre will also give the group the opportunity to open a second Cub pack and...
