Get mortgage fit and invest wisely

With more people choosing to grow their finances in buy-to-let properties, one of the country’s leading housebuilders says getting mortgage fit will help potential investors sail through the buying process.

Barratt is providing information and advice that is designed to help investors secure specialist mortgages, allowing them to let their new assets for potential medium and long term profit.

The five star housebuilder currently has a number of homes in the Exeter area suitable for investors. Developments locally include Rydon Place and Hillside Gardens.

“With a...

Exeter CVS Wellbeing Hub receives national recognition for health innovation

Authored by ExeterCVS
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 4:26pm

The team behind a new health & wellbeing hub aimed at some of Exeter’s most disadvantaged communities has this week been selected by the prestigious King’s Fund to address a national conference on Public Health and Housing.

Exeter Council for Voluntary Service is developing former Exeter City Council offices at Wat Tyler House in King William Street into a multi-agency wellbeing hub aimed at supporting people with multiple and complex needs in their recovery, and to play a fuller part in their communities. The hub will feature a specialist GP practice, a mental health outreach...

Exe-Arts workshops come to St David's

Superact is pleased to announce their new project Exe-Arts for the St David’s community in Exeter.

Superact is a not for profit arts organisation based at the Exeter Community Centre in St David’s, and from September will be offering community art sessions for all ages in the art rooms of the centre. Superact delivered a pilot for this initiative in March of this year and has now received funding to run a full programme of activity.

The Exe-Arts is a two-part initiative offering a programme of community participatory workshops open to the public, alongside some bespoke...

Can you help police identify these men?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 3:34pm

Detectives have released EvoFITs of two men they would like to identify in connection with a road rage incident in Axminster.

On Monday 6 April at around 6.30pm two men were assaulted at Weycroft, Axminster, during an alleged road rage incident.

The victims sustained serious head injuries as a result of being struck with a bottle and hammer. They were taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton for treatment.

The suspects left the scene in a dark Ford Focus, heading in the Chard direction.

Officers are appealing for anyone who recognises the men from the...

Stagecoach announces Plymouth bus network

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 12:28pm

Stagecoach has confirmed the network of services it will be running from 6th September 2015, following its takeover of the Plymouth & South Devon operations of First Devon & Cornwall from the same date.

The network will see new route numbers for some services, as well as delivering a number of benefits to passengers including:

  • More reliable timetables
  • Earlier morning and later evening journeys in some areas
  • The introduction of new cross-city links
  • An improved fleet of buses, including eight one-year old vehicles which go into
  • ...

Lunchtime Bite: Ancient Stoicism

Event Date: 
14/09/2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Monday 14th September 2015, 13.00-14.00

In ancient Greece and Rome, Stoic philosophers were famous for offering guidance which could help people to meet life’s emotional challenges.

Christopher Gill suggests that their advice can be valuable for us today and that there are striking parallels with some modern approaches in psychotherapy.

The talk is illustrated with selective readings from the ancient Stoics.

Ticket Information

£3 adults, £2 Cathedral Concession*, available online or from 01392 285983

http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/event/...

Have your say on plans to tackle anti social behaviour in Exmouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 11:28am

East Devon District Council is inviting local residents who live near Belshers Slipway and Shelly Beach in Exmouth, as well as people who use the slipway and the beach, to comment on its proposal to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) that could address alleged anti social behaviour, occurring on the beach and slipway.

Some incidents, involving the launching and recovery of watercraft, as well as people driving onto the beach to access watercraft on the estuary, have become a source of annoyance to some people living nearby.

If brought in, a PSPO could ban...

Two arrested after PCSO assaulted in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 11:16am

Two men have been arrested following reports of disorderly behaviour in Exeter.

Police officers were called to the Cathedral Green on Tuesday 4 August shortly before 7.15pm after a group were reportedly acting in a disorderly manner in a local restaurant.

When officers arrived to speak to the group, a man became aggressive and allegedly assaulted a male PCSO by pushing him to the floor.

Two men were arrested at the scene.

A 20-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a PCSO and taken to Heavitree Road police station.

Jack...

Warning to landlords over immigration checks

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 10:36am

Landlords in Devon will need to carry out thorough immigration status checks on their prospective tenants before granting tenancies in the future – or face stiff penalties including the possibility of imprisonment, warns leading law firm Stephens Scown LLP.

The government is expected to include a new penalty of up to five years in prison for landlords who fail to carry out the necessary ‘right to rent’ checks on their tenants, while a fine of up to £3,000 per tenant is also possible. The changes are likely to be included in the Immigration Bill this autumn.

The move comes...

Man punched to floor in unprovoked attack

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/05/2015 - 9:17am

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault near the Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter at around 1.45am Sunday 2 August.

The victim was walking with his brother when he was confronted by a group of men, of which one punched the victim to the floor before running away from the scene in the direction of the Tesco Metro – he is believed to have been wearing a brown top.

The man sustained mouth and nose injuries in this unprovoked attack.

Police believe that there were a number of witnesses to the incident who could help with their enquiries, and that...

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