When it comes to making your savings and investments work hard, it is just as important to make the most of your tax reliefs as it is to chase the best interest rates and portfolio returns. These naturally include ISA allowances, but savers are often unaware of other simple ways to enhance their financial planning strategies. Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has highlighted some of the key ways to make the most of tax reliefs before the end of the tax year on 5th April, the benefits of which will last a lifetime.
Nick Fitzgerald, Head of Financial Planning at Brewin Dolphin, commented...
Devon is jam-packed with fun things to do for all the family. Here’s Visit Devon’s round up of Easter Egg Trails, Eggstravaganzas and all things Easter Bunny related!
Easter Bunny Dive Show at Living Coasts
The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance with Penguins this Easter at Living Coasts, Torquay. On Wednesday 8th April at 11.30 am and 3.00 pm, watch the Easter Bunny and his helpers as they swim with the penguins and offer Easter enrichment to the playful birds underwater. With the chance to win prizes and take part in Easter bingo this is a fun event for...
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging the public to Choose Well this Easter and to stop and think before dialling 999.
The Trust is committed to delivering the right care in the right place at the right time, but with demand for ambulance services across the UK increasing we are reminding the public to call us only in the event of a life-threatening emergency.
Examples of when to call 999 include choking, chest pain, stroke, serious blood loss and unconsciousness. Using the ambulance service in the correct way will help us ensure a quick...
A nurse recruitment drive by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust continues to bear fruit.
The Trust is looking to enhance its nursing teams at North Devon District Hospital and its community hospitals.
It is also aiming to boost its community nursing teams which care for patients in their own homes.
A total of 40 people attended the Trust’s latest recruitment open day at Tiverton and District Hospital on Monday 23 March, 15 of whom were offered jobs following an interview on the day.
It follows a similarly successful open day at NDDH the previous Monday...
Local business, Sapphire Spaces of Devon, has been announced as a winner at the biggest awards event in the kitchen and bathroom industry, the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards.
The award, which was presented at the black tie gala dinner at the London Hilton on Monday 16th March, was won in the UK Bathroom Showroom of the year category.
The much anticipated event marked 21 years of the national awards, which are organised by the UK’s leading publication for the kitchen and bathroom industry, kbbreview magazine. In attendance were many of the most esteemed names in the...
Devon County Council has launched its annual search for nominations for this year’s Community Transport Awards.
The awards, now in their 16th year, aim to recognise the outstanding service, commitment and contribution made by people involved in community transport in the county.
Nomination forms are now available from the County Council and must be submitted by the closing date of Monday 27 April.
Anyone working or volunteering in the community transport sector can be nominated by passengers, staff or volunteers. There are a number of categories, with awards for...
Grab your walking boots to trek along the Great Wall of China and raise cash for an essential Exeter charity, Hospiscare.
This nine day trip of a lifetime takes place in autumn 2016. “You will be in a group and will be fully supported,” said Celia Wilkinson, Hospiscare running and challenge fundraiser.
“There will never be a better chance to experience this amazing country.”
If you want to find out more come along to an open evening on Wednesday 8 April, 6pm in the Searle Room at the Hospiscare hospice in Dryden Road. Plenty of parking available on site. Call now...
Students from Exeter College got a glimpse into the legal professionwith a debate on social media and the law organised by young lawyers from a leading local firm. Organised by Exeter-based Stephens Scown LLP’s young marketing group, the debate centred on the use of social media in someone’s private life leading to disciplinary proceedings at work – a topic that has been the subject of a lot of media coverage recently. Students debated the topic from the point of view of the employee and employer. Young lawyers from Stephens Scown devised the topic and briefed the students before the event...
Welcome to the week long Budleigh Salterton Music Festival, now in its 10th successful year.
The concerts cover a wide range of classical musical styles and are set in this beautiful East Devon seaside town with its own special atmosphere. So please come to enjoy our wonderful music, walk on the beach, and enjoy our pubs and restaurants.
A top class line up of artists includes the Schubert Ensemble (Piano and four strings), Exeter Festival Chorus (led by Nigel Perrin), Alexandra Dariescu (Pianist), Xuefei Yang (one of the world’s finest Classical Guitarists), The Festival...
Just how important this losing bonus point might be we won’t know for a few weeks yet, but the fact Exeter Chiefs salvaged something from a tough afternoon in the East Midlands could be quite telling in the grand scheme of things.
With time all but up, it appeared Rob Baxter’s side were going to head home from their latest trek to the East Midlands with little more than a muddy shirt and a heap of ‘if only’s’ to contemplate.
Thankfully, the Chiefs never know when they are beaten and in one last hurrah – or should I say – one last push of defiance, they won a successful...
