Clare Garner is on the surface of it like any other 28 year old woman. However, if you dig a bit deeper you will realise she is quite remarkable!

Born and bred in North Devon she moved to Exeter eight years ago with her partner and young daughter to start a new life.

Always very entrepreneurial at heart, it was only a matter of time until she set up her own company.

After floating around in different roles she ended up falling into the corporate cost management sector with a local company. Straight away she knew it was the path for her.

After four years of...

A new poll reveals the negative perception that Brits have of becoming a landlord, with 36% of UK adults saying it's extremely risky being a buy-to-let landlord.

Despite the negative perception, millions of buy-to-let landlords are reaping the benefits with data from HM Revenue & Customs showing that the number of buy-to-let investors in the UK is around 1.6 million, after an increase of 120,000 in 2014.

The research asked 2,000 people what their biggest concerns would be with investing in buy-to-let property. Making repairs to toilets (63%), and risking tenants...

THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is hoping the success of its nurse recruitment open days continues when it holds its latest event in Sidmouth later this month.

The Trust is looking for experienced and newly-qualified Band 5 nurses to bolster the teams at its community hospitals in East Devon.

The main aim will be to recruit enough nurses to enable inpatient services to be reinstated at Axminster, where the beds remain temporarily closed due to concerns over lone working and staffing levels.

There are also opportunities elsewhere in Devon, including at...

The NUT has sparked debate by saying pupils should be able to skip school to go on holiday without their parents being penalised.

About 1,200 delegates attending the the union's national conference will vote on the parental fines motion this afternoon (Saturday).

The motion seeks to repeal the relevant amendments to the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2013, which has led to parents taking children out of school being fined unless there are “exceptional circumstances”.

If passed, as expected, the motion will be adopted as policy by the NUT’s...

Match report: Luton 2 Exeter City 3

Exeter City came from two goals down to grab a stoppage-time winner as they overcame Luton Town 3-2 at Kenilworth Road.

Goals by Luke Guttridge and Mark Cullen had the Hatters in the ascendancy before half-time as they looked to put paid to a poor run of results.

However the fightback was instigated early after the break as Ryan Harley volleyed in his third of the season.

Jordan Moore-Taylor then levelled from close-range to tie things up going into the last 15 minutes.

And the turnaround was complete with just...

Country music singer songwriter Sasha McVeigh has announced her UK & Europe tour co/headlining with American star Sonia Leigh. The tour will begin in April 2015, to coincide with the release of Sasha's debut album. To her credit, Sasha has just finished recording her album in Nashville; a true privilege for any country music artists. Sasha is highly popular in America and will be appearing at major festivals throughout the year. Sonia currently has a single, "When We Are Alone", released to radio in the US which is being played extensively by Sirius XM The Highway (worldwide) and is on...

Last week’s meeting of all partners involved in Seaton’s regeneration welcomed the progress being made while expressing commitment to continue to drive the town’s regeneration forward.

The Board welcomed the new manager of Seaton Jurassic, Mike Ruiter, and heard that construction at The Underfleet site was on schedule for the July opening of the first hub including the cafe and shop.

The final interpretation plans have been agreed so installation can begin as soon as the building work is complete.

The first volunteer event was held in Seaton Town Hall on 26 March...

The national music competition Open Mic UK have announced their singing auditions for Open Mic UK 2015.

The Open Mic UK singing auditions will be hosted at 15 regions across the UK and the competition will be searching to find the UK’s best singers, singer songwriters, rappers and vocal groups.

Enter the Open Mic UK 2015 singing auditions now for your chance to perform on stage in front of music industry judges!

Open Mic UK is brought to you by Future Music, the company behind the discovery of artists such as Luke Friend and Karen Hardy both of which have had chart...

The finalised plans for the golf course alterations are now available at Exeter Golf and Country Club.

Following some weeks of consultation with the golf members, the Board have approved the plans of the work to be carried out over the next six months.

Golf course architect, Tom MacKenzie of MacKenzie Ebert and Exeter Golf and Country Club have appointed experienced golf course construction company 1st Golf to carry out the course alterations.

With the main alteration work commencing Monday 27th April, 1st Golf are carrying out initial enabling works in early April...