Around £10.2 million was saved by 145,000 households in the South West in the last six months, simply by changing electricity supplier.
The figures, released as part of the ‘Power to Switch’ campaign, show that within the South West:
The ‘Power to Switch’ campaign encourages people to switch supplier and save money by visiting www.BeAnEnergyShopper.com . Millions of people can save around £200 - and some can save even more.
Nationally, during a four week period for the campaign, both gas and electricity switches through price comparison sites resulted in 130,000...
In support of International Women’s Day on March 8th Leading Women UK (a networking group with meetings across the South West) has arranged a Thunderclap to support women as they #MakeitHappen in 2015.
You can pledge your support on the Thunderclap here: http://bit.ly/1beHNJ7
In addition to this Leading Women UK is asking people to share their #MakeitHappen advice by writing it on a piece of paper, taking a photo and sharing it on the Leading Women UK Facebook: facebook.com/LeadingWomenUK or Twitter @LeadingWomenUK.
You can see other people’s photos here: http://on....
Graeme Smith, born in Exeter in 1957 is an accomplished exponent of Kenpo karate and is a Fourth Degree Black Belt. He is fascinated by the Bronze Age and has found many artefacts from this period whilst out metal detecting. His other hobbies include collecting knapped flints, dog walking and meditation. He currently works for the NHS.
His mother; Trena served with military intelligence, sadly; two of her brothers were killed in action in World War II. The family home and business were also destroyed in bombing raids on Paris St, Exeter. During WWII Graeme’s father saw action in...
A global figure in the field of dementia study has joined the University of Exeter to lead a new Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH).
Professor Linda Clare, who is particularly known for her pioneering research on the application of cognitive rehabilitation approaches for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, joins Exeter from Bangor University.
The new Centre, based in the department of Psychology within the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, aims to improve the lives of people with dementia. Its research focuses on two main themes:...
Trill Farm, the organic farm and education centre in Musbury, Axminster, is opening its gates on Easter Monday, 6th April 2015 between 3-5pm. Families and friends will have the opportunity to explore the farm and woods, meet the spring lambs and chicks, and talk to the team of staff and volunteers (wwoofers) who oversee the the farm and garden that provides such an abundant year-round harvest.
An Easter egg hunt will be held for children under 8 years old, and a treasure hunt will take place for older children. Both activities will have a £2.50 entry charge. Entrance to the farm is...
Exmouth based renewable energy firm, MIG Renewable Technologies, has expanded its energy efficiency credentials with an accreditation which will enable the firm to carry out loft insulations on homes throughout Devon, free of charge. The Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2030 is the British Standards Institution (BSI) standard upon which the Green Deal is built. The Green Deal is a government scheme that looks to transform the UK’s building stock to ensure all properties are warmer and cheaper to run. In order to achieve the accreditation, MIG Renewables had to prove that all the work...
All-female Hecate Theatre Co. have never shied away from reworking the classics and their five-star (Theatre Bath, June 2014) Frogs is no exception. Aristophanes' Greek comedy tackles art, politics and ego-mania, asking the big question: how much do we really value the theatre?
Hecate's thoroughly modern Frogs follows the god of drama, Dionysus, down into the Underworld to find the greatest writer who ever lived. Whereas the original text features Greek playwrights, Charles Scherer's script includes a literary smack-down between William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, while Sara...
Delegates from across the world will be travelling to Devon, the birthplace of the Transition movement, in September 2015.
The inaugural Transition Network International Conference will be held from 18th-20th September with 350 Transition representatives from across the globe expected to be in attendance at the event. The Conference is being held at Seale-Hayne – the ex-agricultural college now operated by the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust - just outside Newton Abbot.
From its origins in Totnes, this ground-breaking Transition movement has spread virally to more than 1,200...
In support of International Women’s Day Leading Women UK (a networking group with meetings across the South West) has arranged a Thunderclap to support women as they #MakeitHappen in 2015.
You can pledge your support on the Thunderclap here: http://bit.ly/1beHNJ7
In addition to this Leading Women UK is asking people to share their #MakeitHappy advice by writing it on a piece of paper, taking a photo and sharing it on the Leading Women UK Facebook: facebook.com/LeadingWomenUK or Twitter @LeadingWomenUK.
You can see other people’s photos here: http://on.fb.me/18T0uQV...
