More local people are getting a foot on the property ladder in Cranbrook through the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme than almost anywhere in the country, according to Government figures.
East Devon’s new community of Cranbrook is one of the country’s top 'Help to Buy' hotspots with 101 loans in the EX5 7 postcode which covers the Cranbrook area, second only to a postcode in Humberside, which has 143.
Local people have been quick to take advantage of the mortgage support scheme, which allows people to buy houses (worth up to £600,000) with a five per cent deposit, with the Government...
The latest competition for the gents at Exeter Golf and Country Club was the Club Championships. Over 140 players competed in the Nett trophy, which was won by Roy James with a fine nett 63. Low scoring was the order of the day with 10 players beating the par of 69.
Divisional winners were as follows:
Division 1 (0-9): 1 Oli Cowl 66, 2 Neil Woolfrey 67, 3 Martyn Luxton 67. Division 2 (10-14): 1 Roy James 63, 2 Kev Cocker 66, 3 Chris Gaite 68. Division 3 (14-19): 1 Douglas Jeffrey 66, 2 Matt Baxter 72, 3 Steve Sheldon 72. Division 4 (20...
Bookings are now being taken for Exeter City FC’s Football in the Community roadshows, which are again running throughout the summer holidays across the region. The events kick off with a Summer Launch Party on Monday 28 July, which is a full day’s festival of fun and games for children aged 5-14 at St Luke’s Science and Sports College and costs just £10.
“We are doing something a little bit different at our party to launch the summer events this year,” said Scott Walker, sports development officer. “As well as football, we are going to be offering taster sessions in tennis, table...
Labour will today commit to maintaining the most competitive corporation tax rate in the G7 while making reforms to support long-term investment and tackle tax avoidance.
Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, will set out Labour’s approach to business tax in a speech to the London Business School and in a policy document he is publishing with Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour’s Shadow Exchequer Secretary.
The speech will also set out the long-term reforms Labour will make to ensure Britain can earn its way out of the cost-of-living crisis and deliver rising prosperity for all,...
New Which? research has revealed what can happen to your car when you hand your keys to airport meet-and-greet companies and whether they’re really worth the money.
They fitted GPS trackers to cars left with three private meet-and-greet providers at Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports. Our trackers followed where they went and how fast they were driven for six days.
Which? found:
Of the three private meet-and-greet companies they looked at, Meteor Meet and Greet in Stansted, drove the 'customer's' car at nearly 100mph straight after leaving the terminal....
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park invites staff and family members of local tourism-related businesses, including holiday parks, hotels, guest houses, B&Bs and tourist information centres to its Annual Tourism Weekend on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July.
The Park has made a significant investment into the business and tourism industry with its continual effort to improve the offering to its local guests and to attract more visitors to the South West.
Local tourism partners will have the chance to network and meet other like-minded local business associates, looking to...
The Pearson Teaching Awards hosted a prestigious event at the House of Commons last week to honour all those who have won a Silver Teaching Award in 2014.
Andy Waite of Exeter College attended the event which was held to celebrate exceptional teachers from across the UK. He won his trophy in the category FE Teacher/Lecturer of the Year, after being shortlisted from a record number of over 20,000 nominations made by grateful pupils, past and present, parents and colleagues.
He will now join 59 fellow silver award winners at the UK final of the Teaching Awards at London’s...
For centuries Chagford has been known as having magnetism for those involved in the Arts. Not least among these are the writers and poets who have used the landscape and nature as the inspiration for their work.
To celebrate the town's literary heritage, Ex Libris an exhibition of written works, illustrated with flowers, will be held later this year at the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Chagford Friday 25th July until Sunday July 27th. (Friday & Saturday 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, Sunday 11.00 am - 5.00 pm).
Among those who have lived and worked in Chagford are such well...
Renowned as a stunning haven for artists and creative types, events in Dartmoor’s historic Chagford will be in full swing all summer long.
Neil Tappenden from Visit Chagford the town’s destination marketing organization said: “Some of Dartmoor’s most exciting events take place in and around historic Chagford every summer and visitors will receive a warm welcome in our hotels, B&Bs, independent shops and eateries.”
Chagstock – July 18-19 The legendary Chagstock Festival is a great reason to visit Chagford this summer and the full lineup has now been confirmed with...
Savers who are anticipating the launch of the Nisa on July 1st shouldn’t forget the other options available to them to save tax, says leading wealth manager Brewin Dolphin.
“It’s possible to shelter many more of your assets from the taxman than most realise, as long as you remember to put together all the pieces of the tax jigsaw puzzle,” says Tim Walker, Head of Office at Brewin Dolphin. “While the increased flexibility and rise in Isa limits is welcome, it is also important that savers consider other forms of tax planning.”
