Tenants in the South West of England feel they get the worst value for money from their rent than in other parts of the UK, according to a recent poll by the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA).
Just over half (57%) of tenants in the region rated their rent as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ when asked their opinion on whether it represented value for money. However, a third (33%) perceived their rent as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.
In comparison, the findings also show that tenants in Yorkshire and Humber derive the best value for money from their rent, with four in five (83%)...
Find your soul mate this Valentine’s Day at Exeter Axhayes!!! We have lots of adorable cats and kittens looking for love! Come along to meet them at our Valentine’s Coffee morning. It will be held from 11am on Saturday 15th February at the Centre. Please come along and enjoy a cup of coffee and a Valentine's themed cakes.
We'd love volunteers to come and help. Bakers to bake their yummy cakes, and everyone else to come and support us! Please call 01395 232377 for more details or to put your name on our list of helpers.
This half-term try learning a new skill and provide a home for birds to nest in your garden.
Join the countryside team on Wednesday, 19 February at the Axe Estuary Wetlands classroom between 10am and 1pm, and build a nest box from one of our easy-to-use kits – available for a range of common garden birds from blue tits to sparrows and starlings.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands officer and the countryside rangers will help you build your nest box and advise you on where to place it for the best results. You will be helping the conservation effort by encouraging biodiversity in your...
Plans to construct a new short game practice golf area at the Sports Park on Streatham campus, have been unveiled by University of Exeter Sport.
Making use of the vacant space behind the University’s covered tennis courts; the 50m x 30m area will house two contoured, all-weather artificial greens and an eco-bunker. A 200m2 Pro-tour standard practice green will allow players to practice a full range of short game shots whilst a smaller 80m2 putting green gives golfers the ability to focus on short and medium range putts. The project, was ratified by the University last year...
For three nights only, The Met Office plays host to Bring The Happy Live, a theatre event mapping and celebrating happiness in Exeter.
An intimate and interactive evening somewhere between a wedding and a wake, Bring The Happy Live is a spectacular culmination of a project mapping moments and memories of happiness in Exeter and across the country.
The project will begin with artists, Invisible Flock, occupying a disused shop in Exeter High Street. Armed with giant maps of Exeter and stacks of tea, they will invite passers-by to come in and share a memory – a first kiss, a...
Construction is underway on the former site of the St Loye’s Foundation in Exeter, following a multi million pound investment from Renaissance Villages Ltd, a specialist developer of age exclusive villages, and Helical Bar plc, which is set to create up to 160 local jobs.
Millbrook Village will comprise a selection of luxury cottages and apartments for the over 55s, as well as a residents’ clubhouse featuring a restaurant, bar and swimming pool. The total investment, including the land purchase, professional fees, build costs and the marketing of Millbrook Village, is set to reach...
The UK must make “difficult choices” between protecting towns or countryside from future flooding according to Environment Agency boss, Lord Smith.
Lord Smith argued that there was no “bottomless purse” for flood defences and that current guidance which gives priority to lives and homes “involves tricky issues of policy and priority: town or country, front rooms or farmland?”
Writing to the Daily Telegraph newspaper Lord Smith offered his condolences to badly affected areas such as the Somerset levels but cautioned: “there are no quick fixes in the face of this kind of...
It’s a day that will live with him forever, but even though Jack Nowell’s England debut ended in a narrow 26-24 defeat to France in Paris, the Exeter Chiefs starlet was still buzzing come the final whistle at the Stade de France.
A late converted try from replacement Gael Fickou denied England what would have been their biggest ever comeback win in a sensational start to the 2014 Six Nations.
Having conceded a try in the first minute and been 16-3 behind with barely a quarter of the contest gone, England had fought back superbly to lead 24-19 with just four minutes left....
We are a newly formed company Stage-Wright Productions premiering our first play Motherland at Tiverton Community Art Theatre on Saturday 22nd February and thereafter in a selection of village halls around the region of Exeter.
Motherland focuses on the life and practices of Marie Stopes, the birth control pioneer. Set towards the end of the second world war this witty and provocative black comedy portrays a fascinating study into one of the most outspoken women of the time.
The play explores the issues of women in the first half of the 20th century for whom contraception...
It doesn't rain but it pours... and pours, and pours.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning of rain today (Monday February 3).
Outbreaks of heavy rain will be accompanied by strengthening south or southeast winds which may also combine with high tides to increase the risk of coastal flooding in exposed locations.
The public should be aware of the risk of further disruption, particularly to travel.
The public is advised to take extra care, further information and advice can be found here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/links.html
