Naomi Cleaver, interior designer, writer and television presenter, is launching a new series of design workshops - great news for the 45% of homeowners that will spend a long weekend tackling DIY jobs* (and that means everything from a splash of paint on the walls to more strenuous renovations such as replacing the bathroom, kitchen or landscaping the garden).
And, with the amount we borrow to pay for our home improvement projects going up, rising 21% over the past five years from £7,932 to £9,570, Naomi’s courses focus on how to avoid costly mistakes and getting the best out of...
Naomi Cleaver, interior designer, writer and television presenter, is launching a new series of design workshops - great news for the 45% of homeowners that will spend a long weekend tackling DIY jobs* (and that means everything from a splash of paint on the walls to more strenuous renovations such as replacing the bathroom, kitchen or landscaping the garden).
And, with the amount we borrow to pay for our home improvement projects going up, rising 21% over the past five years from £7,932 to £9,570, Naomi’s courses focus on how to avoid costly mistakes and getting the best out of...
Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables from Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire have reinforced their determination to develop a powerful group to ensure that the region stays amongst the safest in the country, despite government cutbacks. It’ll also be a powerful voice in lobbying for resources.
The President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, Sir Hugh Orde, was a guest at their latest regional meeting. It was hosted in Exeter by Devon and Cornwall PCC Tony Hogg, alongside Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer.
Smoked salmon, poached ham and olive and artichoke may not be the standard sarnie served up in school dinner halls. But local youngsters from St Peter’s Church of England Aided School in Quarry Lane, Exeter, have now got a taste for gourmet cuisine after being treated to a unique Afternoon Tea experience courtesy of Exeter’s award winning Head Chef of 2012, Ben Bulger of the Magdalen Chapter.
Aspiring young chefs, who chose to study a GCSE in Catering, were selected to take over the culinary duties for one afternoon at one of Exeter’s prestigious city sites, the luxurious boutique...
Having been given his first taste of Aviva Premiership action at the weekend, Exeter Chiefs youngster Henry Slade says he is keen to sample more over the remaining few weeks of the season. The talented fly-half was handed his top flight debut when he came off the bench during the second half of Exeter's 27-6 home win over London Irish. It was indeed a special moment for the 20-year-old, who with his first Premiership touch came within a whisker of marking his big day with a first-ever try. Sadly, it was not to be for Slade as referee Martin Fox adjudged his charge for the line had been...
Christopher Copeland aged 51 years from Copplestone, near Crediton has today, Wednesday 17 April been charged with 16 counts of fraud by false representation in connection with the Help for Heroes Charity.
He has been released on bail to appear before Exeter Magistrates Court on Wednesday 8 May.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is celebrating its first orang utan birth in 16 years.
Bornean orang utan Mali gave birth on Thursday 11th April. The last orang to be born at Paignton Zoo was female Gambira, on 22nd March 1997.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “We are absolutely thrilled that our years of patience have been rewarded and that Mali is proving to be an excellent and attentive mother. The babies are such enchanting and vulnerable looking creatures that you can’t help but want to do something to...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has fallen for the first time since last October and at a faster rate than the national average. Encouragingly youth unemployment rates have fallen significantly since this time last year.
The claimant count across the county was down by 239 from 9,842 in February to 9,603 in March.
The Devon figures reflect the national trend, however the month on month decrease of 2.4% has occurred at a faster rate in Devon compared to the UK (1.8%).
The claimant count in Devon stands at 2.1% of the working age...
Thousands more young people in Devon are to benefit from the sporting legacy after Sport England announced an extra £24 million to expand and extend its successful Sportivate programme.
The National Lottery funding means Sportivate can continue helping 14- to 25-year-olds to get involved in sports from judo and tennis to wakeboarding and parkour until 2017.
The initiative is run in Devon by County Sport Partnership, Active Devon. New figures shows that 3,521 teenagers and young adults in the county have already benefitted from free or discounted six-to-eight week sports...
A gun carriage bearing Baroness Thatcher's coffin made its way to from the Houses of Parliament to St Paul's Cathedral this morning in a ceremonial procession to her funeral. Thousands of people gathered along the route of the funeral procession, mostly to pay respects to the former Prime Minister (1979-1990), who passed away at the age of 87 following a stroke.
However, some boos have been heard as the coffin passed certain sections of the crowd and anti-Thatcher protesters turned their backs as her coffin passed by. Patricia Welsh, a 69-year-old retired youth worker, joined the...
