The UK is suffering an economic crisis very much of its own making, as it continues to reel from the overwhelmingly negative impacts of ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’ and ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-budget’ . Mortgage rates have risen significantly as a result of the Bank of England’s attempts to combat Truss and Kwarteng’s inflationary policies, resulting in a housing crash on top of impending economic recession.
The leading story on the international stage, though, is that of the falling pound. Essentially, the pound sterling has lost value with respect to other...
The officer’s report recommending approval next week for a major solar farm application at Marsh Green, near Exeter, is biased and inaccurate, according to the Devon branch of the countryside charity. Members of East Devon District Council’s planning committee will determine the fate of the application (22/0990/MFUL) next Tuesday, 29 November.
The Marsh Green scheme is for a 30MW solar farm of 60,000 solar panels on 218 acres of farmland.
The report states that there is an "absence of technical objections" to the development, a statement refuted by Devon CPRE. The...
Taylor Wimpey Exeter were pleased to sponsor Topsham Town Fayre, which took place on the 24th August 2022 at Matthews Hall in Topsham.
The event boasted a varied programme including a quiz, a street fayre and a dog show, and it was a huge success, welcoming over 120 people at Matthews Hall to enjoy the various activities organised throughout the day.
The Town Fayre has been running for decades, with the quiz being held annually for 35 years. Other events across the week-long event included bingo, coffee mornings, and a wine and cheese night, with the Charter-organised...
With temperatures forecast to drop next week Devon’s highways teams say they’re prepared to face whatever the elements throw at the county’s roads over the next few months.
Gritting depots across the county are fully stocked with around 24,000 tonnes of salt and Devon County Council’s upgrade of its winter fleet has continued, with eight of its 37 frontline gritters replaced with newer models this year.
These latest gritters are kitted out with touchscreen controls to adjust the position of the plough attachments, enabling drivers to pull over and make adjustments...
Exeter Northcott has reached its stretch goal of gifting 750 tickets for family Christmas show Robin Hood to children, young people and carers in Devon through its Pay It Forward audience donation campaign.
The theatre had already achieved its initial end-of-year aim of giving away 500 tickets through the scheme to people who might not otherwise be able to experience the magic of theatre at Christmas in October.
In total, 1234 people donated £12,559 towards the Northcott’s Pay It Forward campaign this year.
The Northcott is gifting the 750 Pay It Forward tickets...
Devon County Council and John Lewis, Exeter, have teamed up in celebration of fostering and children in care.
The connection follows the recent launch of the much-heralded John Lewis 'Christmas' TV advert, viewed by millions and seen by many to mark the start of the Christmas count-down.
Often poignant, the John Lewis advert this year focuses on children in care and follows the preparations by a foster carer ahead of the young person's arrival.
Knowing that the young person is a keen skateboarder, foster carer dad spends previous weeks learning how to skateboard...
Award-winning Devon-based broadband company, Jurassic Fibre , has saved the day by stepping in to help light up Exmouth’s historic community tree, just in time for Christmas.
Exmouth’s community tree is at Exmouth’s Magnolia Centre in the pedestrian walkway, a popular shopping hotspot for tourists and locals alike. The tree is a traditional Norwegian spruce, measuring at over 40 ft tall, and has an 80-year history in the Magnolia Centre.
Grown at a plantation in Hemyock, and gifted to the town by King’s Garden Centre in Exmouth, the spruce has become a beloved landmark and...
Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS) has been awarded Outstanding status in all areas.
The school has held the status since 2008, under previous inspection regimes, and has now retained the award, in spite of a more rigorous, new Ofsted framework, in which approximately only 3% of schools nationally achieve the outstanding judgement. Moreover, the news follows the announcement that only 20% of previously outstanding schools have been able to retain the award since the current approach began.
The founding school of the Cornerstone Academy Trust, BCPS has a national and...
As a long-term member of Resolution which seeks to resolve family matters as constructively as possible, The Family Law Company is keen to raise awareness of Good Divorce Week.
The campaign was created to help limit conflict in divorce in the hope that separating couples are more likely to remain on amicable terms. This year Good Divorce Week runs from 28 November to 2 December and is themed Ending the Family Court Crisis.
Solicitor Nahanni Simcox from The Family Law Company explains “While some people might wonder how a divorce can ever be ‘good’, the fact is that by...
Exeter-based mortgage broker, The Mortgage Quarter has launched its annual Christmas charity gift appeal, which this year will support seven local charities.
Now in its fourth year, The Mortgage Quarter is widening its campaign this year and calling on local residents and businesses to donate brand-new women's and children's clothes and gifts as well as toys.
Working in partnership with CoLab Exeter, the donations will be split between seven Exeter-based charities supporting children, domestic abuse survivors, families in temporary accommodation and Ukrainian refugees....
