The Way to Go About Trading

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Sun, 11/27/2022 - 8:32pm

Trading might seem like a complex area to get into if you have no prior experience. But the good thing about learning how to trade today is that you have so many resources at your disposal. It’s also worth knowing that there’s more than one kind of trading which means you can pick one kind and specialize in it.

But it’s better to get a hang of the basics before you pick your speciality. For this, you’ll need to do a bit of digging. Learning the basics will give you a better understanding of what it means to trade and will help make you a better trader.

This is why you...

4 Things to Look For in the Best Senior Dating Sites

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Sun, 11/27/2022 - 7:39pm

Nowadays, things have been simplified through the use of technology. You can take a class from a school abroad right from the comfort of your home. You can also order dinner, watch movies online, and even find love and companionship through the use of dating sites. Internet waters can be murky and difficult to navigate, which is why we are here to provide you with some helpful pointers to find a good site that will take you one step closer to finding a mate.

  1. Privacy features

The number one thing that you must always look out for in any website is the privacy...

How Does the Falling Pound Affect My Savings?

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Sun, 11/27/2022 - 12:05pm

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...

●	Photos of protestors and land at Marsh Green, all images by Sharon Goble for Devon CPRE

EDDC’s Marsh Green solar farm report ‘biased and inaccurate’, say countryside campaigners

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:12pm

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 proud to sponsor Topsham Town Fayre

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...

Devon County Council highways gritters prepare for winter

Devon’s highways teams prepared for winter

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 hits stretch target of gifting 750 Christmas theatre tickets

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 teams up with John Lewis on its own Christmas advert

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/25/2022 - 7:09pm

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...

Jurassic Fibre saves the day for historic Exmouth Christmas tree

Authored by Program
Posted: Fri, 11/25/2022 - 4:14pm

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...

Children in uniform working with digital devices in the Year 6 lecture theatre

Broadclyst Community Primary School retains its Ofsted Outstanding status

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...

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