Living in one of the highly sought-after places like Hyde Park is nothing less of an adventure. The most attractive Royal parks of London- Hyde Park, is located in the heart of the city occupying about 350 acres of central London.
Two long lakes- Long Water and Serpentine lakes run along the premises of Hyde Park, which is a great hotspot for the residents. Hyde Park lies in the boroughs of Westminster, which is a prominent region in London.
Neighbouring boroughs like Paddington, Bayswater, Mayfair etc., are easily reachable from Hyde Park. Finding a home in a popular...
Tickets have gone on sale for Budleigh Music Festival which will be held from 9 - 17 July after a break last year due to Government restrictions. A week-long programme of live classical music will be held in the town, this year accompanied by incredible sensory art installation, Colourscape.
Immersive experience
As well as a star-studded line up of world-class musicians, this year’s festival will see the launch of Colourscape, an immersive experience of colour, light and music, taking the form of a walk-through installation on The Green. Interlinked chambers of intense...
Leather is one of the most fashionable, durable materials in the world. Even small leather corner sofas can last for years . However, every piece of furniture that is made from leather is really expensive, so if you buy one, you have to make sure that you know how to clean it properly.
It takes some specific know-how to keep the leather look good for years, especially if you use it often. Additionally, there is more than one type of leather, so you have to know exactly what kind of leather you have. Here, you will find some useful information that will help you keep your leather...
A revamped Exeter hair salon has become the city’s first to win the Standards Agency Flagship’s 5-star rating for its standards of hygiene. Futura Hair , in Exeter’s South Street, is emerging from the national lockdown with a new vision for the future.
Founded and run by Nadia Barlaba , Futura Hair, which was formerly The LXS and rebranded during the pandemic, has emerged from a tough period in which a new focus was born out of the need to survive.
Nadia said: “We knew the impact the pandemic would have on the business and the community immediately and so we had to do...
An Exeter School Sixth Former has been awarded the Jack Sadler Award for his outstanding contribution to the Combined Cadet Force contingent (CCF).
WO2 Stan Hart was presented with the brass trophy of an artillery shell case and an engraved medal by Contingent Commander Sqn Ldr Simon Smale on 7 May during a CCF awards ceremony.
The Jack Sadler award is made annually in memory of former pupil and trooper Jack Sadler who was tragically killed in Afghanistan.
Jack was a popular and respected senior member of the Army Section who was very much viewed as a soldier’s...
An interactive audio experience, Hairy Hands FM, brings to life a Dartmoor legend.
Since the 1920s, drivers in Devon have claimed mysterious ‘Hairy Hands’ have seized control of the steering wheel and caused a high number of road accidents on the B3212.
Hairy Hands FM, part of the BBC New Creatives scheme for young artists, brings these sightings to life through unnerving binaural sound and a radio host to help the listener defeat the hairy hands.
“Hairy Hands FM is an immersive audio experience with interactive elements where you get chased around your home by the...
A Devon-based, award-winning coffee pod producer is breaking into the Chinese market with its eco-friendly, compostable coffee capsules made from wood and bark.
Blue Goose’s coffee pods are now selling in China online through the Great British Food Store on the country’s largest social media platform, WeChat.
The Great British Food Store just set up by Business West, one of the UK’s largest Chambers of Commerce, is already selling 20 UK food and drink brands on WeChat which has a user base of 1.2 billion.
Lex Thornley, co-founder of Blue Goose, based in Exeter...
Volunteers are being sought in Devon to help two leading charities support children and families this summer.
From 15-17 July, charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting long-life food in Tesco’s large Devon stores as part of a special Food Collection to support children and families throughout the summer holidays.
Food donated by Tesco customers during the collection will go to support food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network and to local charities supplied by FareShare, including holiday clubs providing healthy meals and activities to youngsters...
Three quarters of adults in Devon have now had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
More than 750,000 first doses had been given up to 23 May and almost half a million second doses.
The milestone has been reached less than six months since the first vaccine was administered in Devon on 8 December 2020 to 81-year-old Kathleen Viney.
Since then vaccines have been delivered in a huge variety of places, including a mosque, bus, sports centres and grounds, a garden centre, pub, pharmacies, a town hall, hospitals and events venues.
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