People from Devon are being invited to dive into a sponsored swimming challenge and raise vital funds for Diabetes UK.
Swim22 runs between 22 July and 22 October and involves swimming a total of 22 miles – the equivalent of crossing the English Channel. Participants can take on the challenge at their own pace, accumulating the miles across the course of the 12 weeks.
All funds raised will go towards Diabetes UK’s work in funding life-saving research and making sure everyone living with diabetes gets the care and support they need.
After a 16-month COVID-enforced absence, Exeter Vegan Market returns to the Corn Exchange on Saturday 24 July to bring some much-needed cruelty-free cheer to the city.
The market brings together a huge selection of vegan and eco-friendly products, mostly created by small independent South West businesses. Visitors can enjoy a unique range of vegan products including organically grown vegetables, a delicious choice of home-baked cakes and savouries, freshly baked bread, lovingly created cosmetics and toiletries, gifts, cards and environmentally-friendly household cleaners and baby...
National Hunt Racing is set to return to Exeter on October 7 with an eight-card season opener followed by the Best Mate Beginners' Chase Day 12 days later. In the meantime, there’s plenty of summer flat racing action to keep fans entertained including the five-day Glorious Goodwood Festival in West Sussex which gets underway on Tuesday July 27.
Like Exeter, Goodwood has been hosting public races since the beginning of the 19th century with the first official meeting recorded in 1802, just two years before Exeter’s earliest recorded event. The Glorious Goodwood summer event...
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales met transport workers and Exeter’s ‘Net Zero Heroes’ during a visit to the new Exeter Bus Station.
Prince Charles met long-service bus drivers and discussed their work over the pandemic during the visit to the new Exeter Bus Station, which will open to the public on Sunday 25 July.
The Prince also heard from apprentice builders and staff involved in the construction of the neighbouring St Sidwell’s Point leisure centre, which will open later this year.
He was greeted on arrival by Karime Hassan, Chief Executive of Exeter...
SAM SIMMONDS is hot on the heels of Taulupe Faletau in pursuit of The British & Irish Lions’ No.8 jersey.
And the record-breaking Exeter Chiefs ace has proved ‘beyond all reasonable doubt’ he’s worthy of a place on the South African plane.
That’s according to three-time Lion and 2003 World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio, who revelled in watching ‘clinical’ Simmonds rack up a thrilling 21 tries in domestic action this season.
Simmonds, 26, Faletau and Jack Conan are embroiled in a red-hot battle for the No.8 position ahead of the First Test against South...
Western Power Distribution (WPD), the electricity distribution network operator for Exeter, has announced that it has signed up to the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign – the largest ever global alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. As part of WPD’s commitment to net zero, Exeter will benefit from funding to support green energy schemes.
With its Race to Zero pledge, WPD has committed to go even further and faster and become a carbon neutral business by 2028 - 22 years ahead of the UK Government and UN’s targets.
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The stress of buying can increase when owning a piece of Britain’s history. There is advice offered by The Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) to buyers interested in listed homes.
The process of buying a home can be stressful and daunting most of the time. What if you are looking to own a piece of Britain’s history? The cost of owning a listed home is about half a million. This is a building that is considered to be of national importance in terms of historic or architectural interest. Whether a city townhouse, a chocolate box cottage, or a sprawling country estate, it can be...
Home décor is an art, and it requires a lot of effort. However, when it comes to the wall décor, you do not have to think or invest much, especially when you plan to stay within a budget. Do not be surprised when we say that wall décor is possible in a budget, but all you need to do is explore new possibilities; for example, you can improve your home walls with peel and stick tiles or invest in the minimal wall hangings. That is how you cut the splurges and still get that elegance.
Today the wall décor ideas have changed a lot as several things can be added to the walls. These...
In order to decide whether an IVA is the right choice for you, you should first understand what it is. An Individual Voluntary Arrangement is essentially a legally binding agreement entered between you and your creditors that allows you to pay off your debts at a rate that is affordable and doable for you. It is considered a part of Debt Management Plan advice , and involves an insolvency practitioner that manages all your subsequent payments accordingly. Individuals struggling with paying off their debt tend to opt for this option as it gives them protection from their creditors taking...
