The pool and health suite at Exeter’s Riverside Leisure Centre has re-opened after a four-year closure.

Millions of pounds have been spent on refurbishing the building, following a fire in February 2017 which closed the entire facility for months.

The gym and sports halls were back in operation later that year, but whilst fire damage was being repaired, unrelated structural weaknesses were revealed.

Exeter City Council leader Phil Bialyk officially re-opened the pool and health suite at a short ceremony on Saturday and said it was “absolutely” worth the wait....

The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth will host East Devon’s new travelling creative space – the Creative Cabin on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 August, offering visitors free hands-on activities and the chance to learn all about one of the UK's rarest bats - the grey long-eared-bat.

Activities at the 'Completely Batty' event include making flying bat models and bat masks, as well as putting together wildflower ‘seed bombs’, to create wildflower gardens at home.

Visitors will also be able to join a Bat Discovery trail around the sanctuary with the charity’s Ecology and Conservation...

Exeter councillors have recommended that Pinhoe be moved into a proposed new parliamentary constituency with Exmouth.

It follows proposals for a shake-up of England’s electoral map for general elections from 2023. The South West has been allocated an extra three seats, including one in Devon that also strays into parts of Somerset.

Under the Boundary Commission’s plan, which aims to make parliament fairer by giving each MP roughly a similar number of voters, a new Exmouth constituency would be created. Councillors at Wednesday night’s full council meeting proposed the...

The UK’s Leading Social Selling Company Opens London Office

A Plymouth based social selling training and consulting company has set its sights on new horizons after acquiring a London based office.

As the top social selling training company in the UK, Maverrik , has already helped over 150,000 businesses through their training programmes from their base in the quiet city of Plymouth. However, after a period of growth the team have decided that now is the time to expand and open a London office.

Founded by Dean Seddon in 2017, Maverrik has a big vision - to help...

Do you remember how four years ago you made vows to each other, how you created a new family? Of course, you can choose a traditional gift of flowers to celebrate such a happy event. But we know of some different gifts that will make your anniversary unforgettable and your memories brighter.

The fourth anniversary is meaningful!

Countries have their own traditions for each anniversary. For example, the Netherlands calls four years of marriage a silk wedding annversary, while the Germans call it an amber anniversary and the English a linen wedding anniversary. Of course, the...

Since a temporary reduction to stamp duty rates was introduced by the Government in July 2020, house sales (and prices) have been on the rise to a significant extent.

However, with the nil rate for stamp duty remaining at £250,000 until 30 September 2021 and the introduction of the Government’s mortgage guarantee scheme in March 2021 backing high loan to value (LTV) mortgages (of over 90%), it is still a great time to consider buy-to-let investments.

So where is a good place to purchase a buy-to-let property to get a healthy return on your investment, a good pool of...

In celebration of Exeter’s cultural community, city-centre arts charity Exeter Phoenix is set to host to a range of free activities and events this August.

With a focus on spotlighting Exeter artists and creatives, ‘Reason to Create’ is a pop-up festival in which Exeter Phoenix celebrate and showcase the incredible versatility, resilience and creativity of members of Exeter’s cultural community.

They have thrown their doors open for a week of free, low cost and pay-what-you-like events created by artists from Exeter Phoenix’s Creative Hub, that span a range of art-forms...

Leading integrated fee-sharing legal business Spencer West announces the next stage of its UK regional expansion with the addition of specialist technology and corporate law team of Probert Legal and the launch of a new South West hub in Exeter.

The move will see the respected team from Probert Legal added to Spencer West’s existing roster of legal experts in the region, giving it a strong presence in the South West in line with its UK regional development strategy.

The Probert team will join on August 1 and will include founders Edmund and Jo Probert as well as...

Jenny Berryman and Milly Evans are already exceptional because they give up time to volunteer with Samaritans - but what makes them really special is that they are mother and daughter.

The pair are the first mother-and-daughter volunteers in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the charity, having joined the organisation during 2019.

Jenny, 46, says her biggest challenge was overcoming a worry of becoming too involved when listening to others’ problems. “However, the training we receive is exceptional - it gives us the confidence to listen without becoming an...

From a survey initiated by the holiday park operators Parkdean Resorts, Exeter is named the second friendliest city within the region of the UK. Within the top 50 cities mentioned, Edinburgh came in first place and swiftly after, came the city of Exeter. Coming in within the third and fourth positions, was the cities Oxford and Glasgow, and fifth being the city of Bournemouth.

These cities came to their positions due to it being primarily down to the sense of ‘community’ that was experienced there by holiday makers. Yet we can all agree that due to the challenging past year and a...