The £20m redevelopment of a former school in Exeter, known as St Margaret’s , has become the first property in the UK to secure an Energy Performance Certification (EPC) A for a set of historic buildings.
Sustainable Exeter-based developer, Grenadier , is transforming the Grade II and Grade II* listed buildings into new energy efficient homes and has secured the highest EPC rating for a Grade II building, making it the first of its kind in the UK to secure the certification.
The EPC A rating is more commonly achieved in new-build properties which can perform to the...
Contrary to popular belief, competition isn’t just a mere obstacle on the road to the success of a small business. In actuality, it is an advantage. Not only does it serve as an indicator of a healthy marketplace. But also an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to learn and develop their business ownership skills. However, that’s not to say that it is easy. In actuality, it can also be a colossal undertaking to to gain an edge over well-established rivals .
The good news is that there are ways to get ahead of your competitors, even as a small business. And in an effort to help...
The manager of an Exeter care home has rejected media reports that residents are being isolated in their rooms during the pandemic.
Kerry Dempsey, who leads the team at The Old Rectory Nursing Home, says staff are working very hard to ensure that residents are enjoying a programme of stimulating activities, despite the constraints of the virus.
She says: “it is simply not true that residents are stuck in their rooms. If they are well and want to socialise, our staff are being very creative in finding entertaining things to do. For example, we recently celebrated...
M&S Exeter is taking applications for a newly launched work placement programme to enable young people, aged 16-24, to gain valuable experience to help them onto the career ladder.
Supporting the UK Government’s Kickstart programme, M&S has created 360 work placements across the breadth of the country.
The programme will be run in partnership with The Prince’s Trust – M&S’s long-standing employability and Sparks charity partner. The first Kickstart cohort of 180 placements across 30 Regional Academy stores including six placements delivered in Exeter in April...
Country star Dolly Parton is urging people to have a covid vaccination with an adaptation of her hit Jolene, but Dolly isn’t the only person to find artistic inspiration in the vaccine.
Nurse Chris Gibson, who works at the vaccination centre at Sherborne House in Newton Abbot, has written a poem to reassure patients.
“We see the people behind the statistics. Everybody has a story to tell,” said Chris, who has worked for the NHS for over 40 years.
“People come, we see them in a queue and then they come to the table and they tell us things; personal things, sad...
A couple from the Honiton area have recently been banned from selling puppies and handed a life-time ban on owning dogs, prompting council warnings on buying puppies.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has recently had a flurry of enquiries regarding the buying and selling puppies as well as complaints of alleged unlicensed breeders during lockdown.
The authority has been contacted by residents from across the district, including from areas such as Exmouth, Exton, and Newton Poppleford and Whimple as well as further afield.
Michelmores has launched its Property Awards for 2021 – celebrating the very best projects from the South West property and construction sectors. The annual awards, now in their 19thconsecutive year, have become a firm fixture of the region's real estate calendar – attracting applications from a broad range of highly innovative schemes across ten competition categories.
Emma Honey, head of Real Estate at Michelmores said: "I am very pleased to announce the launch of this year's Property Awards. This highly successful event showcases some of the most exciting new developments...
Romantic Exeter bus driver Chris Oakley proposed to his partner of two years, fellow driver Fiona Smith, on Tuesday 2nd March 2021 with a special bus bearing a ‘Will You Marry Me? display.
Chris and Fiona met driving buses for Stagecoach in Exeter; Chris had joined the company in 2016, whilst Fiona started with Stagecoach in 2019. The couple began their relationship not long after Fiona became a driver at the Exeter depot.
When asked how they first met, they explained that Fiona had been assigned a shift on the Exeter City E and F routes, which are operated by Optare...
As pupils prepare to return to the classroom on March 8, Devon-based Thrive has put together a list of easy-to-follow, practical suggestions to help parents and children to get ready for face-to-face learning.
While some children may be feeling excited at the prospect of seeing friends and teaching staff again, others may be feeling anxious about returning to a busy school environment, seeing less of their parents or the perceived pressure to catch up on missed lessons.
Thrive, a Newton Abbot-based provider of training and tools which support children’s mental health and...
The challenge is on! Four teams from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital are competing in a virtual Everest Challenge this week.
Staff from Haematology, Oncology, Radiotherapy and Cancer Services are raising money for FORCE Cancer Charity and Exeter Leukaemia Fund.
The classic Himalayan trek from Lukla in Nepal to Everest Base Camp and back is 130km – 65km each way - and the aim of the challenge is for the teams to collectively walk the distance as many times as possible in one week.
The teams began battling it out on Monday March 1 and the challenge ends on...
