Construction work has now started on a brand new community on the outskirts of Exeter. Barratt Homes' Victoria Heights in Alphington, South of Exeter will be made up of 160 two, three and four-bedroom homes, suitable for first time buyers, families and people looking to downsize or retire.
Foundations for the new homes are now being laid and work to convert an existing barn and refurbish a row of traditional cottages is also underway. The development will include public open space and landscaped planting along with wildlife habitat protection and enhancement and new road,...
Vaping involves the creating of water vapor that is inhaled instead of smoke from cigarettes. The vape users inhale the water vapor and get nicotine from it in the same way as they do from cigarettes. However, water vapor will not present a risk to the person or their health. If they are addicted to nicotine, the vapes are a better choice than smoking cigarettes that are known to cause lung cancer. The products are easy to use, and the vape user adds more vape juice to the device to continue to get the full benefits of the vape. A review of information about vaping shows consumers how to...
More than half of people in Devon (58%) admit to being worried about rising energy bills this winter, particularly with many working from home as a result of the Covid pandemic, according to new research carried out by leading housebuilders Barratt and David Wilson Homes. Over a third of respondents (35.33%) admit to wearing lots of extra layers or feeling cold during the day in order not to put the heating on until later in the day, in a survey conducted across the South West this month.
With government advising families getting together over Christmas to increase ventilation...
A trailblazing partnership has been set up to enable global audiences the chance to enjoy an hilarious version of a British classic - Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island .
Le Navet Bete’s version of this swashbuckling adventure at the Northcott Theatre was one of the few productions able to play to a live socially-distanced audience over the Christmas period. With standing ovations and rapturous applause, audiences praised the show for offering much-needed laughter and escapism after a difficult year. Unfortunately, with tightening lockdown restrictions, the run was cut...
East Devon District Council has approved a pioneering project to help a river valley on England’s Jurassic Coast adapt to climate change and create an internationally important wildlife reserve. The EU-funded Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) will reconnect the River Otter to its historic floodplain and return the lower Otter Valley to a more natural condition; creating more than 50ha of intertidal mudflats, saltmarsh and other valuable estuarine habitats. LORP is a partnership between the Environment Agency, local landowner Clinton Devon Estates, and the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths...
If you suffer from fibromyalgia you will know it can be a difficult condition to manage and often be debilitating. If you are considering a claim contact Brian Barr fibromyalgia solicitors
1. Try To Keep Calm
Stress is the one thing known to trigger increased inflammation, making fibromyalgia more painful. Keeping your stress levels down can thus help manage and minimize fibromyalgia pain. Taking on calming exercises, such as yoga, deep breathing, and even listening to soothing music can help improve most fibromyalgia symptoms.
Thailand is in a unique employment position since the COVID-19 outbreak. The country has been historically famous for its low unemployment rate. But with the coronavirus causing economic uncertainty, more and more companies are turning to Thailand recruitment companies to ensure they retain the talented employees they need to weather the economic storm.
Thailand has also enjoyed an extraordinary level of success in fighting COVID-19 and achieved a lower infection rate than most of the world's countries. This puts it in an advantageous position to outgrow many regional countries...
Learning to drive from our relatives is great and all, I mean, what’s not to love about being screamed at and having the wheel yanked from our hands for ‘cutting it too close’? No, while being screamed at by our relatives is a lot of fun, we recommend that you learn to drive from a professional. Learning to drive from a professional comes with a large number of benefits, most of which we will mention here today on this page. The benefits of learning to drive from a professional far outweigh those of learning to drive from somebody else.
The life expectancy in dogs is between 10 and 15 years and some of them will live longer than that. When you get a new pup you will probably not be too worried about this but as it gets older, you should start thinking about the ways that will make them active and healthy for as long as possible.
Although generally speaking some breeds live longer than others, there are certain things you can do to possibly prolong their lifespan. It all goes down to the way you care for your pet. So, these are some of the steps you can take to ensure they stay healthy for as long as possible....
The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum is to offer members of the community a chance to enjoy one of nature’s most spectacular displays of snowdrops at their world famous Snowdrop Festival - which starts on Friday 15 January - providing, it’s hoped, a welcome relief from lockdown.
Visitors will be able to take gentle exercise in the gardens, exploring the stunning displays of snowdrops, which are bigger than ever this year, in a covid secure, socially distanced manner.
The world renowned Matt Bishop Snowdrop Collection, one of the most diverse collections of named and...
