Students at the University of Exeter are facing increased rent payments as on-campus accommodation prices soar ahead for the 2016/17 academic year.
The cheapest accommodation, Moberly House, is set to close in the summer for a new self-catered residence. Students fear this could be the end of affordable accommodation halls.
Phil Attwell, Director of Campus Services at the university said: “The building is in need of some investment… we would like to enhance the facilities on offer by providing high quality accommodation.”
Exeter businesses continue to join forces with a Devon work placement company to welcome foreign trainees into the city.
The Training Partnership (TTPL) has found work placements for more than 300 trainees in the region this summer.
The most recent companies to have linked up with TTPL are the Glorious Art House and WiFi Spark, both based in Exeter.
The Glorious Art House partnered with TTPL to invite new people into the business who would inject some fresh ideas. Predominantly a café, there is also The Glorious Gallery on the second floor which showcases various...
A special service was held at Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh to bless its recently reopened Northgate House, which has been transformed into luxurious retreat and conference accommodation following an extensive refurbishment project.
Abbot David Charlesworth blessed Northgate House, with choral accompaniment courtesy of the Buckfast Abbey Choir. The ceremony was attended by the Benedictine monks who reside at Buckfast Abbey, in addition to Buckfast Abbey staff members and friends of the organisation.
The Exeter office of leading property consultancy JLL has been instructed to sell the Harrabeer Country House Hotel, Yelverton, an established business on the southern edge of Dartmoor National Park.
Understood to date from the 1680s with a Victorian extension in 1850, the property offers a traditional and charming style.
The original farmhouse building provides for six letting bedrooms, restaurant, drawing room and lounge bar. In addition there is a converted barn which provides for two independent one bedroom self-catering apartments with occupancy for four in each....
The Guardian UK University League Tables 2016 are just out and Exeter University has been ranked at number nine, having risen three places since last year when it was ranked at Number 12 in the UK (league table here ). With an overall Guardian score of 83.8 out of 100, Exeter University ranks especially highly for those ‘Satisfied with Course’ (91.5 out of 100) and ‘Satisfied with Feedback’ (76.7 out of 100). As home to one of the UK’s very best universities, and rising in ratings and popularity, the student accommodation offering for those visiting Exeter University is also flourishing....
This is the place to be November 14th, 15th &16th this year.
Middle Coombe Farm in Devon is hosting a fabulously special one-off country house weekend ‘Apple Pressing and cider Making’ . Here is the sneak preview to our new website. Do have a little look round as it shows the accommodation.. www.coombefarmwoods.co.uk
The weekend course, with accommodation and all meals, will run at £490 pp next year but we would like to offer it to 10 to 12 people for £380pp for a weekend this November. Gorgeous food, great company, incredible surroundings, and much more at the Middle...
Offering some of the best of British gastronomy in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, Highbullen Hotel has this week announced the appointment of new Head Chef, Dean Griffin.
Dean joins Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club from 4* Menzies Welcombe Hotel & Golf Course, Stratford upon Avon, where he headed up a fine dining restaurant and 150-cover events venue. Other recent posts over his 25-year career include Executive Head Chef at St Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa and Barceló Imperial Hotel, Torquay.
Joining Highbullen shortly following a £1.5 million...
South Devon Rural Housing Association (SDR) and Teignbridge District Council are celebrating the opening of a housing development, which provides much needed accommodation for people with learning disabilities.
Set in the Dartmoor National Park area and close to the historic Buckfast Abbey, Braemar Apartments and Merryfield Barns is a development of six apartments and four cottages that provide independent living for people with learning disabilities leaving residential care or other shared accommodation.
The project was supported by capital funding from the Homes and...
