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Ex burglar reveals how to keep your home safe this Christmas

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/05/2017 - 9:35am

Posting our plans on social media, leaving gift boxes we have bought in outside bins and forgetting to lock doors and windows… the simple mistakes that are inviting burglars into our homes.

As Christmas approaches, homes become filled with expensive gifts and gadgets. This sadly means that the festive season is also the peak time that domestic burglary increases due to opportunistic intruders.

New research from Verisure revealed it can take a long time to recover from a burglary. According to the research, 45% of victims felt angry for six months to over a year. A third...

Tech companies celebrate the Best of the West

Tech companies from across the region came together to celebrate and showcase the sector at a ‘Best of the West’ Tech South West event in Devon.

Held at Rockbeare Manor near Exeter Airport on Tuesday November 28, the event gave established and emerging tech companies from across the South West a platform to share their success stories with the tech community.

Acronyms IT, based at Plymouth Science Park, Dashboard from Exeter, YellowDog, Bristol and LimeCloud from Barnstaple were amongst those taking part.

Fifteen companies presented to the audience, and there were...

Win Exeter Chiefs v Leinster Rugby tickets

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/05/2017 - 6:49am

Congratulations to our winner, Nicky Brooks, whose name was drawn from the correct entries.

The correct answer to the question ‘When did the Exeter Chiefs first move into the Sandy Park Stadium?’ is of course 2006.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

*** COMPETITION CLOSED ******

Exeter Chiefs will go head-to-head with Leinster Rugby, on Sunday (10 December) at 5.30pm, in the third round of the Champions Cup – and we have FOUR tickets to giveaway!

We are offering one lucky reader the opportunity to win FOUR tickets to the match at the Sandy Park...

Exeter and Cranbrook Sport England bid proves successful

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/05/2017 - 6:02am

Exeter and Cranbrook are jumping for joy after being chosen to trail-blaze new ways of getting people active for life. Sport England today (Tuesday 5 December) announced that Exeter and the East Devon new town of Cranbrook, are one of 12 places selected to work on a ground-breaking new approach to tackle inactivity in communities. Exeter and Cranbrook has been chosen by Sport England as a pilot area to work with on a bold new approach to build healthier, more active communities across England. Exeter and Cranbrook is one of only 12 places in England to be awarded Pilot status and the only...

Enjoy free cream tea at historic mill thanks to National Lottery!

One of Exeter’s historic attractions is opening its doors to visitors for free tours and cream teas.

Cricklepit Mill is the venue for the event which takes place between 10am and 12 noon on Friday 15 December. The historic watermill is home to the charity Devon Wildlife Trust and is located on Commercial Road close to the city’s Quay.

Visitors will get the chance to see the mill’s two waterwheels turning, while its team of volunteers will be on hand using traditional water-power to demonstrate the milling of grain into flour. Tours telling the story of Cricklepit Mill will...

Scripts for Supper present The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Event Date: 
08/12/2017 - 7:00pm to 10/12/2017 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Tapeley Park

Coming to Tapeley Park barn near Instow this weekend 8th and 9th December at 7pm and 10th December at 2pm!

Scripts for Supper is brought to you by MasterChef Semi-Finalist Annie McKenzie, following two 5* runs of our inaugural theatrical dining experience Twelfth Night in London earlier this year and features in Hello! Magazine, Luxury London and Devon Life, our Arts Council Funded Christmas production The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will follow Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy through the wardrobe and into the land where it is always winter and never Christmas.

A six...

Hospiscare patient, Bronia, hopes to get home for the weekend

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 12/04/2017 - 1:19pm

There are many myths surrounding hospices, one of the biggest misconceptions is that if you get admitted to one, it’s because you are about to die. That’s certainly the impression Bronia Rosier and her family had when she was referred to local charity, Hospiscare.

Bronia, 56, from Ottery St Mary, was diagnosed with a tumour two years ago. After a course of chemo and radiotherapy which was unsuccessful in shrinking the growth, she underwent surgery to remove it. However, the cancer had already spread to other areas of her body and Bronia was given the news that no further treatment...

Lightfoot joins Exeter City Futures network and launches further local beta devices to tackle congestion in the city

Lightfoot, the world’s first connected car technology and platform for rewarding better drivers, is adding a further 100 drivers to the next phase of their Exeter pilot.

The chosen individuals were selected to be given Lightfoot devices worth £100 each as part of a local beta recruitment programme that ran earlier this year.

The recipients of the devices will also be helping the region by enabling City Science to analyse congestion and traffic data generated (with names and vehicle details removed) with the aim of improving Exeter’s transport networks for everyone.

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Warning to be vigilant against insulation scam

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/04/2017 - 8:35am

Teignbridge District Council is warning residents not to give their personal details over the phone as bogus callers target the area.

Insulation companies have been contacting local residents about cavity wall insulation and are claiming to work for Teignbridge.

Local residents are being advised that the cavity wall insulation they have installed is not up to standard and they are at risk of ending up with damp problems. This is followed by a claim that they can claim compensation from the company who did the installation.

The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (...

Exeter-based company wins prestigious British Travel Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/04/2017 - 6:20am

Blue Chip Holidays has been announced as the winner of Best Medium UK Holiday Cottage Booking Company, winning gold in its category in the prestigious 2017 British Travel Awards. The announcement was made on 29 November at a glamorous Gala Awards ceremony, held in London and attended by more than a thousand travel industry professionals, including representatives from all leisure travel genres and companies. Renowned for its premium self-catering holiday portfolio in the South West, Blue Chip Holidays provides guests with over 1,100 premium houses, cottages, lodges and apartments to choose...

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