Devon housebuilder, David Wilson Redrow South West has received the maximum 5-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual new Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.
This marks the housebuilder’s 17th consecutive year achieving a top 5-star rating – a record unmatched by any other in the industry. To celebrate the milestone, parent company Barratt Redrow is donating £25,000 to the Construction Youth Trust.
Star ratings are based on customer surveys conducted eight weeks and nine months after moving in, measuring satisfaction with both service and build...
A new Community Safety Charter highlighting the steps being taken to ensure Exeter remains safe and welcoming has been developed by key partners in the city.
Partners want to reassure businesses and residents everything is being done to make people feel safe in the city centre.
The Community Safety Charter unites partners in a shared commitment to ensure Exeter remains a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everyone, regardless of background or circumstance.
The Charter has been developed by partners including Exeter City Council, Devon and Cornwall Police,...
Fourteen Exeter College learners have received offers to study at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, marking another year of exceptional academic achievement across the College and highlighting the ambition and determination of its learners.
This year, a record 73 Exeter College learners submitted an Oxbridge application. Of those, more than half (56%) were shortlisted for interview, with 14 securing highly competitive offers. Eight learners received offers from the University of Cambridge and six from the University of Oxford to study subjects including...
Money paid by developers building homes in and around Exeter could be used to fund a £6million refurbishment of a run-down leisure centre in the city’s most deprived area.
Sport England is also prepared to chip in with a third of the cost of creating a new ‘hub’ for Wonford, which has some of the poorest health figures in the city and lowest levels of physical activity.
Planning permission was given for the project on the site of the Wonford Leisure Centre last year, and now city councillors are likely to rubber-stamp the funding package to allow the revamp to go ahead...
Exeter is celebrating after being awarded £20 million Pride in Place funding to strengthen neighbourhoods within the city.
The money will be spent over the course of ten years in Whipton and Heavitree.
The Pride in Place Programme is designed to put communities at the centre of decision-making, ensuring that investment represents the needs, ideas and ambitions of local people.
The council will work with the local MP to set up a new Neighbourhood Board to work out the best way to spend the money. The Board will bring together residents, councillors, local...
AN EXETER consultancy took a top prize at the South West Energy Efficiency Awards.
City Science, of Southernhay West, won the Energy Consultant or Consultancy of the Year award.
There were 13 categories up for grabs at the awards ceremony at Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre, Exeter, on March 19th, attended by individuals and companies throughout the South West that are involved in the energy efficiency industry.
Energy Efficiency Awards chairman Gary Braybrooke said: “The organisations and individuals recognised through these awards are operating in...
The Michelmores 5k Charity Run is returning in 2026, welcoming runners, volunteers and supporters back to Exeter’s Quayside for another lively and community-focused event – and marking a special milestone as the Run celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Now firmly established as a highlight in the local calendar, the annual Run brings businesses together to promote wellbeing while raising vital funds for Michelmores’ charity partner.
Over its 25-year history, the Michelmores 5k Charity Run has raised more than £400,000 for charitable causes, supporting organisations that make...
Lorna Collingwood-Burke joins Step One at a time when more people than ever are relying on community-based mental health support, and when closer collaboration between health and social care services across Devon has never been more important.
Lorna brings more than 40 years of experience across public service, private enterprise, and consultancy. Trained as a nurse and midwife in the UK and later worked in Canada, she went on to build a distinguished leadership career in Devon. Prior to retiring in 2019, she served as Chief Nursing Officer and Interim Deputy Chief Executive for...
The Shetland ponies return to Exeter Racecourse this Sunday, with 11 of the smallest and toughest racers in the sport set to thunder down the home straight at 1.30pm.
Trained by John Lamb alongside his mother Nikki Marsden, the team travels down from Enfield in North London on Saturday, in what is a carefully planned operation involving ponies, riders and families.
They stay with former Grand National-winning jockey Jimmy Frost near Buckfastleigh, where the ponies are settled ahead of race day.
“We leave at 6.30am on Saturday to avoid the M25 and get down to...
One of the UK’s leading domestic padel tournaments arrives in Devon this week, as the LTA Grade 1 R3 Bullpadel Cup comes to City Padel Exeter from 20–22 March , bringing a strong British Tour field to the South West.
Organised by R3 Sport, part of VVV Sports , the tournament sits at the highest tier of the LTA domestic calendar, with players competing for British Tour ranking points and prize money across the three-day event.
The Exeter event is the second stop on the 2026 R3 Bullpadel Cup series , following the opening event in Stratford where R3 player Christian Medina...
