Exeter

Exeter based Burrington Estates New Homes is pleased to announce the launch of its latest luxury housing development in Cornwall following positive signs of growth in the UK housing market. Ash Tree Cross, Carnon Downs marked the start of the build with a traditional ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday 11th June. The new development will see seven, three and four-bedroom new homes built for the open market and seven, two and three-bedroom homes for the affordable market.

The award-winning developer’s decision to proceed with the planned launch of Ash Tree Cross at Carnon Downs...

As the country emerges slowly from the coronavirus lockdown a new type of job has emerged – the ‘Covid chaperone’.

Berry Recruitment says the number of clients looking for people to manage queues, gatherings and other assemblies has rocketed.

The work is somewhere between security and ‘front of house’ and those with the skills are needed in a variety of sectors.

BRG works from nearly 40 locations across England and Wales and has branches in Truro and Exeter, covering Cornwall and Devon.

It is redeploying many of its workers from other areas to the new...

After raising £3,000 for Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) over the past 12 months, RGB Building Supplies is delighted to continue its support for the charity for a further year.

The money was raised through charity breakfast mornings held in RGB’s branches, the builders merchant’s annual golf day, and staff members taking on individual challenges. This included employee Richard Betts who, although being a staunch Tottenham Hotspur fan, agreed to wear an Arsenal football shirt if £100 was raised in a day - £221.90 was donated.

The company also supported the charity’s shops by...

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has spoken to businesses across the South West about the challenges they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic and how the government can continue to support them through these unprecedented times.

The bosses of Cornwall-based Ocean Fish and Kepak, along with fishermen Julian Baker and Andy Giles and Devon farmer David Chugg, were among a raft of businesses to speak to George Eustice MP during a special business roundtable.

The virtual meeting is one of many similar being held by the Conservative...

The UK’s leading art retailer, Castle Fine Art, has announced the reopening of 30 of its galleries nationwide, including its store in Exeter, from Monday 15 June.

As the nation welcomes the easing of lockdown, the doors to 30 galleries have reopened, with a series of measures put in place to keep customers, employees and artists safe amidst the “new normal”. Social distancing floor markers, dedicated sanitation points and limited customer numbers are some of the new in-store measures introduced. In addition to this, Castle Fine Art is offering private out of hours appointments,...

Two people in Exeter are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.

The Friernhay Street neighbours netted the windfall when EX4 3AR was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Tuesday 16th June 2020.

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt sent her well-wishes to the winners. She said: “A big congratulations to our winners today. I’m sure they’ll enjoy spending their winnings and I hope they treat themselves to something special!”

A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities...

A cheap and readily available steroid which was part of a nationwide COVID-19 trial that included patients in Exeter has been found to reduce the risk of dying in patients admitted to hospital with the virus.

The University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) were collectively among 175 NHS hospitals signed up to the RECOVERY trial, coordinated nationally by Oxford University and delivered by the National Institute for Health Research, Clinical Research Network.

Established in March this year, the randomised clinical trial is...

AN EXETER home care provider is stepping up its support for a charity campaign for people each lunchtime to open their windows and shout ‘hello’ to their neighbours (June 2020).

Guardian Homecare, which looks after the vulnerable and elderly in and around Exeter, says it is continuing to back the initiative to raise awareness of those who remain at home and may be lonely.

Manager, Catherine Porter, explains: “We provide an invaluable lifeline to the people we visit each day to help them with their medical, emotional and physical care. Before the Coronavirus, our frontline...

Office workers returning to work in Exeter are being asked to help their local economy by only spending money in small independent shops and businesses for the next 3 months.

The campaign started by Exeter office space business Offices.co.uk is to encourage a shift in how we spend our money in and around our workplaces. They are asking all tenants to consider changing their spending habits away from National chains.

“Our clients know as much as anyone just how hard things are at the moment, however we are still buying coffee, lunch and supplies. This new campaign is to...

Potential university students unable to tour universities to make decisions about their future are flocking online to innovative “virtual prospectuses”, lectures and advice sessions.

University of Exeter staff who work with pupils around the country to encourage them to go on to higher education are embracing technology to provide extensive and open access online content while schools and campuses are closed.

This week is the University of Exeter’s second “living prospectus week”, where people can speak to current students on Facebook about their experiences and see...