five stars

Barratt Homes reinforces position as the UK’s most recommended housebuilder

Local housebuilder Barratt Homes has received the maximum 5 star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey.

The number of stars awarded is based on responses to the question “would you recommend your builder to a friend?” For Barratt to have been awarded 5 stars means that more than 90% of its customers would recommend their homes to a friend.

Barratt is currently the only major national housebuilder to be rated as 5 star for nine years in a row, having first been awarded the accolade back in 2010.

With 2018 also being the 60th...

Devon holiday parks celebrate unique double

Two award-winning holiday parks owned by the same Devon family have been awarded the highest accolade achievable in the tourism industry.

Ladram Bay Holiday Park and sister park Castle Brake have both been awarded five Gold Stars each through the VisitEngland National Quality Assessment Scheme.

Ladram Bay is situated in Otterton near Budleigh Salterton on the Jurassic Coast. Sister site Castle Brake is set on the edge of Woodbury Common, only a short drive away from the coast.

The accolade comes after Ladram Bay officially launched close to £3million worth of new...

BONES: A new play by Jane Upton

Event Date: 
21/10/2012 - 7:30pm to 22/10/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre

Following a sell-out run at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, Fifth Word take their production of Jane Upton’s Bones on the road this Autumn and are coming to Exeter's Bike Shed on the 21st and 22nd of October. This production marks Fifth Word's first national tour, don't miss it.

Synopsis

I had this pet rabbit once. I used to hold it tight ‘til my knuckles went white. I held it tight so it couldn’t run. But it did. It dug itself out of the mud round the yard. I would have dug my way out and never come back if it wasn’t for her.

Nottingham,1998....