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Keeping a garden presentable can take a surprising amount of time. Lawns need mowing, borders need attention and outdoor furniture has to cope with whatever the Devon weather brings. For households already juggling work, family life and other commitments, spending every free weekend on garden jobs may have little appeal.

Reducing maintenance does not mean removing everything that gives a garden character. By keeping planting straightforward, choosing surfaces carefully and planning around how the household actually uses the space, it is possible to create an attractive garden...

There are just five properties remaining for sale at a highly sought-after housing development in Exeter.

Since construction began in 2021, Barratt Homes’ Victoria Heights, on Loveridge Drive in Alphington, has proven popular with first-time buyers, downsizers and families alike.

The development offers a slice of country life while being within easy reach of shops, schools and transport links. It has delivered 183 homes for the community – but now only five properties remain available to buy.

Richard Lawson, Sales Director for Barratt Homes Bristol, said: “It has...

Designed by Ashburton's Gavin Woodford, Harrowbeer Mews is a new development in Yelverton, designed with Dartmoor in mind

Holiday home insurance specialists Boshers are highlighting the importance of property owners making regular checks on their homes.

The advice comes with more severe weather forecast and with the first school half term of the year bringing visitors in to those areas already affected by extreme wind and flooding.

Mark Lavington, Director at Boshers Ltd explained; “With many holiday home owners living away from their properties it is vital that they are regularly checked in order to proactively deal with any potential damage from the weather. Identifying issues and damage to...

I read another depressing article in the Daily Mail Online about how women ‘can’t have it all’ when it comes to career and motherhood. I find this kind of article the worst, probably worse than seeing the streams of airbrushed models strewn across the pages of glossy magazines, beacaue I know that is unrealistic…I am old enough and wise enough to know what ‘real’ women’s bodies look like, but there is nothing more crushing, or more negative to portray, than telling women they simply can’t ‘have it all’.

Firstly, what is ‘having it all’?? This itself is confusing, because one of the...

As we settle in to the autumn and Halloween is just round the corner I start thinking about making my home look and feel cosy. It’s all about the finishing touches, be inspired by the colours of the season, warm blackberry, golden orange and green. Add some new cushions to you room or a beautiful throw in fabulous textures. Mix them up, be bold, use silk alongside chunky knit wools, it will give your space a wonderful warm glow. And, when it comes to Halloween why not brings some twigs in from the garden and dress them with Halloween-inspired decorations, pumpkins and spooky ghosts it will...