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What Appliances Can Solar Panels Power?

As the UK moves closer to its net-zero targets, more households are turning to renewable energy sources, particularly solar panels. With energy costs still high and concerns about sustainability growing, solar power offers a practical solution for reducing both bills and carbon emissions.

But one of the most common questions homeowners ask is: “What appliances can solar panels actually power?” Understanding this helps you plan your system effectively and see the real-life impact of switching to solar.

In this guide, we’ll break down the types of appliances solar panels...

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Exeter Deaf Academy teacher finalist on BBC 'Britain's Classroom Heroes'

Exeter Deaf Academy English Teacher, Deb Thomas, attended a glittering awards ceremony at The Guildhall, London at the weekend. The UK grand finale of the Pearson Teaching Awards is an annual event celebrating the very best of the UK’s teaching profession.

On Sunday 30 October, the ceremony hosted by star of ‘Outnumbered’ and ‘Mock the Week’ Hugh Dennis, will be broadcast on BBC2’s ‘Britain’s Classroom Heroes 2016’.

Earlier this year Deb was recognised for her exceptional contribution to the teaching profession as one of just 52 Silver Teaching Award winners in the UK,...

SW ambulance ranked top nationally for health research

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is the top ambulance service in England for running the most clinical research studies to inform and improve patient care and treatments in the future.

One hundred per cent of all the NHS Trusts in England are offering the opportunity to participate in health research to patients according to a league table published today by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN).

The 2015/16 NIHR Research Activity League Table shows all NHS Trusts in England are delivering clinical research,...

County council calls for pavement parking powers

Devon County Council is calling on Government to revisit proposals that would give the authority more powers to deal with motorists parking on pavements.

On December 4 last year the House of Commons withdrew a motion for a bill to end Pavement Parking.

Powers to deal with obstruction of pavements currently rest with the Police and not highways authorities like Devon County Council.

In the last 12 months there has been 788 complaints made about pavement parking in Devon.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways has written...

Accountants achieve record exam results

A record 26 trainees achieved a total of 36 passes across all of Bishop Fleming's offices covering the South West and West Midlands, with 7 completing their professional level.

The firm has also taken on 35 new trainees this year, another record, and is still recruiting.

At the local Plymouth office 4 trainees have passed 4 exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales at the September 2016 sitting as well as 1 completing the professional level of the Institute.

According to Caroline Smale, Bishop Fleming's partner in charge of technical quality...

Pipers Farm closes Exeter shop

This Saturday, 29 October, Magdalen Road will bid a fond farewell to Pipers Farm as the family run company, which has had an active presence on the road for 23 years, has made the decision to focus its entire business online.

Peter Greig of Pipers Farm states they will be leaving with “so many wonderful memories” and “feeling very positive and optimistic about the future of family farming.”

Magdalen Road is a thriving trading community located in St Leonards, Exeter, boasting a variety of independent businesses, including shops, cafes and restaurants.

Pipers Farm...

Recruit Princesshay to host Jobs Fair

On Wednesday 26th October, Recruit Princesshay will host its first jobs fair on Bedford Street in Princesshay Shopping Centre between 10am – 4pm.

The Recruit Princesshay Jobs Fair is open to people from Exeter and the Heart of Devon who are looking for employment. Recruit Princesshay will highlight the latest live vacancies available at over 30 Princesshay stores and restaurants including Next, Byron, Fat Face and Wagamama, as well as other major employers in the city, working in partnership with Job Centre Plus.

The event will also offer a CV and interview surgery...

Exeter-based web team win £1m backing

Angel investors have given £1 million backing to an innovative website which helps the bereaved.

Exeter-based Funeral Zone predicts that it will double in size within the next six months as a result of the seven-figure windfall, creating new technology jobs in the city.

Funeral Zone, launched by childhood friends Ed Gallois and Kevin Homeyard in 2013, is an online resource which provides everything you need when somebody dies.

Besides supporting the bereaved with practical help and resources www.funeralzone.co.uk also features a nationwide directory of funeral...

Carpet cleaning director guilty of fraud

A cleaning company director who scammed the elderly by offering to clean their carpets for a bargain price before massively hiking up the cost has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.

At Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday Adam Joseph Vallier, 34, of Hannington Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of community service.

Vallier had been found guilty of unfair trading and fraud after a five-day trial on September 23.

During sentencing Recorder A S Vaitilingam QC praised investigators from Devon and Somerset Trading Standards for...

Wollen Michelmore solicitors recognised in Law Society awards

Devon solicitors Wollen Michelmore have been recognised as among the best in the legal profession at the Law Society's 10th annual Excellence Awards in London last week. Shortlisted in three categories: Excellence in Client Service, Excellence in Private Client Practice and Excellence in Marketing & Communications, the firm were honoured to be highly commended in the third category of Excellence in Marketing & Communications. "The excellence awards are a recognition of the commitment, enthusiasm and passion that solicitors show in serving their clients, which – in the process -...

Exeter's Underground Passages needs you!

People who may have used the Underground Passages to shelter from the Blitz are being asked to help produce a short film.

Next year marks the 75th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz of 1942. To commemorate these events, Exeter’s Underground Passages plans to produce a short documentary about wartime Exeter and the night-time Baedeker raids the city suffered.

Staff at the Passages are attempting to contact anyone who can remember Exeter during these years, particularly anyone who used the passages as an air-raid shelter. They are hoping to conduct living memory interviews with...

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What Appliances Can Solar Panels Power?

Exeter Deaf Academy teacher finalist on BBC 'Britain's Classroom Heroes'

SW ambulance ranked top nationally for health research

County council calls for pavement parking powers

Accountants achieve record exam results

Pipers Farm closes Exeter shop

Recruit Princesshay to host Jobs Fair

Exeter-based web team win £1m backing

Carpet cleaning director guilty of fraud

Wollen Michelmore solicitors recognised in Law Society awards

Exeter's Underground Passages needs you!

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