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Retail traders and businesses will benefit from council’s exclusive short term reserved winter car parking offer in run up to Christmas Following a meeting between East Devon District Councillors Matt Booth, Cathy Gardener and John Dyson (ward members for Sidmouth) and Andrew Ennis, the service lead for Environmental Health and Car Parks at East Devon District Council, it has been agreed that car parking spaces in East Devon District Council’s Mill Street and Holmedale car parks will shortly be available to rent on an exclusive basis, from Monday 7 December to Sunday 27 December, to raise...

E.ON, the energy supplier behind the Cranbrook and Skypark developments, has been chosen as the district heating provider for the new Monkerton residential and commercial development on the outskirts of Exeter, it was announced today.

As part of landmark agreement with Devon County Council, East Devon District Council, and Exeter City Council, as well as property developers Persimmon Homes, Barratt Homes, Linden Homes, Bloor Homes and landowners Eagle One and Pater Salter, E.ON will develop a £30 million, 10,000sq ft Energy Centre and district heating network which will provide a...

Consumers are being urged to think before buying this year’s ‘must have’ for Christmas, a hoverboard, which could be at risk of catching fire or even exploding.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is appealing to Christmas shoppers to follow a 12-point safety checklist (below) if they are thinking of buying a hoverboard or have already purchased one.

Since October 15 more than 17,000 self-balancing scooters – or ‘hoverboards’– have been tested at national entry points due to safety concerns.

Of these, over 15,000 (88 per cent) were found to have significant...

An international craft media company, with offices across America and its headquarters in New York, has relocated its UK team to Exeter.

Founded in Newton Abbot in 1961, F+W International, part of American company F+W Media, is a specialist publisher and distributer of art and craft books. The company also boasts a range of successful art and craft based ecommerce companies and distributes David & Charles and Dover Publications.

In its 54 years of operation, F+W Media has witnessed significant changes in the publishing industry. With the rise of eBook sales, increased...