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West Country housebuilder boosts Tiverton homelessness charity with £1,471 donation

West Country housebuilder, Devonshire Homes, has presented its first donation to its charity of the year — the housing, debt and money advice charity, Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT).

CHAT based in Mid Devon, provides vital services to individuals and families facing housing insecurity and financial difficulties. The charity offers housing advice, tenancy support, and emergency assistance to those in need, ensuring that vulnerable members of the community receive guidance and practical support.

Devonshire Homes ’ first donation of £1471 will contribute to CHAT’s...

UK not doing enough to avert food crisis

Authored by Program
Posted: Wed, 10/16/2024 - 1:44pm

As food price inflation hits 40-year high, industry figures gather at Westminster to call for immediate action to back homegrown UK food security plan

Calls from the UK’s farming and food production heartland are being made for the Government to take decisive action to stop empty supermarket shelves becoming a regular feature of daily life.

An increasing dependence on global supply chains, Covid-19, climate change, and geopolitical shocks has contributed to the highest levels of food price inflation in over 40 years, with over one in ten households now experiencing day-to-...

Stagecoach South West introduces timetable changes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/15/2024 - 11:29pm

This Autumn local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing changes to some bus services within the region.

The changes, largely from Sunday 3rd November 2024, include some reliability and punctuality improvements as well as new tendered services in partnership with Devon County Council. Night buses also return in North Devon and Torbay for the festive period from the end of November.

In Torbay temporary timetables are introduced during the next phase of redevelopment works around Torquay Harbourside.

Full details of the services changing are provided...

Trowers continues South West social impact strategy

Trowers & Hamlins and Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT) are pleased announce the renewal of their Community Partnership for a further year. The alliance seeks to drive social change and enhance the well-being of individuals in Exeter and beyond.

In 2023, Trowers & Hamlins joined forces with ECCT, a leading charitable organisation in the South West. Each year, ECCT's wellbeing, inclusion, and sports participation teams and programmes reach more than 50,000 members of the South West community with activities including:

  • delivering food, prescriptions, and
  • ...

Mayor of Exeter helps lay the foundations for city’s newest retirement community

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/15/2024 - 7:43pm

Donning a hard hat, the Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Kevin Mitchell, recently took part in a special ceremony to mark construction work starting on the city’s newest retirement community, coming soon to Topsham Way, Exeter.

The Retirement Living development by McCarthy Stone has been designed to help to meet the needs of local retirees looking to ‘right-size’ by moving into specialist housing , in turn freeing up much-needed housing stock in the area for first-time buyers and families.

Councillor Kevin Mitchell joined the McCarthy Stone team to address the role McCarthy...

Southwest Roadshow BUS

A successful week of bringing careers advice direct to local Southwest communities

The National Careers Service Southwest Bus Roadshow was a resounding success, making careers advice accessible to everyone by bringing expert guidance directly to the heart of local communities.

From Monday, 30th September to Friday, 4th October, the roadshow travelled to five key locations—Bristol, Salisbury, Exeter, Bournemouth, and Truro—offering free, professional careers advice to residents across the Southwest region.

The initiative aimed to reach individuals who might not otherwise have access to this level of support, ensuring that no one in need of career guidance...

Ali benefits from Skills Bootcamp push for early years sector

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:56pm

An Exeter resident has become one of the first people in the UK to enter the early years industry via a new training initiative designed to address the recruitment crisis.

Ali Noor is due to start in his position as a nursery assistant at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Pre-School in Sowton in the coming weeks after successfully completing an early years Skills Bootcamp with leading training provider Realise.

Launched earlier in 2024, the early years Skills Bootcamps are designed to help people who have never worked in the sector before – or those who have worked in a nursery...

City businesses to vote on Exeter's future

InExeter, the city’s Business Improvement District (BID), has unveiled its 2025-2030 Business Plan ahead of the upcoming BID Ballot in November.

This crucial vote, held every five years as required by BID regulations, will give businesses the opportunity to vote on securing investment for services that benefit the commercial district and the appeal of the city centre.

The launch event was hosted at Castle Fine Art on Friday 11 October. Local businesses were joined by the InExeter team, Board of Directors, MP Steve Race and Exeter City Council Leader Phil Bialyk. As well...

Foodcycle appeals for volunteers as community dining charity opens second Exeter project

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:16pm

Foodcycle appeals for volunteers as community dining charity opens second Exeter project to help tackle food pro

A charity that aims to tackle food poverty, loneliness and food waste, has opened its second free community meal in Exeter, and is appealing for volunteers to help.

FoodCycle needs more volunteers to help provide free weekly hot meals for local guests in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, every Thursday at 6.30pm, atBeacon Heath Church.

Volunteers get to be part of the ‘FoodCycle magic’ – transforming surplus food that would otherwise go to waste...

Tread carefully this autumn!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2024 - 8:26am

More than half (55%) of UK drivers do not always check their tyre tread before a long journey, new research from National Highways reveals as its new autumn safety campaign is launched.

In addition, more than a fifth (21%) of those who take long journeys and have broken down on the motorway, think their breakdown could have been avoided if they had conducted proper tyre checks before setting off.

Last year, there were more than 51,500 tyre-related breakdowns on England’s motorways and major A-roads, an increase of 14% since 2022. During October last year there were 4,053...

Entertainment and gaming hotspots to check out on your visit to Exeter

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2024 - 8:03am

From amazing food to historical buildings and great weather, there are plenty of reasons to visit Exeter. But what if you’re looking for entertainment and gaming possibilities in Devon? There are a number of reasons to visit Exeter if you’re looking for these activities – we’ll discuss these below.

A variety of outdoor activities and games

One of the things that visitors to Exeter love the most is the variety of outdoor activities and games on offer. From horse riding to cycling and canoeing, there are many ways to enjoy the great outdoors and get some exercise here....

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