You already know, thanks to the Yellowhammer document, that energy prices will rise significantly once the UK leaves – especially if there’s no deal with Brexit.
This is because the UK relies mainly on energy that it imports from Europe – therefore, energy bills across all of the UK will rise due to the increased costs of energy transportation.
In this respect, analysts advise people to try and switch to longer and fixed-term energy rates, in order to avoid the price hikes that will definitely come after Brexit hits.
Tuesday 10th December saw the return of the annual regional Lord’s Taverners Christmas lunch, taking place once again at Exeter’s famous Sandy Park. 636 attendees descended upon the grounds, to raise a record-breaking £73, 850 for charity. This amount will enable the Lord’s Taverners to continue their charity work, enhancing the lives of disabled young people; through the use of engaging sporting activities and events.
The afternoon required extensive planning from the chairman of the Devon & Cornwall Lord's Taverners, David Kirk and this year’s committee members (as pictured...
Isabel dos Santos continues to take a “front and center” approach to ensuring women have a place in the business world in Africa, as well as internationally. Her mission is also to ensure African businesses, no matter how large or small, continue growing in the digital economy.
Her work includes becoming a co-founder of Unitel in Angola, partnering with Fernando Teles to open Banco Internacional de Credito, acquiring a controlling share of NOS SGPS in Portugal, and partnering with Sonae to develop an Angola retail trading company.
What will happen if you have booked a flight with Flybe and the company collapses? Partner in travel and insurance law in the Exeter office at Trowers & Hamlins, Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp, explains what rights people have in the event.
In the case of a failure of an airline much depends on whether the flight is ATOL protected or not. ATOL is a financial protection scheme for holiday makers.
Where there is ATOL protection you are guaranteed a refund if a company collapses and you would be found an alternative flight home if you find yourself stranded abroad. If you booked...
Taylor Wimpey Exeter have helped the ladies’ team at Exeter Water Polo Club run swimmingly with a £500 donation towards their first national competition.
The club, based at Pyramids Swimming and Leisure Centre was founded in 1896. Their men’s, ladies’ and youth teams compete locally, regionally and nationally, with the ladies’ team making their debut on the national stage in August last year. In order to help with league fees and expenses, Taylor Wimpey donated £500, which has helped the team gain confidence as they represent Exeter on a wider platform.
People across Devon are being urged to take extra care when travelling this evening and tomorrow with high winds and rain expected in some parts of Devon. (Monday and Tuesday 13/14 January).
High winds are forecast until midnight tonight and tomorrow. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the remainder of today and from 12 noon Tuesday 14 January until 12 midnight.
Dunsford Road by Exonia Park in Exeter is currently closed due to a large fallen tree.
Tomorrow gusts of 80mph are forecast in some parts with the worst of the weather conditions expected over...
Wild Planet Trust is the Devon-based charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, plus several nature reserves in Devon. While 2019 was not a great year for the charity, there are, says Trust boss Simon Tonge, some reasons for optimism:
“Last year was not the best for visitor numbers, though we still saw 700,000 people come to our three zoo sites. And it was the end of an era – Duchess, the last elephant in the South West of England, died.
“On the plus side, 2019 saw the lifting of TB restrictions at Paignton Zoo. Although it has...
If you don’t like spending time with people and feel much more comfortable in your own room, that probably means you’re an introvert. A lot of the time, introverts function better on their own, without peer pressure and constant forced chatting with colleagues. Futile conversations and everyday human contact tend to tire them. Check out our list below and see which of these jobs is the perfect one for you.
Bookkeeping
Working independently is an introvert's strong suit, so, of course, the first option for an introverted person is an occupation that includes books and...
EXPERTS at a leading south Devon care provider are championing a variety of innovative techniques this month (January 2020) to care for people with dementia living at home in the county.
Guardian Homecare, operating in Torbay and Exeter, says it is important to use different methods for those with the condition and has rolled these out as part of its staff training.
Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter says: “We have worked with people with dementia for many years and through this we have developed a variety of techniques, which can be used when caring for...
