Redrow reopens sales centres following Government guidance

Authored by Purplefish
Posted: Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:31am
  • Sales centres and show homes in England to reopen for appointments from 18th of May following updated Government guidance
  • Sales centres already fully adapted to enforce social distancing measures
  • Customers can book appointments for Monday onwards immediately via Redrow’s website

Leading housebuilder Redrow will reopen its sales centres and show homes to buyers and existing customers from Monday the 18th of May, following updated guidance issued by Government to re-start the English housing market.

The guidance now allows the opening of sales...

Front cover of Mouff, the book to encourage better dental health

Mouff makes brushing your teeth cool for kids

A dental nurse from Exeter has written a new children’s book with eye-catching characters to encourage kids to brush their teeth.

Shelley Poole created Mouff to make it easy for children to understand just how important it is to keep their teeth clean.

Mouff and the monsters who live among his molars deliver a colourful message about oral hygiene that appeals to youngsters.

She is especially keen to spread the word while access to dental practices is limited during the COVID-19 crisis.

“My goal overall is to change perceptions of oral health and to challenge...

How to Wear Different Types of Sneakers

Nowadays, sneakers are not only meant for the gym only but other occasions as well. It is now a staple for every man and woman’s wardrobe. So, add the sneakers as part of your shoe collection and have a sneaker type that you can express yourself either it is a lifestyle, sports, or even the red carpet. First, you need to understand your sneaker and trainer types. As they are available in many shapes and sizes. The metal fastenings to the minimal and the very basic to the brightest leather. Thus, with so many options available, it can be a challenge to know which trainer or sneakers suits...

What to never post about your relationship on social media?

Just because you are in a relationship does not necessarily mean that you can post anything about your relationship online. Vietnamese women and Asian women, in particular, want to keep the details of their relationship as intimate and private as possible. So, if you are dating beautiful Vietnamese women, you have to make sure you are not going to post on social media the following details:

Do not post anything personal without your partner’s permission

You surely find your partner adorable or else you wouldn’t want to be with her. You might find her simple gesture and...

The Vertical Diet: Main Ideas, Rules and Effects

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 10:12pm

Each diet has its own rules, goals, purposes, and results. Some may aim at health improvement; some are created to avoid certain types of food or components, as for example vegan, vegetarian, sugar-free, or keto diet; some promote weight loss, some sustain the weight, and some help in weight gain. The latter are usually followed by people who workout professionally or just want to increase their muscle mass. Such diets are often accompanied by certain workout requirements and are less restrictive than those that aim at slimming down. The vertical diet is one of such muscle growth-boosting...

 Colyton Grammar School

Colyton Grammar School maintains Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 6:00pm

In what was probably the final Ofsted inspection of a school before lockdown, school inspectors have confirmed that Colyton Grammar School has maintained its ‘Outstanding’ rating while praising its students, staff and wider school community.

Colyton Grammar School is a state school with 954 students who come from across Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

The school was inspected following a decision by the Department for Education to revisit all schools with an ‘Outstanding’ rating. A previous ruling had deemed that ‘Outstanding’ schools need not be inspected which meant that...

Council issues fresh appeal to recycling centre visitors not to queue on the roads

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 4:58pm

The phased reopening of Devon’s Household Waste Recycling Centres for essential use only has gone 'relatively well so far' says Councillor Andrea Davis, 'but we are experiencing some problems with traffic queuing back onto the public highway causing a safety issue, which we're having to address.’

Public safety is paramount to Devon County Council, but despite their appeals for the public to use the recycling centres only when they're unable to store waste safely at home or legally dispose of it some other way - with repeated warnings that there will be queues and therefore people...

Highway maintenance budgets agreed but programme could be impacted by lockdown

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 3:41pm

The coronavirus lockdown and its after-effects are likely to impact on the delivery of the County Council’s highway maintenance schemes this year, councillors heard today (Wednesday 13 May).

The caution comes as Devon County Council’s Cabinet set out the authority’s capital and revenue budgets for highway maintenance for the current financial year.

The lockdown prompted many contractors, suppliers, quarries and material manufacturers to temporarily close, and by the end of March most highways work was limited to essential safety work. Some schemes from last year have had...

Charity funds new hairdressing salon so Hair@theAcademy can continue giving vulnerable young people a head start

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 12:49pm

Exeter-based Hair@theAcademy, a unique hairdressing training salon and only one of its kind in the UK, announces the move to larger premises to continue their uplifting good works. The charity administered by the Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen of Tuckers Hall in Fore Street, Exeter, has generously funded the new salon space located in the heart of the City. ‘Cornerstone’ a freehold property based in Kimberly Road and formerly owned by Isca Church, has been purchased by the charity and will be rented to Hair@theAcademy.

Mary Pugsley MBE, a senior state registered...

Lonsdale agrees new Chiefs deal

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Wed, 05/13/2020 - 12:48pm

Rob Baxter’s forward-thinking has continued today with news that another of his first-team squad at Exeter Chiefs has pledged his long-term future to the club.

Back-five forward Sean Lonsdale joins a growing list of current Sandy Park stars to put pen to paper on new terms with the current Gallagher Premiership leaders.

Signed in 2016 from Welsh outfit, RGC 1404, the 22-year-old enjoyed loan spells with Taunton and Plymouth Albion before making his Chiefs debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup tie away to Worcester Warriors in January 2018.

Since then, Lonsdale 31...

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