Watching over the chubby unicorns of Zimbabwe

Watching over the chubby unicorns of Zimbabwe

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Fri, 09/20/2019 - 12:35pm

Money spent by guests having a great day out in South Devon is directly helping to protect some of Southern Africa’s most iconic animals.

Wild Planet Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall. It helps fund conservation on the ground in one of the hardest countries in the world to work in - Zimbabwe.

The Matobo Hills area, in South West Zimbabwe, is a unique landscape, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003 and incorporating Zimbabwe’s oldest National Park. The Matobo Hills are known for balancing rock...

Top programme of events lined up for Honiton Gate to Plate on Saturday 28 September

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:13am

Town to host around 50 fine food, drink and craft producers, on-street cookery demonstrations and live musical entertainment

Honiton’s High Street will be bustling on Saturday 28 September as around 50 fine food, drink and craft producers will be joined by top chefs, food experts and talented entertainers for this year’s Gate to Plate.

Events are lined up throughout the day with live music on the entertainment stage and a cooking stage featuring chefs and food experts giving live demonstrations.

The free event, organised by East Devon District Council and supported...

Lightfoot’s Founder and CEO, Mark Roberts, with some of the cash that motorists, van fleet, company car and grey fleet drivers can win as part of The Drivers Lottery.

Lightfoot’s The Drivers’ Lottery breaks records and boosts greener fleet driving

Lightfoot, the maker of the world’s first technology to reward better drivers, has seen a dramatic increase in smoother, safer driving among private drivers and fleet users following the launch of The Drivers’ Lottery, a new, free cash-prize initiative that gives smooth van fleet drivers, company car drivers and grey fleet drivers a 1 in 7 chance of winning anything from £2 to £100 every week.

Free to enter, drivers can opt in to The Drivers’ Lottery as soon as they achieve Lightfoot’s ‘elite driver’ standard, the level at which drivers cut fuel use and emissions by up to 20%, and...

5 Legitimate Home-Based Business Ideas You Can Implement

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Fri, 09/20/2019 - 8:40am

When it comes to entrepreneurship, the sky is the limit. If you know how to sell yourself and your ideas, you can build a successful career right from your home with very limited startup costs.

However, you may be wondering what legitimate home-based business options are out there. It can be difficult to think outside of the box and shed the archaic ideals of societal expectations.

Fortunately, this article was created with people like you in mind, searching for a way to break free from the bounds of the 9-to-5 workforce.

Keep reading for our top tips on working (...

Exeter house prices update for September 2019

September is normally an active month for the property market. The summer is over, kids are back and school and people finally have time to think about making a big move. Estate agents come to expect an influx of people looking to sell their existing home and buy a new one or get on the property ladder for the first time. With students back in university, buy to let landlords also have to think about filling the gaps in demand for new property.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said this September. You may have noticed homes in Exeter keeping their For Sale signs up for just a...

4 Ways to Improve Your Home on a Budget

The interior of your home is the first thing you see when you wake up and the last thing you see when you go to bed every night. You have your meals there, you spend time with your family there and you occupy your evenings in your home before you go to sleep each night. When you’re spending so much time in any space, it is important that you always enjoy being in that environment. So, if you ever find yourself looking around and thinking that you want to make some changes, here are a few simple ways you can improve your home on a budget.

Clean or replace the carpets

While...

Why Taylor would be right to say no to Lincoln advances

It is only mid-September and the football season is not even two months old but the manager merry go round is already in full swing. A whole host of managers in the top four tiers of the English game have left their roles and there is a growing sense that the Exeter City hot seat might be available soon too. If we were Matt Taylor we’d stay put – at least for the time being.

Taylor has been mentioned in connection with the vacancy at Sincil Bank after Danny Cowley stepped up to take charge at Championship side Huddersfield Town. Taylor has insisted he’s happy at Exeter and the...

Record passenger trips on Okehampton Sunday train service

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/20/2019 - 5:58am

The Sunday rail service between Okehampton and Exeter has had its most successful season on record.

The service attracted more than 7,800 passenger trips during this year's summer season – the highest figure recorded over the past 18 years.

The train operates every Sunday between May and September with four journeys each day. Devon County Council subsidises the operation, with the service provided by GWR (Great Western Railway).

The line provides a link into Exeter city centre as well as access to Okehampton, Dartmoor and Tavistock. This year saw a new bus link...

Barnstaple Sea Cadets’ HQ has a fresh new look, thanks to local chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards

Local accountants help make Barnstaple Sea Cadets’ HQ Ship-Shape and Bristol Fashion

Barnstaple Sea Cadets’ HQ has a fresh new look, thanks to local chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards. As part of its ongoing commitment to volunteering in the local community, the firm’s Barnstaple staff took a day out of the office to paint, decorate and give a new lease of life to the Sea Cadets’ HQ on Rolle Quay.

A team of nine spent the day painting the interior walls, skirting and door frames of three classrooms in the HQ, which are used by the Sea Cadets for training purposes in the colder winter months when they are not on the water.

Organised with the help of...

Ashfords LLP invests in next generation with new appointments

Authored by SK
Posted: Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:10am

Law firm, Ashfords LLP has proudly retained eight out of its ten second year trainees who have all successfully secured newly qualified positions with the firm from September this year. These are:

Emily Bowden – Employment, Exeter

Sophie Tucker – Real Estate, Exeter

Layla Ahmadi – Employment, Bristol

Hannah Pettit – Commercial, Bristol

Iona Jones – Corporate, London

Adam Woodhouse – Trusts & Estates, London

Issy Massey – Family, Exeter

Izzy Tilley – Corporate, Exeter.

Ashfords’ trainee scheme continues to be an...

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