Energy Hair, a luxurious destination hair salon on the outskirts of Exeter, celebrated its 21st anniversary last week. To mark this momentous occasion, Energy is organising a year of celebrations with a series of exciting events and competitions to thank Energy’s loyal customers, welcome new clients and support local charities.

To kick-start the celebrations and to brighten up February, Energy Hair organised eight days of splendid giveaways for customers who visited the salon during their Birthday week. With a total prize value over £1,000 of electrical equipment, it was definitely...

West Exe School collaborated with the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to enable five care homes and 16 residents to attend a morning event for Literacy Week at the school, which is part of the Ted Wragg Trust.

Claire Walker, Literacy Lead at West Exe School in Exeter said: “Oral literacy is important to develop, especially in today’s technology driven culture.

"The Y7 and Y9 students that were in involved in the morning gained such a lot from the experience. It was wonderful to see them develop their conversational skills with a much older generation, not just learning from...

Plans to look into the feasibility of a new multi-purpose performance venue in Exeter City Centre have taken a step forward.

Exeter City Council has appointed destination development experts Fourth Street to explore the potential, opportunity and viability of an entertainment venue as part of the £300 million plans to redevelop the wider St Sidwell’s Point area – next to the leisure centre and new bus station - which were revealed in November.

Fourth Street, supported by Hopkins Architects, has been asked to define the size and use of any facility, along with a 25 year...

Council’s £30,000 play area funding supplemented by generous £15,000 money from Keith Owen Fund Councillor Andrew Moulding was delighted to open the newly refurbished play area at Furzehill, one of five projects East Devon District Council will be completing this year across the district to refurbish and enhance existing play areas. The play area was designed with help from local children from Sidbury Church of England Primary School, as well as those living in Furzehill, Sidbury, with over 150 getting involved in East Devon’s consultation exercise. The children’s help was invaluable in...

Rob Baxter will take nothing for granted when his Exeter Chiefs side travel to Worcester Warriors in tomorrow's Gallagher Premiership clash at Sixways (3pm).

Although the two rivals are at opposite ends of the table, the Devonians know from past experience that any drop in standard can potentially lead to disaster.

Last season, the Warriors were the only side to down the Chiefs on home soil in the Premiership, and it's for that very reason that Baxter has issued a note of caution to his players.

Add into the mix also that the Midlanders lost last weekend at bottom...

Individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is a legal and binding agreement that stops persons or companies you owe money from contacting you and demand for repayment. It puts you on a repayment plan which you must follow if you want to avoid trouble. When you are under IVA creditors are prohibited from pursuing you for debt settlement beyond the IVA arrangements. This article takes you through things you need to know about IVA.

Your debt should be written off after 60 months of payment

Under the arrangement, it is usually proposed that any remaining debt should be written off...

Exeter is to host a new forum for the public to air their views directly to policy makers at the Bank of England.

The Citizens’ Panel will offer people a chance to tell the Bank what they think about issues such as jobs, pay, housing and the cost of living.

The panels are being established following the publication of a report by the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce which called on the Bank to create new panels across the UK to improve its understanding of the economy.

Alex Brazier, the Bank’s Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and...

Proposals to progress with a planning application for the next section of the Teign Estuary Trail and a strategy to complete gaps in the route will go before Devon County Councillors next week (Wednesday 13 March). The County Council's Cabinet is being asked to approve the Teign Estuary Trail strategy to connect the route between Passage House Inn and Dawlish. A recommendation is also being made to agree to progress with a planning application for the section between Passage House Inn and Teignmouth. Teignbridge District Council has committed to contribute £200,000 of Community...

This year as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury can be seen presenting a certificate denoting the £800 given on behalf of the Devonshire Freemasons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Denise Hook, Sarah Burns and Chris Webber at Hospiscare’s Pine Lodge Day Hospice in Tiverton.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £7,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the £12 million...

A DEVON care provider says it is leading the way when it comes to providing a person-centred care approach for its service users with dementia (March 2019).

Guardian Homecare, which has offices in Exeter, says it views service users with dementia as individuals rather than focusing on their illness or the abilities they may have lost.

Katie Jewell, who is a Regional Manager with Guardian Homecare, said: “We have lots of service users who have dementia and we feel the best way to support them is to take into consideration each individual’s unique qualities, abilities,...