How to tell if your washing machine is broken and what to do about it

You use your washing machine multiple times a week, relying on it to keep your clothes looking clean and like new. But what are the signs that your washing machine isn’t operating like it used to? Well, there are a few ways to tell if it’s time to repair or replace your broken washing machine, especially if it is approaching the 10-year mark , which is an indication that its lifespan has been reached.

There Isn’t Enough Water

If functioning correctly, your washing machine will fill up with enough water to thoroughly clean your clothes. So, if you notice that the washing...

Wimbledon Screenings in Princesshay

Event Date: 
02/07/2018 - 12:00pm to 15/07/2018 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Princesshay, Exeter

Make it a day at Princesshay at our free Wimbledon event from Monday 2nd – Sunday 15th July.

With live screenings of the legendary sporting event, free tasters and competitions, there’s no reason to stay indoors, come over and soak up the atmosphere.

Forget Murray Mound, the place to catch all the action this year is Princesshay! This year, for the first time, join others to watch the matches, free of charge, on an outdoor screen in Princesshay Square. Pull up a deck chair, drink in the atmosphere and cheer along to each of the matches.

Wimbledon matches will be...

Hundreds of pieces of plastic reclaimed during inaugural unwrap

Plastic Free Exeter held their inaugural plastic unwrap on Saturday 2 June.

Part of the Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free Communities movement, the unwrap was the third event run by Exeter’s group since they launched in January 2018.

Watching hundreds of shoppers exit Sainsbury’s in Alphington with their weekly shops, founding member Rosalind Holsgrove-West, commented “It’s been interesting to observe just how much plastic is coming out of the supermarket. When we go shopping, we’re used to our one shop a week where we see what’s in our trolley. But to be stood here for...

Exmouth watersports centre given green light

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/06/2018 - 10:29am

Queen’s Drive in Exmouth including associated facilities for water sports users such as a café, restaurant and retail spaces as well as associated car parking.

Members of East Devon District Council’s Development Management Committee have voted in favour of granting planning permission for the construction of a new water sports centre and facilities for water sports users such as a café, restaurant, retail spaces and car parking at Queen’s Drive in Exmouth.

The development also includes new stepped and ramped accesses to the beach.

The application that was approved...

Exeter Dissenters Graveyard open days

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/06/2018 - 9:48am

The Dissenters Graveyard will be open to visitors between 11am and 4pm on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June.

Visitors can:

Take the opportunity to walk through the nearly restored graveyard and browse through the range of information on the histories of the Graveyard, of Dissent, of the monuments and the people associated with site.

Hear about previous excavations including an investigation of an intact underground vault with visible burials.

Hear about the histories and sometimes the transatlantic connections of families represented in the Graveyard....

Top 4 online gaming software and their popularity

Presently, gamblers are enabled to choose between a wide array of web-based casinos that are powered by numerous software suppliers. Software developers strive to provide casino lovers with plenty of casino games that are exhilarating, entertaining and rewarding at the same time. Casino fans should look for games that feature realistic animations, decent sound effects, games that are suitable for mobile play, as well as titles that feature an interface that is easy-to-navigate.

In fact, there are certain names from the online gambling scene that every self-respecting gambler...

Tour of Britain Stage 2 marked by historic race through Victorian market

World class cyclists will race through the South Molton Pannier Market in September – the first time in the history of the modern Tour of Britain that it is has been routed through a building.

Stage 2 of the race will take place on Monday September 3, starting in the UK’s newest town, Cranbrook, in East Devon and finishing in Barnstaple, North Devon.

The route was announced at the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain national launch in central London on Tuesday evening (5 June).

The race is being hosted by Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council...

Community knitting events in Exeter this summer

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/06/2018 - 12:34am

Wool on the Exe is an Exeter based yarn shop with a mission to share the benefits of fibre arts with the community. This summer they are running free community knitting events in Exeter;

World Wide Knit Public Day at Exeter Central Library on Saturday 9th June 12pm-3pm

and

The Big Knit Swap at St Stephens Church on Saturday 23rd June 10am-2pm

Knitting and crochet are often reported to be good for our health. At Wool on the Exe the emphasis is on knitting, crocheting and creating together for added benefits to wellbeing. The shop was established in 2016 as...

Family fun at Torquay Marina

Don’t miss out on all the family fun of Marina Day in Torquay on Saturday June 9th. It’s a big celebration of marina life with lots of activities out on the water, displays along the promenade and live entertainment.

The idea of marina days began in America in 2001. In 2015, British-based marina group MDL began holding them at their Saint Carles site in Catalonia. Within two years, the fiesta had spread right across Spain and is now set to hit the shores of the UK.

Organiser Mike Smith, manager of Torquay Marina, said; “Following the success of Marina Days in the past, we...

Marina Day

Event Date: 
09/06/2018 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Torquay Marina TQ2 5EQ

Don’t miss out on all the family fun of Marina Day in Torquay on Saturday June 9th. It’s a big celebration of marina life with lots of activities out on the water, displays along the promenade and live entertainment.

The idea of marina days began in America in 2001. In 2015, British-based marina group MDL began holding them at their Saint Carles site in Catalonia. Within two years, the fiesta had spread right across Spain and is now set to hit the shores of the UK.

Organiser Mike Smith, manager of Torquay Marina, said; “Following the success of Marina Days in the past, we...

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