A brand new after dark Christmas illuminated trail will be bringing festive sparkle to the garden at the National Trust’s Killerton Estate, near Exeter, from 26 Nov 2021 to 2 Jan 2022 and we’re offering you the chance to win a family ticket to the opening night on 26 November 2021.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year when twinkling lights and seasonal sounds fill the air with festive fun. Wrap up warm and be transported into a winter wonderland where you will discover sparkling tunnels of light, walk under giant baubles and beneath trees drenched in...
Amazon has announced it is hiring for 20,000 seasonal positions across its UK network of fulfilment centres, sortation centres and delivery stations during the festive season, including more than 80 in the Exeter delivery station.
Pay for Operations roles starts at a minimum of £10.00 p/h rising to £11.10 p/h in some parts of the UK for all full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal roles in Amazon’s fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations.
“We prepare year-round for the festive season, and we’re excited to have more than 80 positions available this year...
The countdown to Christmas has started and National Trust’s Killerton in Exeter is getting ready to welcome a brand-new glittering illuminated Trail from 26 November 2021 to 2 January 2022.
Get your Christmas sparkle on and be surrounded by over a million twinkling lights, colourful trees and amazing illuminated installations, all choreographed to a soundtrack of much-loved seasonal musictransforming Killerton’s majestic gardens into a winter wonderland.
There will be burnished lantern trees filled with flickering flames, neon strings stretched between towering trees,...
A brand new after-dark Christmas illuminated trail will be bringing festive sparkle to the garden at the National Trust’s Killerton, near Exeter, from 26 Nov 2021 – 2 Jan 2022.
A magical trail, featuring spectacular lighting set to a soundtrack of favourite seasonal tunes, will transform the estate’s landscaped grounds and gardens.
Visitors will be able to make memories as they discover sparkling tunnels of light, walk under giant baubles and beneath trees drenched in jewel-like colour. They can get into the festive feeling watching the flickering flames in the fire...
2020 saw the cancellation of many Christmas traditions, forcing millions of Brits to settle for zoom office parties, Christmas shopping online, and fewer guests at the dinner table. As part of a weekend of National Bingo Day celebrations, Mecca Exeter is hosting Junemas on Friday 25th June, a unique Christmas event to reclaim last year’s celebration and to restore the thrill of moments spent together. This will be followed by a summer of missed moment events in Mecca clubs.
With a rare chance to be rocking around the Christmas tree in June, customers will have the opportunity to...
The staggering amount of waste generated this Christmas in Exeter can be finally revealed, with a total of 534 tonnes of waste being dumped this week alone, as bins are filled to the brim.
“Even with a slightly toned-down Christmas this year, we all know how full the bins get after Christmas – it’s now clear the huge environmental impact all this waste has. The numbers are simply astonishing – 4 tonnes of uneaten cheese chucked out for example”, explains Charlotte Green from
The online survey carried out by TradeWaste.co.uk asked 4,500 people about the contents of their...
Charities in Devon have helped Aldi donate around 6,300 meals to people in need this Christmas Eve.
The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and food banks to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on 24th December.
Around 210 tonnes of food were donated throughout the UK, with more than 500,000 meals donated and more than 750 UK causes benefitting from the initiative in total.
The donation is Aldi’s largest to date and helped more than 9 charitable causes in Devon at a time when more people are...
From Christmas Lane, Elf Meadow and Winter Close, it seems that Christmas is here to stay for more than 12 days of the year, as the UK is home to some of the most festive street names.
With more than 170 festive streets around the UK, what better way to spread some merriness and joy than to reveal the Christmas-related street names that add the most value to your home. HeatingForce.co.uk trawled through Zoopla and Streetlist, scanning every Christmas word variation to discover not only the festive names with the most added value, but also where in the UK such roads can be found...
A pest controller in Exeter is issuing a stark warning to householders to be more careful with Christmas leftovers, after a surge in rat problems caused by a “perfect storm” of carelessly discarded Christmas food waste, cold weather and the skyrocketing population of urban rats this year.
“The problems are huge – the rat population in Exeter going into Winter was 25% higher than last year, and we are entering a cold period – rats are moving around trying to find food and shelter – many are attacking domestic bins, and anyone being careless about their Christmas rubbish will pay...
Widespread freezing conditions could impact Devon’s roads on Christmas Day, while Boxing Day could see the county battered by gale force winds and heavy rain.
Devon County Council is warning that following the recent downpours, tonight’s cold snap could create icy patches tomorrow morning (25 December).
With road surface temperatures expected to drop below -3°C by tomorrow morning, gritting teams will be salting from this afternoon and overnight. Freezing roads are likely to be present in the county from 6pm this evening until 10am tomorrow morning, with any ice that...
