Gemma Shepherd at Michelmores Solicitors in Exeter is encouraging people to consider the risks of not having a will in place following new research revealing nearly half of UK adults aged over 30 who don’t have a will say it’s on their to-do list, with 43% saying it’s been on their to-do list for more than 12 months.
The research from The Association of Lifetime Lawyers shows that almost half (49%) of UK adults don’t have a will in place, meaning their wishes might not be carried out when they die.
The new data reveals 1 in 10 UK adults have started making a will but...
Dozens of wheelchair basketball players are beating a path to an Exeter sports centre to take up a sport which is booming in Devon’s capital city.
And that’s partly thanks to the inspiration of ex-professional player and coach Jack Davey, who’s made Wonford Sports Centre in Exeter his second home.
The enthusiastic 29-year-old has 50 members attending training sessions for Exeter Otters, the UK’s oldest wheelchair basketball club (founded in 1980).
Some may find Jack’s choice of Wonford as a training centre, a strange choice, but according to the coach and...
Creative thinkers in and around Exeter are being invited to “put their own stamp on the city’s future history” as part of a What’s in a Name? competition – and be in with a chance of winning a cash prize.
The UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, McCarthy Stone, is challenging locals to come up with a name for its forthcoming Retirement Living development on Topsham Road, which will comprise a stylish collection of one- and two-bedroom apartments exclusively designed for the over 60s.
The winner of the What’s in a Name? competition will receive a...
Grassroots football in Exeter is set to receive a boost with the announcement that three football pitches are to be created.
A baseball pitch will also be laid out at the Bromham’s Farm Field site as part of the project. The site is owned by Exeter City Council.
Work will start in April and it is hoped that the playing surfaces should be ready for action in 2026. The project is being funded by the Environment Agency, who used the location as a site compound for the city’s flood defence scheme.
Playing surface creator Carrick Sports have been appointed to carry...
Exeter students have been celebrating World Book Day this week (7th March.)
World Book Day was created by UNESCO in 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, it is marked in over 100 countries. The World Book Day charity’s Strategy 2023-27 sets out that its aim is “more children, from all backgrounds, developing a life-long habit of reading for pleasure, benefiting from the improved life chances this brings them.”
The day went off with a bang in Ted Wragg Trust schools across Exeter, at St Lukes there was a book swap and cake sale in the library with money...
Devon & Cornwall Police has dished out plenty of important funding towards good causes in the community since last year.
The funds have been collected as part of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) which allows police forces to re-allocate money from cash and assets which have been seized and confiscated from convicted criminals.
Around £20,000 has been allocated to local groups in North, East and West Devon, as well as Exeter, during the financial year 2023/24.
The money has been used for various items such as gardening equipment, buying kit for sports teams...
Award-winning cider maker, Sandford Orchards, has partnered with scientists from Bristol University to identify and preserve ancient apple varieties across the UK. Following on from a compelling small scale trial, Sandford Orchards has just tendered for and won a competitive bid to receive a grant from DEFRA to expand this research and they are now leading the way nationally, including heading up a project at RHS Rosemoor.
Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford Orchards, comments: “Apples are at the heart of everything that we do. Our cider mill is the oldest working...
A building materials specialist from Exeter has been recognised for his commitment to the industry.
National trade body The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and Builders’ Merchants News (BMN), have joined forces to identify the Top 100 Young Achievers across the multi-billion-pound building materials sector, and shine a light on the brightest stars of the future.
Ben Farrington, Divisional Sales Director – Construction at Bostik, based in Exeter, has been nominated for the accolade based around his achievements within his career so far, and having a positive impact in...
Magic Carpet, an Exeter-based charity that runs weekly art and drama groups for adults with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties, is to become part of Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI).
The move will benefit both charities allowing them to share resources and save costs.
Magic Carpet has been running for over 40 years but like many small charities, the impact of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis has seen its income fall and costs climb, despite the growth in demand for its services.
Local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives has also recently...
An innovative scheme which employs prisoners to construct environmentally-friendly housing has been described as a ‘game-changer’ by a former inmate and a ‘triple win’ by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.
Prisoners Building Homes (PBH) started out as a pilot scheme in South West England. Funded by five Police and Crime Commissioners and the One Public Estate programme, which is managed by the Cabinet Office, the Local Government Association, and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, PBH is working with housebuilders to employ prisoners across the country and is on...
