Millions of bank customers across Britain stand to benefit by hundreds of pounds as nine major banks launch fee-free basic bank accounts from 1 January.
The accounts will be available to anyone who doesn’t already have a bank account, is ineligible for a standard current account or who can’t use their existing account due to financial difficulty.
For the first time they will be truly fee-free, helping people to manage their money without fear of running up an overdraft.
The announcement follows last Christmas’ landmark agreement between the government and the...
The Exeter £E15 note, featuring Jack Nowell of Exeter Chiefs has been popular with collectors and fans in Devon and further afield, with buyers from Italy, France, the USA, Slovenia and Australia.
The note is valid for purchases in participating businesses until December 31st 2015.
"If you have an Exeter Fifteen Pound note tucked away that you were planning to spend it’s time to do it now!" said Gill Westcott, one of the Exeter Pound team.
"You could use it at any of 130 local independent traders. And where else would you find a £15 note?"
It may be time to deck the halls with boughs of holly but, for millions of people, the season is anything but jolly. New YouGov research figures, released today, show that 2 million (2,046,545*) UK adults will not be celebrating or spending money this Christmas because of their finances. And the affordability of Christmas is also in the spotlight for millions of others, with a fifth (21%) of the UK using credit to fund their seasonal celebrations; by going into their overdraft, using a credit card, loan or payday lender.
The data is revealed as part of a YouGov study - commissioned...
Many Exeter residents are still facing a daily struggle with debt despite the UK’s gradual economic recovery and a fall in the number of people seeking advice, a leading debt charity has warned.
Figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity show that 618 people in the Exeter area called its helpline for advice in the first half of 2015 with average debts of £11,202. After they had paid all their essential bills, they had an average of just £15 left each month[i].
The figures coincide with StepChange Debt Charity’s new report, Navigating the New Normal, which shows that...
Aspiring ballerinas danced their hearts out to their favourite tunes!
The babyballet stars aged between 18 months and 6 years in Exeter raised £116.60 by taking their weekly ballet and tap lessons wearing their favourite super hero costumes or pyjamas.
Teacher Miss Harley, said: “Our babyballet stars have been having a great time, the little dancers have been tapping their toes and dancing their socks off whilst raising pennies for Pudsey”
Babyballet has been running for over 4 years in Exeter, a franchise operated by Ava Barron Thomas. Ava said “We are absolutely...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction theft in Exeter.
At around 3.10pm on Friday 13th November, a woman was sat in her blue Fiat 500 in the car park of Waitrose in Heavitree and was approached by a man who asked if she could get out of her car to help him with directions.
A short time later the woman discovered that her bank cards had been stolen from her bag which was on the front seat. These cards have been used and a large amount of money stolen from the victims account.
The man is described as in his 30’s, stocky build, short black hair and...
Large proportion of those in the South West fail to be ‘on the money’ when it comes to who’s who on bank notes They are some of the most important and “noteworthy” figures in British history. But according to a new survey, over three in five people living in the South West (62%) admit they struggle identify the famous faces who appear on our banknotes. Researchers presented 2,000 British adults with images of the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. In the South West, just over one in three were able to name philanthropist and social reformer Elizabeth Fry who is the face of the £5, with 34 percent...
This week has seen the launch of a new community currency in Devon. From 1st September the Exeter Pound has been tradable in about one hundred independent businesses in and around the city. Exeter is thus joining Bristol, Totnes and a few other places in England to introduce a local money system that has no value outside its own community, but which will be worth much within it. As from now, Exonians are able to spend their own notes (one, five, ten and twenty Exeter Pound denominations, plus a 15 EP special for the Rugby World Cup!) in registered shops, cafes, pubs, leisure venues,...
Find out about the history of Exeter’s money with RAMM’s curatorial team as Exeter launches its own currency: the Exeter Pound, an initiative of Exeter City Council with partners in the community, faith and business sectors.
The Exeter Pound will support local independent business so as much money as possible ‘sticks to Exeter’, to build the community of local businesses and their customers and add to the brand of Exeter.
The main set of notes, £E1, £E5, £E10 and £E20 will be in circulation for three years and are designed by local artists and Si Paull from the design...
