Cumberland Grange care home, in Exeter, was filled with red roses, cupcakes and music in celebration of St Valentine’s Day.
Staff and residents celebrated the day of love by creating heart-shaped decorations to decorate the home with. They had special messages on them showing ‘what love means to me’ which was heart-warming to read and understand how everyone feels and see’s love differently. Residents also enjoyed a wonderful sing-a-long session with Sound Easy, who came in to sing. Head Chef John also made some scrumptious Valentines inspired cupcakes for residents to enjoy –...
Bradfords Building Supplies, which has a popular branch in Exeter, has won Builders’ Merchant of the Year (21-50 branches) at the latest annual Builders’ Merchants Awards, for the third year in a row.
The family-run business was first established in the South West just over 250 years ago and also won the Sustainable & Environmental Initiative of the Year for its efforts to educate and support local constructors and home renovators in making environmentally sustainable choices for their building projects.
Now in its 20th year, the Builders’ Merchants Awards is the...
Exeter Chamber continues to go from strength to strength with its dynamic and progressive board. Current board director Steve Gates has been appointed to join Tim Wadsworth as joint vice chair of the Chamber.
Steve Gates is the managing director of Taking Care - part of AXA Health and is an experienced and inspirational senior business leader with extensive understanding of the private health, insurance, and financial services markets.
Steve has previously held the position of vice president of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and chair of the local Chamber committee in...
UK law firm Ashfords' continues to grow its offer to the Energy & Waste sectors with the arrival of experienced energy & construction partner Carl Thompson.
Carl joins from Osborne Clarke where he led the Bioenergy & Waste team and advised on a wide range of clean energy projects from on-shore & off-shore wind, energy-from-waste and anaerobic digestion to battery storage, solar and tidal developments. He is a recognised expert in the Legal 500 and an experienced adviser on complex large-scale commercial construction and engineering projects across rail, energy,...
First-time buyers need to borrow up to five times their salary to get on the property ladder in Exeter, new figures show.
The city ranks ninth in a list of 20 of the country’s least affordable locations compiled by online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages.
Homes in Exeter typically command a price tag of more than £333,000, compared to the national average of £287,830.
With residents typically earning £26,710 a year, a couple who’d saved a 15 per cent deposit would have to borrow seven times their salary for a mid-market home.
RGB Building Supplies has selected Exeter Community Initiatives as a finalist in its Surprise Supplies giveaway and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it is one of two finalists chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.
Exeter Community Initiatives helps people facing poverty, inequality and homelessness to get their lives back on track. It runs the Jelly children’s charity shop in Exeter which sells second-hand children’s clothes, shoes, toys and accessories, and provides baby changing and feeding facilities, as well as a space at the back of the shop for...
The Woodland Trust needs public’s help to hit a £2.5 million target to turn Devon site into a woodland haven for rare wildlife – 50 years on from its first.
The charity - celebrating its 50th year - is looking to go back to its roots and is seeking the public’s help as it raises £.2.5 million to create a new woodland in the backyard of where it was formed.
The stunning 54-hectare site near Lympstone, Devon, is set in a wonderful location - a scenic rural valley close to the Exe Estuary, itself a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Exeter’s Pyramids leisure centre has been praised as a “good old dame of the service” as it prepares to close.
The swimming pool on Heavitree Road will shut for good when the landmark new St Sidwell’s Point leisure centre opens in the spring – ending more than 80 years of service.
It opened in 1941 during the Second World War, costing £56,000 according to the Exeter Memories’ website. An Egyptian-themed makeover in the eighties then prompted a name change to The Pyramids.
Millbrook retirement village, in Exeter, has handed over a cheque for £6,677 to Hospiscare, after residents hosted a series of fundraisers throughout 2021.
Residents raised £3,338.97 in total by hosting a charity walk, quiz, dog show, coffee morning, craft show, a singing concert, Christmas raffle, and a patio clean. One resident, Jenny Skinner, aged 68, even took part in a skydive to raise vital funds for the Devon based charity.
The residents’ donations were matched by Inspired Villages, the later living operator behind Millbrook, doubling the total to £6,677.94...
A project to redevelop an Exeter leisure centre with a new health and wellbeing hub has been backed by councillors.
The city council plans to replace its current leisure facility in Wonford – consisting of a gym, sauna, sports hall and all-weather pitch – with a more inclusive hub to boost activity and improve the quality of life in Exeter’s most deprived area.
Funding of £750,000 was approved by the executive this week for the next stage of the project. It will go towards further studies and consultation in the...
