A whopping 93% of people in Exeter admit to finding out what friends, family, colleagues and even their boss paid for their home, according to new research released from Zoopla .
Of the people in Exeter who look up what others have paid for their home, two fifths (41%) claim that they do this regularly. Despite the popularity in Exeter of researching the property values of others, 55% of residents in the city said they would never admit to the owner that they’d researched their home’s value.
Whilst just half (51%) of people surveyed believe it is ok to simply ask someone...
The first Roman fort on National Trust land in Devon has been confirmed at a site on the Killerton estate. A fortnight’s dig at Budlake Farm, on the estate, has proven a long-held theory that a First Century Roman fort was sited there.
The Devon fort joins a list of over 100 Roman forts on National Trust land around the UK.
Led by Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth, a team of archaeology volunteers and staff found evidence of a triple-ditched fort enclosure as well as a coin, samian pottery and ironwork thought to be from between 50-70 AD.
Greendale vaccination centre volunteer Ian Aspinall has clocked up more than 100 shifts supporting the vaccine programme over the last five months. A retired police officer, he’s often there several days a week.
Ian said: “You meet some lovely people in what is hopefully a once in a lifetime occurrence. My parents endured the privations of World War Two and it was described as their finest hour. Who knows that accolade may be given to this generation who were faced with the pandemic.” He jokingly said “If I had been around in World War II I’d probably have joined the Home Guard...
It was smiles all around last week as The Maynard GCSE students nervously peeled open their results’ envelopes with anxious parents watching on.
“I wasn’t all that worried until I got out the car but then the butterflies came! I’m just glad it’s all over as the whole process has been quite stressful. I am so happy and honestly wasn’t expecting these results,” said a beaming Natalie Conboy who achieved an incredible eight Grade 9s and one Grade 8.
England basketballer and Team Bath netball player, Natalie Charity, proved her excellent time management skills with some...
Climate activists from Animal Rebellion and local groups of Extinction Rebellion held a sit-in protest at Exeter McDonald’s on Sunday, demanding that the fast-food chain moves towards a plant-based menu.
Branded a McSit-in, they brought their own lunches and occupied areas of the restaurant for three hours, insisting that the fast-food chain takes responsibility for the destruction they say it causes on our planet. The protest follows similar sit-ins held in towns throughout Somerset and Dorset, as well as McDonald’s branches across the country.
Two University of Exeter graduates in Extreme Medicine are preparing to tackle a 3,000 mile row across the Atlantic as the first ever married couple to race in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge (TWAC). In light of emerging evidence that females can outperform males over extreme distances, the pair aim to harness their own bodies for research to shed light on the changes in physiology and psychology between males and females in ultra-endurance events.
“Emergensea Duo” Charlie Fleury and Adam Baker, both emergency medicine doctors in Devon, are racing for the mixed pairs world...
Lucy Bennett, an adviser at Exeter financial experts Old Mill has become the firm’s youngest ever head of office.
The 24-year-old has been announced as Old Mill’s new head of office for the sister office in Yeovil where her role is to encourage collaboration and engagement amongst the teams and support Old Mill’s work within the local community, alongside her role as client adviser.
Lucy has worked at Old Mill for six years, and during that time has built up strong relationships with clients and colleagues alike, meaning she is perfectly placed to take on the role of...
Exeter-based outdoor theatre company, Burn the Curtain believe that any place can be magical, and any one of us can create magical moments. Their new community project ‘The Imaginarium of Us’ is proof of this, as they’ve been working with the community and some great local artists to create a fantastical museum celebrating things that are special to us in the green spaces Exeter folk know and love. Collaborating with audiences is at the heart of what they do, helping them to celebrate the places that they love, as well as tell great stories. As shared public space is becoming scarcer,...
British lifestyle brand Crew Clothing has relocated and expanded in Princesshay, Exeter, making it the retailer’s national flagship store. The new premises is more than double the size of its former store on Bedford Street in Princesshay and will create six new jobs as a result.
Crew Clothing was founded in Salcombe in 1993 and has stayed true to its roots along the South-West coast ever since. The brand creates effortlessly stylish clothing for life’s best moments and this new flagship will offer menswear, womenswear, kidswear, footwear and accessories alongside a...
Garden waste collections in Exeter will start up again from Monday 16 August, the City Council has confirmed.
The service had to be suspended for eight working days as a result of the current HGV driver shortage sweeping the country, caused largely by Covid-19 and self-isolation rules. Customers had their hire period extended to make up for the suspension.
Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for City Management thanked garden waste collection customers for their patience and understanding. He also thanked office staff who had “swapped their office clothes for boots and...
