Fuel poverty levels in Devon have been on the increase in recent years and whilst projects like Healthy Homes for Wellbeing , run by Exeter Community Energy (ECOE), have been tackling this issue head-on with drop-in energy clinics and in-depth home visits across the region, there is still a lot more that could be done.
ECOE’s new Winter Warmth campaign highlights the issues of fuel poverty and hard-to-heat homes faced by local residents each and every winter. Having recently launched the Healthy Homes Hardship Fund, ECOE is seeking donations which they hope will make a world of...
Southwest Independent Secondary School of the Year:
A third major achievement for The Maynard this year
The Maynard School, Exeter is delighted to have been awarded the Sunday Times Schools Guide 2020 Southwest Independent Secondary School of the Year. This prestigious award, being officially published in the 27th edition of Parent Power on Sunday 24 November, is triggered by our incredible A-level and GCSE results in the summer, but is also judged on the wider ethos and values within the whole school community.
For many Exeter School pupils, parents and National Trust supporters, the concert in aid of the National Trust in Exeter Cathedral is a highlight in the festive calendar. For the nineteenth year running, the concert showcases the school's senior orchestral groups, brass and choirs in the magnificent cathedral setting. Over 200 pupils will make this year's concert on Tuesday 10 December a night to remember. Director of Music Peter Tamblyn said: "It is always a pleasure to come to the Cathedral - it is such an inspiring venue in which to make music, and we are very pleased to be returning...
QUIZ, the fashion brand specialising in occasion wear and dressy casual wear, opend the doors of its newest store in the Princesshay shopping centre, Exeter, on 20th November.
Customers can already buy a variety of QUIZ’s pieces at Debenhams on Bedford Street, but the new store, located at unit SU12 in the shopping centre, offers fashion-forward customers a much wider range of the brand’s latest glamorous catwalk collections across all its Curve, Main and Petite collections.
Customers will be able to choose from show-stopping occasionwear, dressy casualwear and the latest...
Get up close and personal with nature and pop along to the Binocular and Telescope Open Weekend at RSPB at Darts Farm on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December.
The event runs from 9.30am on the Saturday and 10.30am on the Sunday, when a variety of binoculars and telescopes will be on display for visitors to try out, as well as friendly, impartial advice from the knowledgeable team of staff and volunteers. This month’s event is the perfect opportunity for Christmas shopping.
A free guided walk will also be taking place between 2pm and 3pm – the perfect chance to test...
The lights are switched on at Princesshay’s Charity Christmas Tree Festival as part of its first late night shopping evening on Thursday 21st November.
The Lord Mayor officially opened the Festival of charity trees located on Roman Walk and announced that Multiple Sclerosis Society charity won best dressed tree.
The illuminated festival features 36 trees decorated by various local charities including Living Options, Princesshay’s charity of the year.
The trees will be on display for visitors to enjoy up until Christmas Eve.
Think of Dartmoor and you’ll probably conjure up an image of a pony, grazing peacefully among the granite rocks and tall Melina grasses. But these hardy Hill Ponies, a breed in their own right, are far more than perfect for pictures, and on Sunday eight of them who were bred out in the wilds will demonstrate their versatility at Exeter Racecourse when they kick off the eight race card with their very own race.
Among the runners are Moscow Mule, Chase Me Charlie and Rodney Trotter and they, together with five friends, will be galloping down the home straight. And their antics will...
Award-winning south west estate agents and chartered surveyors Whitton & Laing have generously donated £1,884 to Exeter-based ‘Balloons’, a charity who help support bereaved children and their families.
The sum represented the year the independent estate agency was established and their way of giving back to the local community as part of the firm’s 135th anniversary celebrations.
Balloons, an independently run charity, provides bespoke 1:1 pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people (C&YP) aged 5-25 living in Exeter, Mid and East Devon. It also...
STC Expeditions, a leading ethical schools tour operator, has announced the launch of a tree planting project, pledging to plant one tree for every person that travels with the company.
Partnering with Scottish charity, Trees for Life http://treesforlife.org.uk, the Exeter based travel company wanted to build on its already strong commitment to sustainable travel which has been a driver of the business since it started out in 2006.
Adrian Ferraro from STC Expeditions says: “We already do a great deal to be a sustainable travel company and to educate our travellers on how to...
Flybe is operating up to 16 flights a week to Amsterdam from Exeter Airport this winter.
This includes the newly added weekday opportunity to fly to the Dutch capital one-way on the early morning London City flight that then continues to Amsterdam Schiphol without through-passengers having to leave the aircraft. This gives business travellers in particular the opportunity to make convenient day returns.
In addition, is the return for winter of eight extra weekday flights and evening services on three days a week (Mon/Thurs/Fri). These provide a significant boost to Flybe’s...
