Homes & Gardens

A brand new housing development in South Devon will include a newly renovated home for owls and bats and follows extensive measures to protect a pair of rare cirl buntings at the site.

Construction has begun at Berry Acres , just outside Paignton, where Barratt Homes is building 187 much needed new homes. Steps taken by the five-star builder to protect local wildlife will result in...

Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon, has urged home energy efficiency businesses and local tradesmen to sign up to a new scheme aimed at making homes carbon-efficient in the area. The Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme launched in October, aiming at providing grants that cover two-thirds of the cost of work carried out in homes that reduce their carbon footprint. The scheme will give...

With summer slowly dwindling, the outdoor entertaining season is upon us. Autumn is probably the best season for most as it welcomes the freshness of cooler weather and the fleeting beauty of changing leaves. Outdoor dining is a lovely way to enjoy the season and mingle with family. Whether you have a petite patio or a sprawling backyard, a spruce-up is a must-do for the new season. There is...

It’s been a tough year for everyone, and right now, we don’t know what the restrictions for Christmas and other Yuletide gatherings will be. We may be faced with very limited options at the Christmas table, or we may be given a few days' grace to allow families to celebrate together.

Whatever happens this year, why not finish the year off with a bang and go for a classy Christmas...