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Independent developer holds open weekend to help house buyers move in to new homes

Independent developer, C G Fry & Son, is holding a special open weekend on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May at their award-winning ‘Wyndham Place’ development in Tisbury. The Sales Office team will showcase a collection of new three, and four-bedroom homes each carpeted and available to move in to. In addition the family-owned company is offering to pay the Stamp Duty on selected plots to...

Help tackle public transport sex pests

Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) are encouraging passengers to report any unwanted sexual behaviour on the transport network.

A short film called Report it to stop it, promoted through Video on Demand channels such as All4 (formerly 4OD), Now TV and YouTube, follows a woman’s journey in which she experiences escalating incidents of unwanted sexual behaviour on board a train...

New independent furnishings store opens in Topsham

An Exeter-based independent retailer has opened a new furnishings store called ‘CASA’ located opposite Topsham’s quay area, formerly known as ‘Brights of Nettlebed’.

Family-owned Queenstreet Carpets & Furnishings based in Alphington, has been operating in Exeter for nearly 50 years. The expanding business run by brothers, Gary & Mark Dixie opened ‘CASA’ its second furnishings...

50% of drivers admit flouting road laws

A report released on Tuesday (28 April) by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line has revealed worrying and widespread disregard for traffic laws among UK drivers, with half (49%) admitting to breaking them.

Half of drivers who admit breaking traffic laws (25% of all drivers) say they do so through inattention, while the other half (23% of all drivers) admit doing so deliberately,...

Award winning chartered accountants launch new website

Chartered Accountants, Haines Watts, one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms, has unveiled its new website. The new site is designed with business owners in mind, offering a multitude of resources and showcasing real business owners sharing their stories and challenges and how they have overcome them.

Haines Watts North Devon based in Bideford announces the new Haines Watts website,...

Red Cross aid workers arrive in Nepal

British Red Cross aid workers are arriving in the region to assess the damage wreaked by the devastating 7.9 scale earthquake, which struck just outside the Nepalese capital on Saturday.

These teams will join British Red Cross and International Federation of the Red Cross teams already in Nepal to help coordinate relief effort on the ground.

Aid is being sent to Nepal from Red...

Independent developer announces preview weekend At new development was a success

C G Fry & Son Ltd., based near Dorchester, launched its new ‘Grey’s Field’ development, Chickerell with a preview weekend at Easter. The release of the first phase of 12 plots was a resounding success for the award-winning independent developer, with three homes reserved by first time buyers using the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme.

The *‘Help to Buy’ Equity Loan scheme (*see Notes to Editor...

Independent shop in Topsham unveils new name

Independent, family-owned retailer Queenstreet Carpets & Furnishings, which has operated in Exeter for nearly 50 years, has unveiled the name ‘CASA’ on their second new retail shop in Topsham, to open on 1st May.

Brothers, Gary & Mark Dixie signed the lease last month on ‘The Old Gaol’, a listed building located opposite Topsham’s quay area, formerly known as ‘Brights of...

Preview weekend at Poundbury development

The award-winning builder is renowned for its extensive portfolio of quality build ranging from high-end individual houses to major developments including the prestigious Poundbury development in Dorchester for The Duchy of Cornwall.

The special open weekend event is being hosted by local estate agents, Symonds & Sampson at Queen Mother Square on Friday 17th 3pm-6pm, and at the C G...

Government set to ban legal highs

Five “legal highs” are set to be banned by the Government.

The drugs will be made illegal from tomorrow (10 April) for up to 12 months while the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) decides whether they should be permanently controlled.

The government accepted the ACMD’s advice to make a Temporary Class Drug Order (TCDO) on five compounds related to...

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