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What Today’s Families Expect from Modern Service Providers

Today’s families navigate busy schedules, evolving responsibilities, and shifting expectations. As a result, modern service providers are under more pressure than ever to deliver experiences that feel seamless, supportive, and tailored to real-life needs. From healthcare to home maintenance and education to entertainment, families want services that simplify their routines and reduce stress. Understanding these expectations is key for any provider. hoping to build long-term trust and loyalty.

Convenience That Fits Around Real Lives

Convenience is no longer a luxury for families;...

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The Impacts and Repercussions of a Serious Accident In The Family

When somebody in the family is involved in a serious accident, it can be a very difficult time for everybody involved, and there will be many emotions to process. There will be potentially important actions you need to take, and along with dealing with the emotional trauma, keeping on top of everything may become a struggle. Below runs through some of the repercussions you may find yourself experiencing after a serious accident in the family.

Concern, Worry Or Guilt

When a loved one is suffering or in pain, it is natural to feel concerned, anxious and want to do everything...

Top chefs announced for Powderham Food Festival 2018 as tickets released

Powderham Food Festival has revealed the line-up of high profile chefs who will be featuring at this year's Festival on 6th and 7th October 2018.

Michelin starred John Burton-Race and Peter Gorton will be making their debut appearance at the exciting autumnal foodie event alongside broadcaster Judi Spiers, who will be hosting the chefs' theatre across the weekend.

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Powderham Castle, master chefs John Burton-Race and Peter Gorton will be joined at the two day celebration of South West food and drink by acclaimed patisserie chef Colin...

Can you challenge a will after probate?

A will is one of those things that you’ve likely heard about repeatedly. While some people take drafting one seriously, others may feel death is something that’s far away and stall on writing one. However, for those who have written wills and passed away, a will has likely saved a lot of hassle especially if assets and money were left behind. You may be reading this because a loved one has recently passed away and you realised that you weren’t given as much as you were supposed to be or left out of the will altogether. If that’s the case and a probate has already been passed, you may be...

6 Questions to Ask Before Retirement

As we age, retirement seems like a prosperous time of our lives. We think of freedom, a life without having to work, and a lot of potential for us to do the things we didn’t have time (or the money) to do when we were younger. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to retirement; all of us have our own requirements and dreams. Before you retire though, you need to ensure you’re happy, healthy and financially stable – otherwise, you won’t be able to enjoy this time of your life you’ve been blissfully looking forward to.

If you’re on the edge of retiring but...

Campaign launched to help prevent the number of toddlers being accidentally poisoned by making the home safer

Trading Standards is aiming to reduce the number of incidents in which babies and toddlers (under fives) are being accidently poisoned in Devon, Somerset and Torbay.

A recent report published by Public Health England shows that accidental poisoning is on the rise in the South West, with more children aged 0-4 being rushed to A&E. The report says that from 2014 to 2018 there were 186 emergency admissions in Devon, 206 in Somerset and 36 in Torbay because of accidental poisoning. Buy Wise Be safe is a campaign by Trading Standards South West, a partnership of 15 local authority...

Simple ways to bring your family closer together

Family bonds are important no matter if you come from a large or a smaller family. Although it might seem difficult to find a way to bring your family closer together, there are quite a few effective methods of doing that. Seeing that a lot of families tend to drift apart once their kids are starting to grow up and spend more time with their friends, it is important to start the process quite early. The key to creating sustainable family bonds is to focus on maintaining healthy family relationships through enjoyable activities.

Instead of only speaking to each other on special...

Queen’s Drive Space goes live!

Fun, sun, food and entertainment were the order of the day for Exmouth Seafront over the Bank Holiday Weekend as the Queen’s Drive Space officially went live.

The new space, created by East Devon District Council, features a brand new Jurassic-themed play park, a scrumptious food village from Taste of the West and an events space which, from June 12, will be used for live performances and big screen streamed shows from theatres across the UK, starting with Swan Lake from the Royal Opera House.

Doors opened to the new space on Friday (May 25) afternoon although children from...

Dunsford Woods

Love this beautiful lace like pattern of trees roots I saw on a recent walk through Dunsford Woods with my daughter and granddaughter.

Nature is so beautiful.

We really are so lucky to live here in the South West where there are so many places to walk and observe nature.

“It looks like a yeti has been sheared in the sink after my husband shaves.” - Britain’s worst household habits revealed

No matter the strength of your family bond, love for your partner or admiration for your friends, the annoying habits of those who live under the same roof as you will test the strength of those ties.

We surveyed members of UK households to find out just how annoying they find the habits of their fellow inhabitants and asked illustrator Son of Alan to bring some of the more extraordinary, disgusting, or just downright hilarious ones to life.

Annoying household habits survey 45% of the people we asked said they were annoyed by the habits of the people they live with every...

Cashfloat joins hands in the welfare state guide initiative to help people in adversities get hassle-free financial aid

Life nowadays has become very uncertain. One medical emergency is more than capable of running down all your financial management.

There are many families in the UK who fell victim to such atrocities, either due to natural disasters or due to any unforeseen situation. In such situations, the person and his family suffer agony and pain, physically, mentally and of course financially.

To help such families who are in need, the UK welfare state guide has set up many schemes. The aim is clear, to reach out to people in need and comfort them in hard times. Inspired by the...

Family Life

What Today’s Families Expect from Modern Service Providers

The Impacts and Repercussions of a Serious Accident In The Family

Top chefs announced for Powderham Food Festival 2018 as tickets released

Can you challenge a will after probate?

6 Questions to Ask Before Retirement

Campaign launched to help prevent the number of toddlers being accidentally poisoned by making the home safer

Simple ways to bring your family closer together

Queen’s Drive Space goes live!

Dunsford Woods

“It looks like a yeti has been sheared in the sink after my husband shaves.” - Britain’s worst household habits revealed

Cashfloat joins hands in the welfare state guide initiative to help people in adversities get hassle-free financial aid

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