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Everything You Need to Know About Planning a Destination Wedding

A destination wedding completely changes the pace of the day, with intimate ceremonies and champagne in the sun. You create a shared trip that people remember long after. That said, planning from a distance brings its own pressures. You need to think beyond décor and menus and focus on legalities and guest experience. When you make practical choices early, you avoid stress later and give yourself space to enjoy the occasion you’ve planned.

Choosing the Right Destination

A remote island might look idyllic, but long travel times and high costs can limit who attends. If...

Badger cull myths exposed in new report

Authored by Babs Walker
Posted: Thu, 05/30/2013 - 9:29pm

On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans.

Team Badger’s ‘Mythbusters Report’ has been published to correct inaccuracies and misconceptions being used to justify the killing of thousands of badgers. The group, made up of the RSPCA, IFAW, the Humane Society International (UK), Born Free, Dr Brian May’s ‘Save Me’ organisation, the League Against Cruel Sports and many other national and local organisations, aims to demonstrate that the near-extermination of the badgers will have...

Positive Energy Is a Chain Reaction

Gordon Dean was a distinguished American lawyer and prosecutor. One of the original members of the Atomic Energy Commission, he became its chairman from 1950 to 1953. It’s said that when Dean died in a plane crash in 1958, among his personal efforts was an envelope with nine life lessons scribbled on the back. These lessons aren’t about the law or about atomic energy. They’re wisdom about his philosophy of life: Never lose your capacity for enthusiasm. Never lose your capacity for indignation. Never judge people – don’t type them too quickly. But in a pinch never first assume that a man is...

The Perfect Dress for a Perfect Wedding

Purity Boutique Spa just recently had the honour of pairing up with Reiss for their spectacular summer event! We amplified the beauty of some lovely ladies with makeovers and sleek manicures as tribute to the newest summer styles.

I realise that sanity is not an option when you are choosing dresses - or ANYTHING for your bridal party, but let's think logically about this, now.

You could either go for 'safe' (and possibly boring) or you could go out on a limb and go for the dress theme of your dreams. From chic elegant 'occasion' dresses to flattering 'fit and flare' styles...

London Grecians win on Andros

A depleted Exiles squad with a few borrowed local Greek Grecian vets pulled off a shock result, or two, to win the annual Andros cup!

There were four teams taking part, Exeter Exiles, Hydrousa Vets, Youth, and their main team.

In a very close affair the youth pulled off their own shock to beat the main team 2-0 in the first semifinal.

In the second semifinal the Vets took a late lead against the Exiles after some neat build up through the middle left their striker one on one with yours truly who he sent the wrong way.

The Exiles' equaliser was even later and...

Who employs a declutterer?

The Hoarder Next Door , Britain's Biggest Hoarders and other such TV programmes have done much to highlight the growing issue of hoarding in the UK. It is estimated that there are about 3 million sufferers in this country ( www.helpforhoarders.co.uk ). Many stay silent and isolated. In these programmes you will see the only on-screen representation of a professional declutterer.

I have recently established myself as a declutterer and joined the 100 others registered nationally with the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO-UK). Many of us work with hoarders...

Does success breed wealth or wealth breed success?

A German soccer fan, perhaps poking fun at our stereotyping of his nation, recently put a beach towel on a seat at Wembley to reserve his place for the Champions League final. Not sure who he is supporting as both teams come from Germany being Bayern and Dortmund. These two teams rather spoilt things for the pundits who were expecting an “el classico” of a final from the two giants of Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona, who both lost in the semi finals.

It is not just on the football field the Germans are performing well in sports, Michael Jung recently failed by a whisker...

My top three marketing tips and how they got me some free stuff

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:18am

So I was at the Devon County Show today and I struck up a conversation with one of the traders. It turned out we both hailed from the same place. He eventually asked me what I did for a living and when I said media and marketing he responded with: “Okay, give me your top three marketing tips”, which I did. And whilst they are fresh in my mind I thought I’d share them through my blog. Tip 1 Look for referrals: I asked him what he did to encourage his satisfied clients to encourage others to buy from his business and, apart from some passive email marketing, the answer was not a lot. However...

Inflation or deflation? That is the Question...

Tim Walker Head of Office Brewin Dolphin Exeter:

Which is more beneficial to savers?

Since 2008, investors have been questioning whether it is inflation or deflation that haunts them. One might imagine that by now we would be closer to knowing the truth but, in our experience, the answer to these ‘either/or’ questions is almost always ‘neither’. When the two options are polar opposites, some combination inevitably turns out to be the true path.

When approaching the question from a scientific perspective, the answer is easy. There has historically been inflation...

Pooch Power!!

Is it just this country that’s nuts about animals in advertising? Everywhere in our office we’ve got pictures of pooches looking adoringly down at us from calendars and wall hangings – we just can’t get enough of them and it would seem nor can anyone else.

Even Go Compare has resorted to using a scruffy little dog to get everyone going gaga, and how popular is the EDF ad with Zingy riding his new friend Morgan the Bassett Hound's back? Just recently ‘Three’ used a moon-walking Shetland pony in its national advertising, which went viral and was watched on YouTube 2.7 million times,...

The Green Deal – good for home owners or another flawed Government scheme?

Authored by LegalBurp
Posted: Mon, 05/13/2013 - 7:41pm

We are over two months into the Government's Green Deal loan scheme. Is it an affordable way for householders to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and save money or will it be a bureaucratic white elephant?

The Green Deal is a government initiative to encourage home owners to install energy-saving measures in their homes. These loans are paid back through the savings made on your energy bills over a maximum of 25 years. The Green Deal loan is attached to your property so if you move before the loan has been paid off; it will pass on to the new owner or tenant.

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