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RED Construction opens new office at Exeter Science Park, building on successful regional growth

Exeter Science Park has welcomed RED Construction Group as its latest tenant, further strengthening the Park’s reputation as a hub for high-growth, innovation-focused companies.

RED Construction Group , an award-winning contractor with a strong track record across the south west, is no stranger to Exeter Science Park . The company recently delivered the £22 million, net-zero carbon voco Zeal Hotel - a flagship project for the region.

The company has delivered an extensive portfolio of high-profile projects in Bristol and across the south west region over the past eight...

Simon Belshaw

Local composer creates a Zoom version of audio installation during lockdown

Authored by sbelshaw
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:36am

For the past few weeks composer / technologist Simon Belshaw has been working on a project to create a Zoom version of his Music Machine 4 for 8 players sound installation.

The Arts Council funded physical installation was scheduled for March 2020 but had to be cancelled due to Covid-19.

The piece uses 8 novation launchpads and 8 Raspberry Pi computers. The launchpads have an 8x8 grid of buttons, when one of these lights up the performer presses it and a short cell of music is played.

The piece runs for 8 minutes and begins by choosing only one note, then two and...

How do I make my wedding not boring?

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:01am

You must have been to numerous boring weddings in your life. Along with that experience, you will come across the need to make your wedding not dull. There are multiple options available for you to consider to make your wedding not boring. The following are the best handy tips handy for you to review and make sure that your wedding is not boring.

Always stick to the schedule

You are creating a schedule of items before the wedding. While you are creating the program, you come up with appropriate steps to ensure that your wedding is boring. However, some of the couples fail to...

How Can Clients Work More Effectively With Their Personal Injury Lawyers?

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 10:31am

No one starts the day with the thought of sustaining some sort of personal injury. Even so, such an event can happen in the workplace, at a retail location, or even while walking along the street. Whatever the situation, it’s best to seek help from someone like Steven Polak, personal injury lawyer while also receiving the medical help that you need. How can you make the working relationship with your legal counsel more productive and effective? Here are four tips that will help.

Be Forthcoming With All the Details

Some injuries happen under circumstances that you may...

How to Ship Your Goods Cheaper and Faster

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 8:43am

The worry for many small businesses and e-commerce websites is how to ship goods cheaper and faster. Shipping costs can add up, especially when you are seeing a huge rise in business. It is very important to cut costs and maximize efficiency, which means shipping your goods cheaper and faster. This page will hope to offer you a few ways that you can do this, and at the same time, explain why it is fundamental and necessary.

There are many different courier services you can use, and whether you use domestic or international, many ways to reduce the cost. If you want to ship your...

Where to Get Funds When You're in Dire Need of Money

We all go through times when we find ourselves suddenly out of money. For instance, you received your paycheck, but you spent it all and fifteen days are remaining till the next paycheck. Or after paying the bills, and the rent or mortgage, the car suddenly breaks down and if you do repair the car there won’t be enough money for you until the next payday. Luckily there are some options and ideas that can help you get the money you need quickly and hassle-free. In this guide, we show you different ideas of where you can get funds when you’re in dire need of money.

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4 good reasons to consider applying for a home equity loan

A home equity loan allows you to draw on a percentage of the equity you have in a piece of real estate and use it to accomplish some financial purpose. There are a number of offers for home equity loans and lines of credit on the market today. That means you should consider offers carefully and opt for the one that offers the right combination of benefits and features.

What can be done with a home equity loan? Essentially, you can do whatever you want with the money. Here are four of the more common examples of how people choose to use the loan proceeds.

Consolidate Your...

Tesco, food, collection, Trussell Trust, FareShare

Tesco stores in Devon to hold extra food collection

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/17/2020 - 11:15pm

Devon’s Tesco stores are holding a special summer food collection to support the Trussell Trust and FareShare charities as they respond to an increased demand for food in the wake of the pandemic.

From August 20 to 22 customers can donate essential items of long-life food to the good causes. Tesco will top up all customer donations with an additional 20% donation in cash to the two charities.

The collection has been organised in direct response to the extra pressures placed on the food banks and community groups supported by FareShare and the Trussell Trust during the...

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Improve digital skills with free online learning programme

A new programme designed to help people develop their digital skills and improve job prospects is being delivered by Exeter health and wellbeing charity CITY Community Trust, as the economy continues to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The scheme is being delivered through Good Things Foundation and has been funded by Google.org - the philanthropic arm of the tech company.

Participants can choose from a range of free training options, designed to upskill them and improve employment prospects, which they complete in their own time at home.

The scheme is...

Bob Griffin, Exeter School

Exeter School Head retires after 17 successful years

Exeter School pupils, parents, alumni and staff pay tribute to Head Bob Griffin who retires after 17 years at the helm of this highly successful independent school. During his time as Head he has overseen the full integration of co-education across the whole school, right from Form One (Year 3) up to the Upper Sixth (Year 13) ensuring that girls as well as boys can access the outstanding education and enrichment opportunities that Exeter School excels at providing.

During his 50 terms at Exeter School, Mr Griffin has been instrumental in the development of the school’s...

Redrow sponsors Starcross Dons Football Club with new kit

Authored by Purplefish
Posted: Mon, 08/17/2020 - 12:56pm

National housebuilder Redrow has sponsored new kit for the Starcross Dons Under 10’s football team in the seaside town of Starcross which is based near to its The Copse development in Dawlish, Devon.

The FA chartered standard club has a youth section which caters for 50 children and currently includes team for Under 7, 8 and 10’s as well as a mini kickers section (Dinky Dons) for three, four- and five-year olds.

The Starcross Dons Football Club provides children with a positive environment in which they will go on to learn and develop skills that they can use beyond...

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