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Exeter Brick Festival returns

After the HUGE success of last year, the Exeter Brick Festival returns on 26 th April, and it's gearing up to be the biggest brick-tastic celebration for LEGO fans!

Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and fun as families, collectors, adult builders, and every LEGO-fanatic imaginable come together for a day of brick-filled bliss!

Wondering what's on at a Brick Festival event? Hold onto your bricks, as Exeter Brick Festival is unleashing a whirlwind of excitement! With new LEGO activities that include lightning-fast speed building competitions to super creative...

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Warning to take extra care in strong winds

Devon County Council is advising people to take extra care when travelling during the current storm conditions.

Following further torrential downpours today, surface water flooding, landslips and fallen trees have caused disruption on a number of roads across the county.

A Met Office Yellow Warning of strong winds, in force from 8pm tonight and extending throughout tomorrow and into Friday, could create further issues with gusts of up to 60mph expected. Coastal areas could bear the brunt of these strong winds.

Among the issues on Devon’s roads earlier today...

5 Websites for History Buffs

As a history buff, you're likely drawn to forms of entertainment steeped in factual accuracies. Whether you like to watch historic documentaries, read engrossing biographies, or spend time surfing the internet, finding the best information is probably your main focus. Use your free time as productively as possible and browse these five exciting websites geared toward history buffs like you. You may just learn something new, or put your existing knowledge to test to see how much you already know.

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CuriosityStream is a great website for...

Michael Caines Collection appoints group executive chef Liam Finnegan

Acclaimed chef restaurateur and hotel owner, Michael Caines has announced the appointment of Liam Finnegan as Group Executive Chef of the Michael Caines Collection as of 8th September 2020. The news follows Michael’s recent acquisition of former Rick Stein Restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall.

With a working relationship spanning 14 years, Liam’s appointment is a natural fit for Michael and the wider collection, following an eight-year stint as Head Chef at The Castle Hotel Taunton and prior to that under Michael’s tutelage at Gidleigh Park.

Reflecting on the appointment,...

Award-winning business defies coronavirus and is set to open first shop in Teignmouth

With the sun shining and tourists out in full force, the team at The Drifting Bear Co , an award-winning, local creative business, will open their first bricks and mortar shop, ROAM, in Teignmouth on Monday 24th August.

While the doors to the Northumberland Place shop were set to open on Easter weekend, COVID-19 had other ideas. Not ready to give up on their dreams, the company founders, who won the notonthehighsteet.com Make Awards for “Start-up Success’ in 2012, have worked tirelessly to make their vision a reality.

Selling a stunning selection of products from their...

COVID-19 grant creates lasting benefits for Exeter Veterans’ Hub

Virtual support sessions started during lockdown by the Armed Forces Community Support Hub in Exeter, will have long term benefits for the project after proving a hit with users.

The Hub (based in the Exeter CoLab), which provides support for veterans and their families across Devon, some of whom have complex mental health conditions including PTSD, depression and anxiety, received two grants from Devon County Council’s COVID-19 Prompt Action Fund, totalling over £5,000.

Unable to provide their usual face-to-face support, they used the money to help over 200 veterans,...

Appetite grows for home working and local lockdowns in the UK

According to a recent UK research, 86% of people prefer working from home until a vaccine for the ongoing pandemic is found. These workers believe they should be given the freedom to decide whether to return to the office or work from their home offices until a permanent solution is found. In light of this, health experts also reckon that most people are prioritizing public health over their social and economic lives.

In a recent study conducted by London's King's College , over 80% of the people questioned said they're ready to welcome local lockdowns. 85% of the people involved...

Local composer creates a Zoom version of audio installation during lockdown

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?

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?

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

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...

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Exeter Brick Festival returns

Warning to take extra care in strong winds

5 Websites for History Buffs

Michael Caines Collection appoints group executive chef Liam Finnegan

Award-winning business defies coronavirus and is set to open first shop in Teignmouth

COVID-19 grant creates lasting benefits for Exeter Veterans’ Hub

Appetite grows for home working and local lockdowns in the UK

Local composer creates a Zoom version of audio installation during lockdown

How do I make my wedding not boring?

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

How to Ship Your Goods Cheaper and Faster

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