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The Best Group Activity Days Out Across England for Thrill-Seekers

When it comes to planning a group day out in England, the best experiences are the ones that combine adrenaline, teamwork, and a bit of friendly competition. Whether it’s a stag or hen do, a corporate team-building event, or just a group of friends looking for something different, thrill-seeking activities have become one of the most popular ways to spend a day together.

Across the country, there’s no shortage of options that push people out of their comfort zones in the best possible way—from fast-paced outdoor challenges to immersive action-packed games that test communication...

On #GivingTuesday #GiveMoreLocally

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:52am

We should give more locally, is the overwhelming response to #GivingTuesday from supporters of local charity Devon Community Foundation.

On December 1st people are taking a break from the Christmas consumer frenzy to donate their time, money or voice to support a good cause. Devon CF is among 1,300 charities and businesses across the UK backing #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The campaign is supported by a wide range of celebrities and sports stars, including Miranda Hart, Casey Batchelor, Olympic gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft,...

Did you witness Torquay seafront crash?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/23/2015 - 5:40am

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman and child were seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Torquay at the weekend.

The collision happened shortly before 1.20pm on Sunday 22 November 2015 near the junction of Torbay Road and Sea Way Lane.

A group of five pedestrians, two adults and three children, were walking along Torbay Road when a silver Daihatsu Sirion mounted the pavement and collided with a six-year-old girl and her 35-year-old mother.

The silver Daihatsu, heading in the Paignton direction, also collided with a Ford Focus that was...

How to make money with binary options

Binary options offer one of the simplest ways to make trades online. This is one of the reasons that they have become so popular among the financial markets. Binary options are simply answering yes or no as to whether an asset is going to reach a certain price at a certain time. While the trading of binary options may seem easy, the question becomes, how do you make money with binary options?

Many people think that they can just jump right in and start trading binary options and make money doing it. However, this is not the case. In order to truly make money trading binary options...

Carpet cleaner pleads guilty to fraud

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/20/2015 - 10:43am

A trader who travelled the country offering to clean householder’s carpets, including that of a vulnerable dementia sufferer, for rock-bottom prices before hiking his charges by up to 5,400 per cent has plead guilty to seven offences.

On 18th November, 2015 at Exeter Magistrates Court, just before a three day trial was scheduled to start, Mark Dudley of Humber Road, Ferndown, changed his pleas to guilty on four offences under the Fraud Act and three offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations.

All the offences related to either dishonestly failing...

Raisins can predict a toddler’s future academic ability

A simple test using a raisin can predict how well a toddler will perform academically at age eight, according to research conducted at the University of Warwick.

Using just the piece of dried fruit and a plastic cup they have devised a test based on how long a 20-month old child can wait to pick up a raisin in front of them. The toddlers were given a raisin that was placed under an opaque cup within easy reach. After three training runs toddlers were asked to wait until they were told (60 seconds) they could touch and eat the raisin. During the study it was found that those who...

CLIC for Christmas concert

On Saturday 5th December this year, La La Choirs will perform ‘CLIC for Christmas’ at Exeter Cathedral in aid of CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people.

As well as performances by La La Choirs, we are thrilled to have Rebecca Newman joining us ( www.rebeccanewman.co.uk ) - Rebecca's album 'Dare To Dream' shot straight to number 1 in the classical charts and she has performed with the likes of Russell Watson and Alfie Boe. We also have two acts who have themselves been supported by CLIC Sargent and The Park Community school choir...

Skull-like asteroid to skim past Earth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 10/31/2015 - 8:07am

NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming the flyby of a skull-like asteroid which will skim past earth today.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered on Oct. 10, 2015, by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS-1 (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) on Haleakala, Maui, part of the NASA-funded Near-Earth Object Observation (NEOO) Program.

According to the catalog of near-Earth objects (NEOs) kept by the Minor Planet Center, this is the closest currently known approach by an object this large until asteroid 1999 AN10, at about 2,600 feet (800 meters) in size,...

Concern over smoking poverty link

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/28/2015 - 8:04am

New analysis from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) shows that more than 1.4 million households with a smoker are living below the poverty line.

The national data shows that, of the 5 million households in England that include an adult smoker, 1.4 million (27%) are below the poverty line, and an estimated 418,000 households could be lifted out of poverty if they quit smoking.

A new ‘Local Poverty Calculator’ launched today by ASH shows local councils how many households in their area have a smoker and are living in poverty.

Mike Hobday, Director of Policy at the...

Healthcare in the UK faces ongoing shortage of GPs

Even though the economy is picking up again, healthcare across the nation is still struggling to afford adequate staff and essential supplies to meet the needs of patients. Doctors and nurses are in short supply and often work more hours than they should. Whether in private practice or within the NHS, there is no doubt that more doctors are needed if the healthcare needs of a growing population are to be met.

Number of Foreign GPs Rises

Within the past decade the number of foreign doctors working within the NHS has risen by 11%. At the moment family doctors from foreign...

Two national awards for Cranbrook

East Devon’s new community of Cranbrook wins two Inside Housing Magazine’s ‘Top 60’ Awards – ‘winner of winners’ as Best Overall Development and winner of Affordable Housing category.

Shortlisted in July for the ‘Affordable Housing Development of the Year’ category, Cranbrook was up against five other developments for the national title awarded by Inside Housing Magazine.

The overall and category winners were unveiled today (Friday 16 October 2015) at a ceremony at the Lancaster London Hotel to celebrate the Top 60 Developments and award the trophies.

Winner of...

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