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The first smart display window for all local heroes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2020 - 11:04pm

The display windows of retailers and the facades of cafes, bars and restaurants are more than just calling cards for each business. They convey emotions and invite you in. In many cases, they are the only opportunity to present products, make offers and awaken curiosity.

Unlike on the Internet, where offers appear everywhere and reach many people, bricks-and-mortar retail – and with it the display windows and facades – has a fixed location and has to wait for people to come to it.

‘That will fundamentally change now,’ promises Bernd Stender of tapicfy. After two years of...

Runners, Exeter

Lockdown surge of new runners in Exeter this December is a ticking time bomb for injuries

A Exeter expert is urging runners to take extra precautions and make sure they are doing all they can to be easily seen when it comes to exercising outdoors this winter.

The festive period typically sees the number of people pounding the pavements decline – with a third of people doing no exercise at all as they cosy up on the sofa or indulge on food and drink with family and friends. However, this year is predicted to be very different.

With lockdown restrictions still in place for many, combined with fewer Christmas parties and gatherings, Runners Need in Exeter has...

megabus offers thousands of extra coach seats and urges families and friends to book ahead for Christmas

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2020 - 10:39pm

Stagecoach, Britain's biggest bus and coach operator, has today announced that 5,600 extra socially-distanced seats are being made available on its megabus coaches over the Christmas period, and urges families and friends planning to be reunited to book ahead.

With support from the Department for Transport, Stagecoach can offer extra megabus seats from all the major cities and many regions across the country including the North East, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Cardiff and London. Additional seats will also be offered on services to and from...

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4 Types of Laser Level Perfect for DIY Projects

Getting crafty and working on DIY projects as a hobby or even as a professional can be quite fun and exciting. In order to work on DIY projects properly and get satisfying results every time, one should have the right set of tools to help them get creative. One of the most important tools that any DIYer should have in their toolbox is a laser level. This smart tool helps craftsmen measure everything accurately without missing any bumps or lines that can ruin their projects. Here are some of the most popular laser level types that can come in handy for your next project.

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Zippos, Circus

Zippo’s Christmas Circus

Event Date: 
17/12/2020 - 7:00pm to 10/01/2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Central Park, Plymouth PL2 3DF

The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is bringing a special Christmas Circus to Plymouth . Zippo’s is Covid-safe, sanitised, and well-ventilated.

The new colourful Christmas themed production will delight family audiences whilst providing breath-taking magical moments throughout and will be performed in Zippos’ super-heated Big Top.

Meet Brazilian showman Paulo Dos Santos, a multi-talented comic, acrobat and martial artist who stands at just over a metre tall. Paulo will be joined by artistes from all corners of the world for this...

Stuart Coombe

Wealth Tax could trap the middle classes - Old Mill

Authored by PR Prose
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2020 - 3:05pm

With the average detached home in the UK worth almost £450k, and the average pension pot worth around £50,000 a ‘Wealth Tax’ set as a low as £500,000 could impact millions of normal Brits

The Wealth Tax Commission this week has published a paper proposing how a one-off wealth tax payable on all individual wealth above £500,000 and charged at 1% a year for five years would raise £260 billion to effectively ‘pay’ for coronavirus.

But there are fears that a tax set at £500,000 is far too low, given that the average detached home in the UK has a value of almost £450,000 (...

Types of Mental Health Issues Everyone Should Know About

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2020 - 6:30am

Mental health is a general term used to describe one’s psychological and emotional well-being. If you have good mental health, it is likely to impact your personal relationships and work. It gives you the resilience to handle everyday stress and cope with difficulties.

There are various factors that may influence your mental health. However, the main ones are lifestyle, genetics, and general life events. You can improve your mental health by making the following changes:

  • Eating a healthy diet
  • Adopting healthy stress management skills
  • Getting
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Christmas rip-off: UK travel routes on five-day Christmas break up to 105% more expensive

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2020 - 6:21am

New research by travel money experts, FairFX , has revealed Brits planning to travel across the UK during the relaxed five-day Christmas break could end up paying more than double compared to just a week earlier.

Analysing the cost of one-way tickets for popular flight, train, ferry and coach routes during the period of relaxed Covid-19 restrictions, FairFX found an average price increase of 105% compared to just one week earlier, with some routes as much as 215% more expensive.

The research comes following announcements from all four UK Governments confirming travel...

Santa’s elves raise thousands for brain tumour charity

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sat, 12/12/2020 - 10:03am

It was “hi-ho hi-ho” all the way as a collection of ‘elves’ cycled, jogged and walked to work at Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary in memory of their colleague Rob Gillingham who passed away from a brain tumour earlier this year.

They were fundraising for Brain Tumour Support, a charity that helps those affected by any type of brain tumour, not just patients, but also their families, friends and carers.

The 43 team members who took part were met at the garden centre by the big man himself, Santa. Mince pies and hot drinks were ready for their arrival to thank them for...

Fake chewing tobacco - A safe option

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sat, 12/12/2020 - 6:42am

Chewing tobacco is a smokeless tobacco substance that is eaten by inserting a segment of tobacco between the cheek and gum or upper lip and teeth and then chewing. To experience taste just like tobacco without really consuming it, you have many fake chewing tobaccos available.

Reasons Why People Smoke?

If we asked smokers why they smoke, they would put forward a ton of reasons for their activity. They take smoking as a stress reliever; it is a sort of pleasure, or to run away from a social situation. You will find people that had adopted this habit when they were...

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