A Guide to a Better Home for Autumn

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Sat, 12/12/2020 - 6:03am

With colder months just around the corner, we need to start preparing our homes for the cooler season. The following tips should help you make your home a bit more attractive and welcoming , even during the coldest days of the year.

Find And Revive Your Cosy Bedding

Now it's time to reach out for those down comforters, thick sheets and warm blankets. Wash them or dry clean them and keep them handy for the freezing nights that will soon be here. Don't wait until it gets too cold to fall asleep at night to prepare your cosy bedding for the winter. Do it now, while there's...

Why is 3D Printing a Good Option for You?

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:05pm

As far as recent creations go, the benefits of 3D Printing make it one of the most capable technologies. Additive technology opens a whole new way to create products. It also promises you a lot of advantages compared to traditional manufacturing methods. To get started, you can take the assistance of professional 3D printing services like Rapid Direct for the best outcomes.

3D Printing helps you in creating three-dimensional objects. It offers an innovative touch to various industries like manufacturing and health care. Without a doubt, it is a great technology enabling small...

insurance

Insurance fronting: Is it worth the risk?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 9:18pm

A staggering survey conducted by AA Ireland concluded that many parents of new drivers have in the past or are currently listing themselves as the main driver of a car primarily used by one of their children. This practice, commonly known as “fronting,” allows parents and children to avoid the rocket high insurance premiums associated with new drivers.

These high insurance premiums are the result of a risk-calculation conducted by insurance companies to determine how likely it would be for a driver to get into an automobile accident. Because of this, young people are especially...

business

How can a company avoid a winding-up petition?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 6:48pm

Winding-up petitions allow the creditors who did not get their payment before the court so that the company is forced for a closure. Any creditors who owe the minimum amount i.e decided according to the law can opt for a winding-up petition to the courts.

After the petition is received by the company, a hearing will be held by the court. Before the hearing, the company will get seven days to get rid of the winding-up petition. If the company cannot prove the petition to be wrong or if they fail to repay the debts the company will be wound-up with an official notice. The winding-...

Exeter, Whipton, Heavitree

One week left to take part in Heavitree and Whipton streets consultation

There is just one week to go to have your say in an online consultation to make positive improvements to streets in Heavitree and Whipton in Exeter.

More than 400 people have responded so far to the “Exeter Streets” consultation , which was launched jointly by Devon County Council and Exeter City Council last month and runs until Friday 18 December.

People in Heavitree and Whipton are being asked what changes they would like to see made in their community to make walking and cycling safer and easier.

The consultation is part of the County Council’s commitment to...

Exeter Chiefs

Chiefs side to face Glasgow Warriors

Lifting their first-ever European crown in front of an empty stadium wasn’t quite how the Exeter Chiefs had envisaged celebrating their greatest triumph, but on Sunday Rob Baxter’s side will kick-off their title defence with a small section of supporters back inside Sandy Park.

For the first time since March, there will be a match-day buzz about the place as the Chiefs prepare to welcome back 2,000 of their season ticket holders for the visit of Glasgow Warriors (3:15pm) in Round One of the Heineken Champions Cup.

The Covid-19 outbreak around the world has meant...

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Event Date: 
06/07/2021 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.

Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.

Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and Leeds, plus The Eden Project in Cornwall and the...

Slim Chickens

Slim Chickens to open in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 11:46am

Slim Chickens is coming to town! The US-born chicken brand, founded over 17 years ago in Fayetteville Arkansas, has chosen Exeter to open its 10th restaurant in the UK.

Opening in the Princesshay shopping centre on 17th December, Slim Chickens will be the perfect mid/post-shopping pitstop. What’s more, diners can download the Slim Chickens’ app and receive three free chicken tenders*.

Renowned for its Southern US hospitality, diners can expect the brand’s signature buttermilk-marinated, hand-breaded and cooked-to-order premium chicken. House specialties include crispy...

Sparx at use in the classroom

Local company gets top marks for its maths learning technology at Tech South West Awards

Authored by AmySutton
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 11:28am

Sparx, the Exeter-based socially focused learning technology company, has been named ‘Best Education Initiative’ at this year’s Tech South West Awards, while also being shortlisted for ‘Education Business of the Year’ at this year’s Education Investor Awards.

The annual Tech South West Awards recognise and celebrate the region’s most innovative businesses, and at this year’s virtual ceremony Sparx was awarded for its approach to maths learning and its focus on evidence-based technologies.

The Sparx Family provides a range of maths-related solutions that support schools and...

TikTok

Top of the Toks: UK’s uni students earning cash on TikTok, as most popular student stars are revealed in first national ranking

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2020 - 8:30am

New research from student accommodation search engine Mystudenthalls.com has revealed the UK students finding fame on popular social media platform, TikTok, from the comfort of their student rooms- with the potential to make anything from £150 to a staggering £15,000 per video, and finding success overnight. The findings reveal an increasingly popular way for UK students to make money as the app’s popularity continues to boom since the pandemic began.

The ranking has unveiled the students with the most potential to earn big money in this new student side hustle - a long way from...

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