RGB Building Supplies’ campaign to support businesses in the local area is continuing to give the community a chance to receive vouchers to spend at independent shops and venues.

The builders merchant has so far given away vouchers totalling £1,390 with The New Inn and Oinkers having been supported in the local area. It is still doing weekly giveaways, which include 10 £50 garden centre vouchers, five £100 holiday cottage vouchers and five £100 spa/hotel vouchers. Any RGB customer who spends £25 (plus VAT) at a RGB branch will be in with a chance of winning.

Paul West,...

The Garden House in Devon is to offer snowdrop lovers across the UK a chance to enjoy one of nature’s most spectacular displays of snowdrops at their first ever Virtual Snowdrop Festival - providing daily treat and a welcome relief from lockdown.

Following the increasing severity of the pandemic, the team had been forced to cancel the world famous Snowdrop Festival, allowing only the local community into the hardens to enjoy the seasonal display.

But there was such an outcry of dismay on social media, the team decided not to be beaten and have come up with a Virtual...

In the fields of power and hardware, mishaps can happen any place and cause harm to schools, structures, mechanical plants or workplaces. These mishaps can be evaded by introducing circuit breakers that will control abrupt expansions in voltage and current. In an electrical association, flow courses through an electrical switch box, which is isolated into a few circuits.

To control the progression of power, circuit breakers can be worked consequently or physically. Without an electrical switch, the danger of electric stun, stun and fire can be brought by electrical issues...

With two months’ rain forecast to fall in 36 hours, a leading insurance comparison website is warning policy holders to be aware what their insurance policies do and do not cover for their home and cars.

Storm Christoph will sweep England and Wales from Tuesday, bringing up to 20cm of rain in places. Large areas of already saturated land and melting snow will push up river levels and increase flood risks.

In response, The Environment Agency has issued more than 120 flood warnings across England and Wales.

Quotezone.co.uk says motorists with fully-comprehensive car...

Take extra care on the county’s roads – that’s the message from Devon County Council with Storm Christoph set to hit on Wednesday (20 January).

A Yellow Severe Weather Warning has been issued by the Met Office, with heavy persistent rain forecast from the early hours of Wednesday until around midday on Thursday.

Higher ground across the county is most likely to be affected but up to 50mm of rainfall could impact widespread areas, potentially leading to surface water and flooding.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway...

2020 was a hard year for those tying the knot, and amid continued lockdowns, 2021 has been no easier thus far. However, Exeter is making strides to try to find that wedding magic where it can, with the recent reopening of the Guildhall among measures the local authorities have taken to instil a little normality into the area. Finding those little ways that can help to make your big day a special one is hard, but there is quality to be found everywhere with a little bit of digging.

Focusing on the small stuff

Even if a wedding isn’t the big and bright grand affair that...

Greedy Growth is a full service Instagram marketing agency based in the United Kingdom. It works with all sorts of brands worldwide. Founded in 2019 by Laurence Moss, a 16 year old entrepreneur from the South East of the UK, it has a successful history of campaigns for B2C businesses.

Instagram is a prominent social media platform with more than one billion active users. These huge numbers make it one of the most formidable social media platforms to date for marketing. Greedy Growth has capitalized on this by harnessing the power of Instagram. It helps brands tell their stories on...

In the world of technology, developments are being made every day in every industry. There's no exception when it comes to leadership and business management. A new technology called leadership simulation is being rolled out in companies worldwide. These programs' goal is to teach practical leadership skills to employees who have just been given or are about to be given more power within businesses.

The following will break down what leadership simulation is, how it works, and how it can benefit future business leaders. The goal is to help teams decide whether they should...

Personal Protective Equipment can sometimes make the difference between a stressful day at the office and a life-changing one. While plenty of emphasis is rightly given to protecting the head and the lungs, the fact is that a whole slew of professionals rely on their feet to remain productive and in work – which makes quality protective footwear an essential consideration .

Personal protective equipment of any kind is a means of guarding against a hazard – but it’s important to also prevent those hazards from developing in the first place.

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The South West team at BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has invested a total of £67m into companies in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

New investments in the last 12 months included £6 million in Bristol-based Amdaris, one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies which employs more than 200 developers and has averaged 40 percent revenue growth per annum over the past three years, to support its organic and acquisitive growth strategy.

More recently, BGF announced an investment in Bristol-headquartered cloud-based HR...