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, 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...

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...

Venison is one of the tastiest and healthiest meats around, but can be difficult to find online. Luckily, help is at hand.

Venison is becoming more and more popular. From high street supermarkets to independent butchers, there has been a stark increase in venison sales over the last few years. And no wonder. Venison is truly the miracle meat. Leaner than beef, fewer calories than chicken, and just as tasty, it ticks all the boxes, making delicious steaks, burgers, and even sausages.

But it's difficult to be certain where supermarkets get their meat, and how it has been...

Cosmetic surgery is enjoying something of a post-lockdown boom. A range of factors are driving the surge in interest. We’ve spent a lot of time looking at our own faces on Zoom, and at the (more attractive) faces of Instagram influencers, YouTube personalities, and Hollywood actors. Many of us have put on weight during the first and second lockdown, and might seek a tummy-tuck to correct the problem . And then there’s the availability of low-level interventions like lip-fillers, and digital gateways to the world of cosmetic surgery, like Instagram’s now-banned surgery features.

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Businesses across the South West worked more closely together in 2020 despite the economic challenges of the pandemic.

A survey of over 100 companies by Collaborate South West found that over two thirds increased levels of collaboration with other organisations, with 80% believing collaboration to be extremely or very important to their business success moving forward.

A similar number 64% said the experience of lockdown has made them believe collaboration for business is more important than ever before.

Despite the closure of many workplaces, as millions of...

Dame Helen Mirren is urging residents in the South West to help raise money for homeless and vulnerable people in an appeal launched by Just Eat and Social Bite. Other well-known faces including Rob Brydon and Sir Chris Hoy have posted videos backing the new Christmas Meal Appeal launched by Just Eat in partnership with charities Social Bite & FoodCycle .

The appeal comes after reports detail the increasing issue of homelessness in the UK, and the increased pressure and reliance on charities as the nation deals with the economic and social fallout of the Covid pandemic....

Apparently, you must first create an immense love for yourself to be able to love others. Read on to learn more about self-care and creating healthy relationships .

How Important Is Self-care For A Healthy Relationship?

Ooh, how tiring is it when all the efforts you make in your relationship don't count to your partner? You feel like they don't appreciate you, or maybe they're just turning a blind eye to all you're doing. But look, your better half isn't turning a blind eye; maybe you're working on the relationship from the wrong direction. Not sure? Let’s find out....

Most people love animals and think of them as a best friend. Every time we see either a dog, cat or perhaps a horse, we tend to smile, at least if we are animal lovers. A lot of people also really enjoy watching sports, so how about we combine the two? Horse racing has become a popular and interesting sport not only to watch, but also to bet on.

Find free horse racing tips before you bet As you may already know, there is a ton of different sports to choose from, so it is easy to skip out on some of them. However, many people may have heard of horse racing, but have never really...

Having a Christmas tree in the background of our morning meetings and decorating our makeshift desks with some tinsel is a great way to start feeling festive, but who says it has to stop there just because we’re working from home?

This Friday is Christmas Jumper Day and it’s the perfect opportunity to begin celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. Get cosy and warm at your work from home station by pairing your comfiest pyjamas with your favourite jolly jumper.

But where in the UK are people dressing down for their home offices, and have we hung up our work uniforms...