5 Tips to Combat Workplace Stress

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Thu, 09/17/2020 - 10:50am

We know that work can drive you crazy sometimes. Honestly, you deserve peace of mind while making an honest living; don't let your place of employment send you into a bad state of mind.

Fortunately, you don't have to allow your workplace to keep you in a funk. If you're familiar with practicing self-care, you know how important it is to pick up healthy habits to help fight against daily stressors. This includes work-related stress! Here are a few tips on how to relieve any workplace stress:

1. Speak with a therapist.

Your workplace can often be a cause of your stress....

This World Patient Safety Day Devon Air Ambulance celebrates exemplary service

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 09/17/2020 - 10:40am

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is proud to join with the World Health Organisation on 17 September, 2020 for the first World Patient Safety Day.

The overall objective of the Day is to enhance the understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of health care, enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm; firmly grounded in the fundamental of ‘Medicine – first, do no harm’.

However, Patient Safety isn’t something promoted on a single day; it sits at the heart of everything that Devon Air Ambulance does every day. From those delivering care to...

How to evaluate urban vs rural living

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 09/17/2020 - 10:22am

If you are looking to move to a new house, it can be difficult to decide whether to live in the city or in the countryside. While some people are die-hard country people and others wouldn’t dream of living more than a mile from a shopping centre, most of us are somewhere in between!

There are pros and cons of either option, and the right choice for you will be dependent on various factors. In this guide, we will look at the advantages and drawbacks of each, so that you can come to the best decision for you!

Urban Living

Despite cities being noisier, usually more...

‘A-Listers’ & Casinos: Who Plays What?

Live casino establishments are often associated with glitz and glamour, making them an enticing entertainment proposition for the rich and famous.

It is not unusual to visit casinos in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo or elsewhere in the world and stumble across at least one celebrity trying their luck on table games or slots.

Hollywood superstars, world class athletes, television stars and top music acts are amongst the ‘A-Listers’ who are often spotted trying to bump up their earnings in casinos.

In most cases the celebrities play just for fun, but there are also...

Chris Howard walks the coast of Britain for Children in Need

Coast walker Chris Howard to arrive in Devon as part of his 11,000 mile trek for Children in Need

Authored by Lexie Munro
Posted: Wed, 09/16/2020 - 11:33pm

A man who is walking 11,000 miles around the UK coast to raise money for Children in Need is due to arrive in Exmouth this week. Chris Howard, 37, from Cambridge, has already covered over 1150 miles walking continuously around the coasts of East Anglia, the south east and East Dorset. Chris is currently in the Lyme Regis area and will be walking to Exmouth over the next few days via Seaton, Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Chris will continue clockwise around the UK aiming to arrive back in East Anglia in July 2021.

After setting off from Heacham South Beach in Norfolk on July 29...

Jurassic Fibre

Jurassic Fibre introduces full fibre broadband to Honiton

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/16/2020 - 9:03pm

Jurassic Fibre has announced that Honiton and Taunton will be the next two areas to benefit from ultrafast full fibre broadband.

The extension of the company’s network is part of a pioneering £250 million project to deliver fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband technology to towns and villages in the South West, overlooked by other service providers.

Work has already started in Honiton, with the service due to be available to many residents and businesses from later this year. Jurassic Fibre CEO and East Devon resident Michael Maltby says:

“Honiton represents a...

RSPB

RSPB calls Devon residents to hold Government to account on missed nature targets

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/16/2020 - 8:50pm

A major United Nations report has revealed the international community has failed to halt environmental decline over the last 10 years. Now, new analysis from the RSPB has revealed the UK’s self-assessment is overly optimistic as high environmental ambitions have not led to real progress being made.

The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, published yesterday by the United Nations, contained no country-level breakdowns of how the UK has fared. Instead, an RSPB report ‘A Lost Decade for Nature’, has revealed our true performance.

With UK wildlife continuing to decline and vital...

6 tips for preparing a boiler for winter

As winter draws near, it is essential to make sure that your home will remain comfortably toasty, and this involves checking to see that your boiler is ready to handle the cold.

Boilers are called upon to do the most work when the temperatures drop, so it is critical that they are in proper working order so that they do not suffer a breakdown when you truly need them. There is nothing worse than having a boiler failure during an especially harsh cold snap.

You may be wondering what proactive things you can do in order to rest assured that your boiler is in top shape for...

Why you need to take up diamond painting as a hobby!

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Wed, 09/16/2020 - 12:53pm

Tired of all your old boring hobbies? Keep reading to find out why diamond art is the newest hobby you NEED to add to your list!

In the 21st Century, our lives are fast-paced and that can be an understatement at times. Our schedules are hectic and long. That can get tiring, stressful. Working 9 hours a day, coming home and going to sleep and repeating the same process for 5 days a week becomes monotonous. But that’s not all.

Living a busy lifestyle has a huge effect on our mental and emotional wellbeing, which in turn affects our physical health as well. People cannot...

Exeter School

Army scholarship for Exeter School Sixth Former

Upper Sixth Former Stan Hart has received a scholarship from the Army Officer Scholarship scheme, following in the footsteps of eight Exeter School alumni.

This means he receives financial support and has a guaranteed place at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) following his degree.

Head of the School Army Section Stan said: "I was elated to find out I was awarded an Army Scholarship this summer, meaning I have financial support through my final year of A Levels and university as well as guaranteed entry to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst at the Officer level...

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