50% of Brits say strawberries & cream is the first thing they associate with the tennis. An annual tradition for many, new research collated by Fresh Student Living reveals that Wimbledon fans descending upon the championships, snack their way through a mountain-sized 2 million strawberries and 7000 litres of cream in a fortnight - amounting to 190,000 portions in 14 days!
Following the cancellation of most of the UK’s Summer events, this year, the fate of 28,000kg of British strawberries hangs in the balance, with Wimbledon facing almost half a million pounds in lost revenue...
The University of Exeter has joined a national project designed to offer pivotal support to disadvantaged students, who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, to enter higher education.
The new online hub, called ‘Uni4Me’, will see 50 organisations from the higher education sector across the country provide around 250 free, interactive online activities for the students.
The activities include virtual courses in a range of subjects led by university academics; online tuition and support in core GCSE/A Level academic subjects; live events involving leading academics...
This weekend, colleagues and customers at M&S Exeter will be taking part in the one-off Clap for Carers to mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS, supported by the founder of the initiative and NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens.
Ahead of the weekend, the team have installed a new display to share with customers just how generous the local community has been during this unprecedented time. The in-store display (pictured right) shows how much M&S Exeter customers have donated through a range of activity including shopping M&S’s Rainbow sale (where 10% of each purchase is...
The University of Exeter has leapt into the top five institutions in the world for research output on the links between green space and public health.
Exeter is currently number four in a list of the most productive institutions globally to study how exposure to green space can improve public health, according to a review of the field in the journal Environmental Research Letters .
The review found that Exeter has published 148 research papers between 2010 and 2019. Environmental research is a priority area across the University, and in 2010, the European Centre for...
The BBC has set out plans to transform its local services in England as it seeks to serve audiences better, respond to lessons learnt during the COVID-19 crisis and make savings to tackle its financial challenges.
BBC England, home of the BBC’s local radio stations and regional TV news, will undergo a significant reinvention.
The new vision for regional and local services includes:
Modernising the BBC’s regional TV centres - investing in the latest technology and introducing a new, consistent operating model for each newsroom with digital story telling at
If you were somebody like myself that love to run, you'd agree there are some days, say with complimenting weather, that you just continue to run and run, religiously following your fitness schedule.
And also, there'd come some days which this routine would suffer a great deal, maybe owing to unfavorable weather conditions. It's normal to be particularly bothered about your fitness level, but the focus should be also placed on the deconditioning that'd happen to muscles.
They pay the price of the inconsistencies. And the soreness from these muscles - calves’ muscles -...
Devon-based charity Planet Earth Games are going virtual this summer with a month-long series of sustainable challenges through August.
Formerly the South West Youth Games, the event was revamped and relaunched in 2019 to help address climate change crisis with the first ever Planet Earth Games at Flowerpot Playing Fields, Exeter.
Described the world’s first environmental multi-sport Games, the event had no single use plastic, recycled medals and zero waste, including activities such as paddle boarding, plogging (picking up litter and jogging), group cycling and nature...
POND keepers wishing to upgrade their old pumps for new eco-friendly versions are invited to visit their nearest Blagdon product retailer to take part in a money-saving recycling scheme .
Westcountry-based Blagdon has launched its new Amphibious IQ scrappage scheme offering consumers £25 off an energy-efficient pond pump when they trade in their old one for recycling.
Andrew Paxton, who is the Development Manager at Blagdon in Taunton, says: “Our Amphibious IQ Filter & Waterfall pump is the best adjustable pond pump for filters and waterfalls and offers a whole raft of...
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