It's been a full month since Exeter City's disastrous loss in the League Two play-off final to Northampton. It may not seem like it, but that heartbreaking and inexplicable defeat is already fading into the past, and attention must now turn to the 2020/2021 season. Exeter came so close to success last time around, but by the time the clock strikes midnight on December 31st this year and 2020 gives way to 2021, the Grecians will have been in the bottom flight of English football for a full decade. Could the team climb out of the bottom of the barrel on the next attempt, or will this season...
In most industries in Australia, organizations carry out pre-employment background checks. It is only natural for them to do so because they have to ensure that there is nothing in your past as the job applicant that could potentially harm the company or become a liability for it. The type of background investigation a company chooses to carry out usually depends on the nature of the job, but one thing that can commonly be found in all forms and types of background checks are police checks.
What are Police Checks?
A national police check involves a comprehensive of the...
Before a business can qualify for financial assistance, its credit usually comes into play. For this reason, a business credit score is an essential component of any organization. Essentially, a figure that shows whether a company is credible enough to receive a loan, become a business partner or client is referred to as the business credit score.
As long as you might need a sort of financing for your business in the future, then a business credit score matters. More so, when you check credit score, it helps develop a good business credit...
When the Country went into lockdown towards the end of March, David Force a recently retired local estate agent and a freemason missed out on a haircut by two days. No matter he thought, it will only be a few weeks. As the weeks passed, his silver curls took on a life of their own, turning from slightly unkempt to decidedly shaggy. David even thought about getting a job as a lookalike for Brian May, the Queen guitarist!
David and his wife have been volunteering for a small local charity in Dawlish, called Assist Teignbridge. It provides help and support for the elderly and those...
If you have ever dreamt and were aware of your dream, you have experienced a lucid dream. Lucid dreaming happens when you stay awake through your dream. Humans experience lucid dreams, but most of them never remember these dreams. If you are here, then you must have an interest in lucid dreaming. However, to understand this phenomenon fully, you need to understand dreams and much more. Below we expound and explain everything you need to know.
What Consists of Lucid Dreaming?
Lucid dreaming, just like regular dreams, occurs during the Rapid Eye Movement stage of sleep. While it...
Parents need someone to take care of them in their old age. It’s the expected norm. Despite your busy schedule and work commitments, you can find a way to take care of your parents in their time of need. Your parents need love and attention. The loneliness, isolation, and boredom are common among older people. This can be worse if they have mobility problems.
In old age, parents have fewer opportunities to get involved in social events or make friends, so they tend to remain at home. Caring for your aging parents is your top priority as the child they raised. Even if you enlist...
The number of people using a bicycle for work or leisure in England has rocketed since the lockdown began on 23 March, according to figures released by the Department for Transport.
The data reveals that daily bicycle use rose by an average of 50% on working days during lockdown, while the number of weekend and bank holiday bike riders shot up by 136% over the same period.
Overall, cycling has risen by an average of 78% during the course of the lockdown, according to the research, even though the number of cyclists on the road initially fell during the early stages of the...
Exeter Airport has echoed the call of the Airport Operators Association (AOA) and its Chief Executive, Karen Dee, on the UK Government to take action to protect jobs and support the aviation sector through this unprecedented crisis, following the release of new analysis into the effect of COVID-19 on the aviation industry which concludes the impacts are focussed at UK regional airports, with these airports experiencing slower bounce back, with greater lost demand and lost connectivity.
As revealed in the analysis by York Aviation, released by the AOA, member airports are set to...
With face coverings now mandatory in England’s shops and supermarkets, three Exeter alumni have launched a #ChooseToReuse campaign to champion sustainability at a time of crisis. The waste-savvy start-up is using circular economy principles to offer high quality reusable face coverings, in line with scientific advice, whilst having a positive impact on both people and planet. Two former housemates at the University of Exeter, Dominic Hughes and Robert Hulmes, founded Myriad in May 2020 on a mission to inspire change in the fashion industry. Every year, over 300,000 tonnes of textiles goes...
Two University of Exeter academics have been elected fellows of the British Academy.
Professor Regenia Gagnier and Professor Ian Bateman are among 86 new fellows elected for their work in the humanities and social sciences.
Professor Bateman, of Exeter's Business School and Director of the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute , is an environmental economist with a wide array of research interests.
Professor Gagnier, of the department of English , also has a wide range of specialisms – including Victorian and modern Britain, migration studies and the...
