Work has started today (Saturday) on temporary measures to boost walking and cycling in Exeter. The first improvements being introduced by Devon County Council are along Ludwell Lane, Dryden Road and Wonford Road, where point closures are being installed. This will remove through traffic, except buses and cyclists, to create a 4km “quiet route” from Newcourt/Pynes Hill to the city centre. The “pop-up” measures are part of a series of schemes supported with initial funding of £338,000 from the Government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. The investment aims to encourage active travel while...
You do not always have to go out for having some fun. There are a lot of fun things which you can do even while staying back at home. Right from taking bubble baths, reading books, surfing the internet for information to reorganizing your house, the options are plenty for you. It does not matter if you are working from home or you are on the lookout for something to do while staying indoors on a rainy day, there are numerous ways through which you can keep yourself busy.
Bring Out Your Creative Side
You can make use of the time that you spend at home to get yourself out...
We get to hear this a lot, "Do what you want to". We even become invested in our emotional flows and start doing anything that seems right to us. However, we should know that listening to our gut feeling is not always the right choice. We have to make a great analysis of our habits and likings alongside our financial condition before making a choice. Considering that you have money to invest in crypto trading, how can you be sure that you will love it? Here's how to find out!
You're a problem solver
It's not like you will have to fix some server problems and find out...
ORGANISERS of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events in Devon regret to announce the much-loved events are cancelled for 2020.
The charity has taken the difficult decision to withdraw all 400 Race for Life events across the UK this year to protect the country’s health as restrictions on mass gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
This includes the Race for Life 5K and 10K at Plymouth, Barnstaple, Exeter planned for later this year, is now cancelled. Participants who have already signed up will be contacted directly by the charity.
Temporary “street cafe” licences are being introduced by Devon County Council to help hospitality businesses to re-open in the coming weeks, as coronavirus lockdown restrictions continue to ease.
Although a large number of cafes and pubs currently remain closed, many are already planning for when they are able to re-open.
Tables and chairs on paved or pedestrianised areas that are public highway, are among the ways cafes and pubs can help customers to maintain social distancing guidelines. Although it remains the applicants’ responsibility to assess the layout of its...
Work to make safe a number of trees affected by Ash Dieback disease in Exeter is set to take place over the coming months.
The City Council is currently surveying the health of Ash trees on its land across the city and early signs are not good.
It is estimated that the UK will lose up to 90% of its ash trees over the coming months and years.
In Exeter, the fungal disease has already taken its toll and the Council says it needs to start removing several trees which represent a risk to public safety. A programme of replacement tree planting will continue to be...
The three Rotary Clubs in Exeter and Topsham have proved that 'we're all in this together', by donating an amazing £5,070 to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital's “HelpUsHelpYou” Appeal.
The money will go directly towards providing extra support and essential items for the wonderful key NHS staff.
Exeter Southernhay Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Exeter initially gave a donation of £1,900 to the Appeal.
This was followed by two Thursday night 'Clap and Donate' collections in Countess Wear village and Topsham.
As part of a series of papers commissioned to mark the centenary of the Work Foundation, Exeter based Dr. Peter Totterdill was invited to contribute a ‘provocation’ paper exploring how UK businesses can innovate to improve working practices and boost performance.
Entitled ‘Are we really serious about securing enhanced productivity, through our people?’ the paper was published this week and, while it was produced prior to the Covid-19 crisis, its proposals for the ways businesses across the country can ‘build back better’ hold new relevance in the context of the current crisis....
Let us put aside the 2020 example of a global pandemic and ask ourselves what happens to certain industries if there is a sudden, but temporary, drop in clientele. Said example spans beyond global pandemics, such as during stock market crashes, and even in localized examples such as during food and drink tampering scares. In this case, what happens to the vaping industry when there is a sudden, but temporary, drop in customers?
An Abrupt Stop in Sales
The 2020 pandemic is a perfect example, so it will be used throughout this article. Certain industries are suffering more than...
You can transform the boring daily showering experience into a more enjoyable one by adding music. However, you should be careful when you do so. Shower steam can affect your electronic devices, shorten their lifespan, or cause a malfunction earlier than expected. To prevent this and save you unnecessary expenses, you should use waterproof audio equipment in places prone to water exposure. One of those places is your bathroom and your can check out the latest article on some secondary measures to protect your tech gadgets from moisture, however here are the main points summarised below...
