An Exeter church has experienced a soar in the number of people attending its services via its livestream.
Rediscover Church based in Northernhay Street, Exeter broadcasts its 11.30am service live online every Sunday to a local and international audience.
People from across Devon tune in via their laptops and mobile phones and are from a broad range of backgrounds including those who have never attended church before and exploring what its like, to those who are unwell and housebound, to others who for a variety of reasons cannot attend in person.
Leading independent West Country housebuilder, Devonshire Homes, has selected the William Wates Memorial Trust to be its charity partner for 2020.
After Devonshire Homes raised £36,000 for local charities from 2017 to 2019, Guy Langworthy, who sits on the Board of Directors, is already training for the next fundraising challenge, Le Loop. Along with his wife Harriett, Guy will be taking on the 2,156 mile Tour de France route in June, one week ahead of the pros, to raise funds for Devonshire Homes’ Charity of the Year.
The William Wates Memorial Trust supports projects that...
The biggest trend of 2019 was showcasing natural beauty through clean, healthy, radiant skin. Such treatments as dermarolling were at the peak of the popularity due to their effectiveness in stimulating collagen production, making the skin look healthier and smoother. Dr.Numb , the leading topical anesthetic cream brand, believes that this year natural, healthy skin trend will keep being in the spotlight, along with some new emerging trends:
Wider acceptance of cosmetic surgery
Meanwhile Asian countries have long embraced the trend for cosmetic surgery, it still remains...
If you’ve decided that you want a garden shed, the biggest question will really be where to put it -ignore the smart alec who said, “in the garden”. This will depend on a number of factors, from what you wanted to use the shed for to what material your shed is made from to your current garden layout.
What are you using the shed for?
If the shed is simply going to be used for storing your garden furniture during winter or as a place to keep all garden equipment and household tools away from little hands, then it might not matter where you place it.
Recycling materials has come out in a big way in recent years, and the benefits of recycling are virtually endless. Scrap metal, in particular, can be used and reused, and it can also be dispersed over and over again, which makes it highly useful for those who are keen on doing their part for the environment. The great aspect of scrap metal is that you can reuse it in different industries, and it includes everything from soda cans to car parts. If you generate a lot of scrap metal in your business or have scrap metal laying around in your property, you can easily sell it to scrap metal...
Ingenious aquarists at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have trained strange fish to help clean their tank of a naturally-occurring pest.
Filefish, or leatherjackets, have been introduced into the charity zoo’s large stingray tank to help control an invasive anemone.
Aquarist Tom Fielding: “Aiptasia is a common temperate and tropical sea anemone. It comes in through our filtration system when seawater is drawn from the Bay. It’s regarded as a pest in saltwater aquariums because it can multiply rapidly and compete for food and space and occasionally even...
Cricket betting is a very popular pass time activity around the world. There are several series and tournaments that take place every year, all with the potential to produce new winners. With cricket, predicting match outcomes can never be a viable way to win bets. Being one of the most followed games globally, punters of this game always have a wide array of markets to decide from. It is a game of the mind and luck even though it is decided over the space of 22 yards. Majority of cricket punters mainly do it for entertainment purposes. They usually keep tabs on their favourite teams and...
As much as environmentalists can be pressing at times, they often make very valid points. Humans are doing so much damage to the world around them, and we need to do something about it. If we don’t change our ways, it is almost a certainty that our children will not have an inhabitable world to live in. At this rate, too much damage will have happened in the years to come for us to repair. This is why it is important that we try to take as many precautions as possible in our daily lives. A good example of that is dealing with efflorescence, which needs to be done using environmentally...
iZettle and UN Women UK have partnered to support young people who are leading the charge for a more gender-equal future. Throughout March, students that are part of the UN Women UK Society at the University of Exeter will join the Trailblazer Takeover and run activities designed to raise awareness and funds for gender equality.
Just £25 could provide leadership development training for young women around the world, drastically improving their confidence and self-esteem, as well as an education about their rights, both in the workplace and beyond.
Overnight closures will be in place on a major route into Exeter starting later this month (March).
Essential resurfacing will get underway on the A3015 Honiton Road/Moor Lane roundabout on the night of Monday 16 March and will continue with night-time working until Friday 17 April.
Closures will be carried out on weekday evenings from 7pm-6am. In order to minimise disruption, part of the roundabout will remain open to traffic at all times during the overnight work.
There will also be no weekend closures, and the roundabout will be open as normal on the evening of...
