5 tips for the perfect proposal

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:06pm

There is no set answer for what the perfect proposal is. It will be different for every person and every couple. To make yours the perfect one for you, let the following tips remind you of what’s important and what you need to remember.

  1. Public or Private? Consider Carefully

It’s natural to leap to a big, grand gesture when planning a proposal. It can often feel like the more people who witness it, the more special it can be. However, you need to really think about the type of person your partner is and what they would like. If they simply hate attention, don’t...

A classical culture treat on the big screen at Vue Exeter

A classical culture treat on the big screen at Vue Exeter

Three brilliant pieces of classical entertainment are just some of the big screen events coming to Vue Exeter in March. On Tuesday 17th March, Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio comes to the big screen. This new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, is an uplifting story of risk and triumph. Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, with Lisa Davidsen as his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. The music is transcendent throughout and includes the famous Act I Quartet, the...

4 Small DIY Tasks to Brighten up your home this spring

Spring is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings , and refreshing your home is a great place to start. With the opportunity to cast open your windows and enjoy that first fresh spring breeze fast approaching, here are four easy ways to shake off the winter gloom in your home.

4. A lick of paint

A change of colour scheme or even a fresh coat in an existing colour really helps to breathe life into your home. It lets you patch up any dings and marks your walls may have sustained during any of those festive gatherings whilst giving you scope to even change the colour scheme...

Bringing Home Your First Pet? Here's What You Need to Prepare

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:53am

You might have recently decided to adopt a new friend. Or maybe you’ve gone out with the family after talking it over, and decided to find a breed for a pet to add a new addition for your family. Either way, you aren’t quite sure the next few steps to take when you bring home your pet. There are a few key points to take into consideration when you first bring home your new family member. Different pets handle differently so the steps you take when owning and bringing home a dog may vary from what you would do when preparing you and your home to take in a new feline friend. There are some...

Ladysmith Junior School voted as Community Fund winner

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:16am

Exeter’s Ladysmith Junior School has been voted as the latest winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund and now has £1,000 to spend on tools and building materials at RGB Exeter.

The school received the most votes following a public poll where it was up against Sidmouth Amateur Radio Society and the UK Wild Otter Trust in Umberleigh.

Ladysmith Junior School has been gifted a Plymouth City Bus, which it’s planning to transform into a useable area for children to sit and have quite reading time during breaks, and for teachers to use with smaller groups...

Costa Cruises Ships: How to Choose the Perfect Cruise Ship

With many cruise liners vying for your attention, choosing the perfect cruise ship is an important but relatively more difficult task.

Once you choose your preferred cruise ship, you can’t go back. No, kidding! But it’s true that choosing the right cruise ship is one of the trickiest tasks with grave importance. As you would be spending almost the entirety of your trip on board the ship, this single decision alone can make or break your whole experience.

To make things a little bit more complicated, there are many different cruise lines with a variety of cruise ships. For...

How An Organized Yard Affects Your Lifestyle

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 02/27/2020 - 8:00am

Keeping your living space in an orderly manner is important and healthy for you. This living space around you extends to your front yard as well, so it is important to keep that area tidy as well. The front yard is an outward expression of the inside of your home. A messy front yard usually means a messy interior as well. Keeping your area organized actually has a number of benefits that you may not know about. Here are some ways that an organized yard can affect your lifestyle:

Getting the Job Done

Most obvious of all is that most of us don’t like work. Most of all,...

How to slay your office outfit every day

Frequently we spend way too much time choosing the perfect outfit, whether it is for a wedding, a date or only and night out with friends. I think we can all agree that the real struggle begins when we have to dress for the office. Especially in your workspace, your outfit can determine how seriously you will be taken. Therefore, it is of utter importance to make the right decision on how you present yourself daily. However, a sophisticated outfit for the office doesn't always have to consist of a pencil skirt and blouse. Luckily, there are a lot of great high end online stores such as...

Five signs that you’re suffering from stress

Stress is commonplace no matter where you go. Most people throw out the phrase I’m so stressed on a daily basis. However, having a bad day is different to being severely impacted by stress, as this is when it begins to seriously impact your health and lifestyle. Being aware of the signs that stress is negatively affecting your health is key to understanding the problem and recovering from it.

What Can You Do About It?

Understanding what is causing the stress in the first place is key to beating it. It may be that you’re simply reacting badly to situations, or it may be...

Admiral’s secret is unlocked by potatoes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/26/2020 - 10:10pm

Victor Dartnall’s advice to his jockey Alan Johns to ride like a sack of potatoes worked the oracle on Admiral’s Secret who won at Wincanton Racecourse yesterday.

The nine-year-old had refused to start twice in his career leading connections to re-think how they train him but he was the convincing winner of the two miles four furlongs handicap chase beating Saintemilion by two and a quarter lengths in an intriguing race where the four starters were all 9-4 co favourites.

“Everything went wrong for him and he just didn't want to race,” explained Dartnall who trains near...

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