CHANGES in the law mean separating or divorcing parents struggling to make arrangements to see their children can have direct access to barristers to represent them inside and outside court (February 2020).

In the past a solicitor was required to instruct a barrister, but due to rule changes under the Public Access Scheme, members of the public are now able to instruct barristers direct.

Family barrister and co-founder, along with fellow barrister Sarah Evans, of Bristol-based legal service Children in the Middle, Elizabeth McCallum explains: “Most people understand how...

Day in day out, most of us are bombarded with noises and distractions from various sources all day long. But unbeknownst to many, this can have a significant negative impact on their life, health, and wellness. From triggering stress to disrupting your sleep and affecting your concentration, a noisy home can wreak havoc in your life in quite a number of ways.

While there’s little you can do to prevent noise pollution in the streets, outdoors or your workplace, there are a few ways you can promote quietness in your home, some of which will be covered a bit later on this article. If...

Spring is almost here. As the earth renews itself during the season of regrowth, mother nature blesses us with abundant gifts in the form of colorful flowers and delicious fruits and vegetables. This gives us the perfect opportunity to revive our bodies by leaving behind the rich and heavy winter foods, and embracing all things light and fresh.

To help you get ready for the season of renewal, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite foods that taste better during spring.

Rick in vitamins K and B, copper, selenium, and many other essential nutrients,...

There is a popular saying that goes, “home is where the heart is.” This is true mainly because of a number of reasons, with the first and most important being that home is where families come together and spend quality time with each other. It is also a safe haven for most, where one can relax and just be themselves and let loose after a long day's work or a semester away at school. Thus, it is important that all the rooms in one’s home be a space where a person is fully comfortable and thus be content and happy.

If you want to buy a home, for instance, one of the steps that you...

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Cryptocurrency staking is a popular method for those looking to grow their capital in crypto. This is explained in particular by the fact that staking does not require any technical or other knowledge.

Even a perfect beginner can do cryptocurrency staking, in fact. Indeed, it simply consists in keeping an amount of a cryptocurrency without touching anything. Yes, as simple as that.

Cryptocurrency staking offers regular payments to those who hold their cryptocurrencies in appropriate wallets. This is what we can call "staking". In fact, staking helps secure the network as...

It’s less than a month until the Cheltenham Festival gets us underway, bringing together the real thoroughbreds of National Hunt racing.

In English rugby, the season hits the halfway stage this weekend with Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs outfit the early frontrunners, hotly followed by Sunday’s visitors to Sandy Park, Northampton Saints.

As the division’s two real pacesetters, excitement is already building ahead of what is the first of three scheduled match-ups between the two rivals this season.

Sunday’s lunchtime showdown kicks matters off, before the two lock horns...

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Axminster-based JetBlack Safety®, a world leader in safe personnel dust removal systems, has launched its innovative range of automated, hands-free de-dusting and clean-down booths to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for de-dusting safety equipment - the Middle East.

Choosing Intersec Middle East - held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition centre - JetBlack® Safety showcased its range of de-dusting solutions, including its...

Do you have a dedicated space in your home which is reserved for guests? Or, do you ask your overnight visitors to squeeze into a spare bedroom, or possibly a makeshift bed on the floor of the lounge? If you do have a guest room, is it a collection of well-worn bedding and personal possessions which you don’t want to display? Is it a bare room with only minimal furniture?

If one rarely hosts overnight guests, then it’s understandable that accommodation would be basic, but if you’re someone who enjoys having friends or family over to stay, it may be worth making more of an effort...

Exeter-based chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards will be holding post-budget events to help owners of SME businesses understand the broader implications of the Budget due to be delivered by Rashi Sunak on 11 March, following Savid Javid’s recent exit from the post.

The free, pre-booked seminars will take place at noon on 13 March at the Simpkins Edwards office in Barnstaple and at Strawberry Fields in Lifton. A further event will take place at Simpkins Edwards’ Exeter office at midday on 17 March. In addition to providing an insight into the Chancellor’s Budget, guests can...