Sight loss affects around 2 million people in the UK, a number which is on the rise. It is estimated that at least 180,000 of these people rarely leave their homes alone and struggle with feelings of isolation and depression.
To change this, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association offer a variety of services, including My Guide. My Guide is a service that Guide Dogs offers whereby a trained, sighted guide, is partnered with someone with sight loss. My Guides accompany service users to facilitate tasks such as running errands, practicing everyday routes, using public transport, or...
Exeter-based charity WESC Foundation, which provides specialist services to support young people with visual impairment, has announced details of its 2019 Charity Golf Day. This year’s event – the fifth to be organised in partnership with ITEC, the South West’s leading Technology Managed Service Provider – will take place on Thursday 9th May 2019 at Exeter Golf and Country Club.
Teams of four from local businesses, charities, clubs and other organisations are invited to take part, with proceeds from the day supporting children and young adults with visual impairment and complex...
Paul Peers of Peel Ports Group, one of the UK’s largest port operators, has become the first winner of Activa Contracts’ latest risk management initiative run in partnership with Lightfoot, which recognises and rewards road safety skills.
The ‘Activa Contracts Lightfoot Drivers’ League’ encourages smoother, safer driving among the many fleets using both Activa contracted company cars and vans, and Lightfoot’s driver behaviour technology.
Each week a driver is rewarded with a great prize, encouraging others to excel. Currently more than 2,200 drivers are eligible for the...
Rockfish, headed by Mitch Tonks, opens on March 18th in the heart of Exeter’s thriving Quayside location with the casual dining seafood group’s 6th restaurant.
The group will be employing 35 people locally in their first purpose built 2600 sq ft restaurant which seats over 90 inside and a further 60 outside and is located adjacent to the water at the Quay, so diners can enjoy great seafood and watch all the buzz and activity on the water.
The restaurant opens to the public on March 18th and is open 7 days a week from midday to 9.30pm.
Young people from Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school have begun working with a leading healthcare provider to support those struggling with mental health issues.
Marking the launch of South Devon University Technical College’s (UTC) Mental Health Ambassador (MHA) Programme, 11 students have qualified as fully trained MHAs. Working with Virgin Care’s Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) service, MHAs have been trained to support young people who struggle with their mental health and the pressures that students often face in modern society. Their peers can easily identify...
Working on database programs has always been the most interesting job in the IT world. A database could be determined as the collection of data like text, numbers, video etc. If you want to prove the world that you have solid skills related to the database, there is no better option for you than pursue Oracle Database certification.
Oracle is a big vendor that offers database credentials on different proficiency levels. In this PrepAway Quick Guide, we will consider certifications that will no doubt come in handy for working with Oracle Database, Oracle Spatial, SQL & PL/SQL...
The current Miss Devon, 23 year old Clara George, has become the UK’s youngest RSPCA trustee after having been co-opted to the board of the local branch, Little Valley Shelter in Exeter.
The Devon shelter has been seeking trustees and volunteers with social media and marketing experience and knowledge of current trends. Clara, who runs her own social media and digital marketing business, has exactly the skills and experience the RSPCA were looking for, and also happens to have a great love for animals and animal welfare. Her role as a trustee means that she will join with other...
The market for digital, app-based financial services continues to grow at an incredible pace, and that growth rate will continue to soar in 2019. There are already hundreds of new fintech start-ups entering the marketing with their own solutions, including digital banks, personal loans, and other financial services.
When reviewed from a more detailed perspective, it is evident that loan-related services are what has been – and will continue – fuelling the rapid growth of the industry. The demand for better and cheaper loans as well as greater access to them remains the highest on...
SPRING INTO THE NEW SEASON WITH HOMEWARE FROM THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHOP
This spring, The Original Factory Shop is the savvy shopper’s one stop shop to spruce up the home with great looking products that won’t break the bank.
From a new range of affordable, functional and stylish homeware to top quality household brands the discount retailer will enable shoppers to transform their homes with great products at great value prices.
The Original Factory Shop is working on a number of different ranges of great value homeware for 2019, with their Countryside Blush range...
