As businesses navigate the rapidly changing work environment, the need for effective workplace engagement strategies has never been more critical. The future of workplace engagement is evolving, driven by new technologies, changing employee expectations, and a greater emphasis on wellbeing and flexibility. For businesses looking to stay ahead, understanding these trends is key to creating a thriving, motivated workforce. In this blog, we explore the key engagement trends that every business should know and how platforms like Pluxee can support these evolving needs.
The National Trust is celebrating the rich heritage of Killerton’s orchards, near Exeter, this October. From 10 October to 3 November, visitors can enjoy daily apple-themed activities and join the ranger team on weekends to press apples and learn about traditional cider-making.
On 16 & 17 October, Killerton is offering guided walks through one of the estate’s heritage orchards to the home of the 200-year-old apple press, with booking essential. Visitors will meet members of the ranger team, who will demonstrate the use of the press and share the history of Killerton’s cider...
The Tribe coworking space for female entrepreneurs moved to new premises in Berry Pomeroy in July but its owner and founder Stacey Sheppard isn’t putting her feet up in her new surroundings. Instead, she’s now also launched an online publication designed specifically to support and empower female business owners across the region.
When Stacey opened The Tribe in Totnes in January 2020, she wanted to create a safe space for women in business to find a community in which to connect and collaborate. It is one of 24 coworking spaces within the Devon Work Hubs network, all of which...
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Cumberland Grange Care Home in Exeter are celebrating because their fantastic Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, has been nominated as a finalist in the Leaders in Care Awards 2024, having been shortlisted in the prestigious Executive Leader category.
In association with Care Home Professional magazine, the Leaders in Care Awards celebrate the achievements of care home providers in the UK and the suppliers that serve them. The award ceremony will take place on October 8that the National Conference Centre in Birmingham.
October 2024 marks 20 years since the anniversary of the first business improvement district pilot, with £1bn invested in local services and events to improve towns and cities for communities and business.
20 BIDs were formed with the original pilot in 2003 and then brought into law with the UK regulations act the following year.
InExeter is now one of 340 BIDs operating across the UK. A business improvement district is a defined area of a town or city where a levy is charged on all eligible business rate payers. BID levies are voted for via a ballot which takes place...
1 October 2024 : Ned Boulting, ITV’s lead Tour de France commentator, will be performing at Exeter Northcott Theatre with his brand-new one-man stage show, Ned Boulting’s Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That, on Wednesday 13 November .
In his latest celebration of the greatest race on earth, Ned delves into the hidden mysteries of a mysterious roll of film from the 1923 Tour de France that fell into his possession during the Covid pandemic and inspired his bestselling book "1923!”
Part detective story, part murder mystery, part costume drama and part French farce....
A new facility that will offer storage of physical remains from ancient humans, animals, and plants to help ease the pressure on museum archives that are running out of space is to be established at the University of Exeter.
The Biocultural Heritage Information in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) facility will offer secure storage of scientifically important materials and create a new database of digital 3D files and analytical data to preserve the record of materials subjected to scientific destructive analyses.
The development will open archaeological records to...
Cumberland Grange care home, in Exeter has thrown a party for residents, friends and families to celebrate 3 years of serving the local community.
Staff, residents and guests commemorated this special occasion with live music, photo booth pictures with props, a delicious buffet and to top it all off, a visit from a talented local magician who “blew everyone’s minds”. Residents danced the night away and everyone got involved, helping to make the evening a fantastic success.
Cumberland Grange has built up excellent reputations within its local communities. The home...
