Dad's Taxi Service – the famously free lift home regularly exploited by the UK’s teenagers – is now mostly driven by mum, new research has revealed.
Almost six out of 10 rides in ‘Dad’s Taxi’ (58%) are now taken with the nation’s mums at the wheel, according to a UK study by laundry experts Dr Beckmann, which involved a poll of 2,000 mums across their customer database in June 2014.
In fact, despite continuing to be responsible for most of their traditional domestic duties in UK homes, British mums are now taking on more ‘dad’ roles than ever before.
Have you ever wondered what fascinating marine life lurks in the pools left behind when the tide is low?
Join the East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers on one of their Rockpool Rambles, to explore these unique habitats and the creatures that live there, and find out how they are adapted to their challenging environment.
No need to book, just turn up with a net and a bucket if you have them. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The Rockpool Rambles are free events, but donations are welcome.
Have you ever wondered what fascinating marine life lurks in the pools left behind when the tide is low?
Join the East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers on one of their Rockpool Rambles, to explore these unique habitats and the creatures that live there, and find out how they are adapted to their challenging environment.
No need to book, just turn up with a net and a bucket if you have them. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The Rockpool Rambles are free events, but donations are welcome.
Have you ever wondered what fascinating marine life lurks in the pools left behind when the tide is low?
Join the East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers on one of their Rockpool Rambles, to explore these unique habitats and the creatures that live there, and find out how they are adapted to their challenging environment.
No need to book, just turn up with a net and a bucket if you have them. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The Rockpool Rambles are free events, but donations are welcome.
Materials Matter focuses on Members' relationship with their raw materials, and how it influences the work they produce. The exhibition celebrates this important relationship between maker and material.
Gloucestershire’s acclaimed Festival Players are taking an all-male tour of William Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors across the UK and into Europe this summer. The tour will head to Devon on Thursday, August 21st to the picturesque setting of Exeter’s 14th century Powderham Castle.
Directed by Minack Theatre’s former artistic director, Michael Dyer, and with music from 70’s folk musician Jonny Coppin, the play tells of a master and his servant arriving in a foreign port which, unbeknown to them, is the home of their long-lost twin brothers. Mayhem ensues in a riotous train of...
Action is required to stem a skills crisis in the South West, warns new research today.
The Prince’s Trust and HSBC report suggests that 69 per cent of South West businesses believe a significant skills crisis will hit their organisations within the next three years while 43 per cent predict it will happen within the next 12 months. Two thirds of South West businesses surveyed fear skills shortages will halt the UK's economic recovery, while a third fear it would cause their business to fold.
The report, based on interviews with UK business leaders1 suggests that 81 per...
Chris Martin is a quickly rising stand-up comedian, and will be performing his brand new show 'Responsibilliness' in Exeter on the 12th October at the Bike Shed.
Chris has been tipped as the next big thing by several national newspapers.
As well as selling out his shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011 and 2013, he has supported Jack Whitehall, Russell Kane and more recently, Milton Jones on tour. Chris has made several TV appearances including Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), and hosts a hugely successful podcast with Carl Donnelly which is listed in the...
A study led by the University of Exeter Medical School has concluded that the NHS strategy to shift primary care to telephone consultations “does not save money or reduce practice workload.”
The study found that patients who receive assessments via telephone, known as ‘telephone triage’, following their request for a same-day consultation with a GP are more likely to require further support or advice when compared to patients who see a doctor in person.
Telephone triage has becoming increasingly popular in general practice as a response to managing patient care. Overall,...
After an anxious two days of waiting, one of three largest cranes in the UK lifted the beams into place for the new bridge at Maddacombe Road as part of the South Devon Link Road Project.
Locals gathered on Friday to watch the crane lift the three 94 tonne concrete beams. Unfortunately however, a number of small issues during the testing stage led to a delay in proceedings until Saturday morning.
Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth at Devon County Council, said: "We're really pleased that everything is now in place for the new bridge. It was...
