Volunteers planting thousands more trees through Emergency Tree Fund

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/01/2023 - 3:19pm

More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.

One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .

They are among a total of 16,500 native broadleaved trees being planted in Devon this winter through the Emergency Tree Fund granted by The Woodland Trust . The initiative is enabling private landowners and...

What are the Benefits of Cycling to Work?

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Wed, 03/01/2023 - 6:20am

Cycling to work is not only good for your physical health, but it can also have a positive impact on your financial well-being. Cycling to and from work each day provides an excellent opportunity to save money on transportation costs while also helping you stay fit and healthy.

Not only does it help reduce the number of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere, but it can also provide financial benefits such as saving on fuel costs and potentially reducing car insurance payments.

In this article, we will explore how cycling to work can benefit you.

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Secondary School offer day: Expert shares tips on supporting Children through transition to secondary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 11:17pm

March 1st marks National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.

School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible.

In a children’s emotional health study backed by The Prince’s Trust, young people highlighted the transition to secondary school as being particularly hard on their self-esteem, due to...

National trade body celebrates Exeter supplier

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:32pm

A national trade body is celebrating a supplier in Exeter, who goes the extra mile to support the building materials industry.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), together with Builders’ Merchants News (BMN), have joined forces to identify the Top 100 Supplier Influencers across the sector and shine a light on their success.

Benjamin Farrington is Divisional Sales Director - Construction at Bostik UK, based in Exeter and was nominated after meeting key criteria including involvement, presence, charity and community work as well as commitment to the industry....

Charity calls for families with young disabled adults to seek support

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 5:56pm

Families caring for young disabled adults at home are being offered help by a forward-thinking national charity to improve quality of life.

Faced with three times higher costs to bring up disabled children, the continuing cost-of-living crisis is placing families in financial jeopardy. It is therefore even harder to afford the things that improve their disabled young adult’s day-to-day living.

National charity Family Fund is now urging families with a disabled 18-24 year-old living at home to apply for wide-ranging grants through its Your Opportunity scheme.

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Nearly 300 landings at Exeter hospital’s new helipad

On 1 March 2023, it will be three years since a state-of-the-art helipad opened at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal. Since 2020, it has seen 283 landings from air ambulance helicopters, which is on average, nearly two landings every week.

The hospital’s previous helipad could not accommodate helicopter landings at night, but the current helipad is equipped with lighting, so air ambulances can land during darkness hours. The new helipad was also enlarged to enable the latest generation of air ambulances to land. These bigger...

How to make the most of tax wrappers when investing

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:26am

When investing your money, one of the most important things to consider is how tax-efficient you’re being.

A key aspect of this is being able to invest effectively in tax wrappers. These are investments which shelter your money from potential tax charges.

To give you more insight into this, we’ll take you through a few of the ways you can make the most of tax wrappers when investing, and how this can benefit your wealth.

  1. Receive guidance from a modern wealth manager

As with any aspect of your finances, seeking advice from your modern wealth...

Where were the most searched for property locations in 2022 and where will the hotspots be in 2023?

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:02am

In a post pandemic world, you’d be forgiven for thinking that UK homebuyers are all still considering upping sticks and relocating for a new life in the country. Not so according to leading property portal Rightmove .

Indeed, their most searched for buyer locations in 2022 were as follows.

Most searched for locations in 2022

1

London

2

Cornwall

3

Devon

4

Bristol

5

Glasgow

6

Manchester

7

Edinburgh

8

Sheffield

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Dartington announces partnership with Hospital Rooms for Arts & Place MA

Dartington is delighted to announce a dynamic new partnership with Hospital Rooms to offer residencies for students on its MA Arts & Place to explore their arts practice in professional mental health settings.

Hospital Rooms, whose mission is “to bring world class art and creative programming to mental health hospitals,” will host and mentor selected postgraduate students later this year for artist residencies in Cornwall.

Students will be invited to create new work in response to a project that Hospital Rooms is currently undertaking in collaboration with Cornwall...

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