Across the country, hundreds of people have been Walking Home For Christmas in support of military veterans. From epic cross-country treks to sponsored walks home from school, people of all ages have braved freezing temperatures to help former servicemen and women.
Walking Home For Christmas is veterans’ charity Walking With The Wounded’s annual national fundraising walking campaign to support its work to provide mental health and employment support to veterans.
SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) is reminding customers to only travel if absolutely necessary on Christmas Eve as strike action and industrial action will mean a severely reduced service that ends by 15:00. Parts of the network will be closed completely on Christmas Eve and customers are urged to check www.southwesternrailway.com/strike for the latest information.
Following the reduced service and early shut down on Christmas Eve, there will then be no service across the SWR network on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. On Tuesday 27 December, SWR will run a severely reduced service, with...
EGGHEADS from Devon helped raised more than £1,000 for a charity in the county at a Christmas quiz night held at an award-winning pub (December 2022).
The Swan in Bampton hosted the event in aid of the Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and quizzers helped raise £1,032 for the good cause.
Chef-patron Paul Berry, who co-owns the gastropub with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, says: “Our annual Christmas quiz night is always a bit special and this year we were raising funds for CHAT, which tackles homelessness in the area.
It's no secret that every business needs to have a marketing plan in place. However, if you're running a business on a tight budget, it can be a daunting task. After all, you need to think outside the box to make sure you're not blowing all your budget on expensive campaigns .
Fortunately, there are a few key rules you can follow to ensure you're able to make the most of your budget. Here are some of the key rules to remember when it comes to marketing on a budget.
Focus on one or two channels
One of the main things you need to remember when it comes to...
Businesses are currently on the back-foot in the UK, after a disastrous year for the nation economically speaking. Marked increases in supply and overhead costs have heavily impacted profitability, and seen many businesses fail to stay the course . While there are no simple solutions to the various issues leading to a forecast recession, there are still variables that businesses can influence – and employees are arguably the most important variable of all.
Employee development describes the active involvement of an employer in the training, upskilling and mentorship of existing...
This festive season, families in Exeter will be able to follow an augmented reality story-trail around the city.
As part of local plans to give families a fantastic festive break, InExeter and Visit Exeter have teamed up to provide a free interactive trail for families. Working with High Street Safari, InExeter and Visit Exeter have launched a unique, free trail in Exeter ready for the Christmas holidays.
The Hunt for the Lost Toys trail is an innovative experience that lets families choose what happens in the story as they follow the trail. 10 very odd Christmas...
It’s hard to believe, but credit cards have been in use for well-over 50 years. As a form of payment, these pieces of plastic are ubiquitous. But the times, they are a-changin’, and the way in which we make payment is evolving at breakneck speed.
Here we take a look at some of the payment technology trends that are taking shape for 2023. Many of them have already become the norm, while others sound more like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Mobile wallets / Ewallets
Just as they sound, these wallets allow the storage of debit and credit card details in mobile-...
Exeter City Council Chief Executive and Growth Director Karime Hassan has announced he is stepping down from the Council at the end of March.
The Council’s current Deputy Chief Executive Bindu Arjoon will become Interim Chief Executive from April 1 pending the outcome of work that the Council is doing with the Local Government Association in the New Year.
Karime, 60, has overseen a huge growth in the economy during the last decade and overseen expansion which has seen Exeter become an economic powerhouse and an internationally recognised city of culture.
You must have watched movies where the eccentric criminal has an underlying mental disorder and commits mysterious crimes. They look so bizarre, but does mental illness affect the masses?
Psychological disorders, behavioral illnesses, and mental diseases change your way of thinking, emotions, and your brain’s chemical balance. A psychological disorder is an unusual change in a person's thinking, behavior, or emotions (or all three) which affects one's functions and habits.
The long list of psychological disorders includes behavior sickness, eating disorders, sleeping...
All over the world people take great pleasure in playing online casino games. However, in countries such as the UK the love for casino games is especially noticeable, as the Brits love to gamble and try out the many different games. But why are casino games so popular in the UK? Find out by reading this article!
Many Options and Easy Access
There are several reasons as to why people in the UK enjoy playing casino games as much as they do. However, some of the more obvious reasons have to do with just how many casino options are available. As the UK gambling market is completely...
