Wise Goose Limited based in Chagford, Devon; celebrates its 10th milestone anniversary with the announcement of its certification as a B Corporation (B Corp).
Helen Sieroda, Director, and founder of Wise Goose School of Coaching comments, “B Corp is an international movement; with the ‘B’ standing for ‘Benefit’ to people, communities, and the planet. We are a ‘for-profit company, but it’s all about moving away from profit as the main yardstick for business success and moving towards more sustainable business models that give equal importance to how we make our money, treat our...
A couple who recently made the move to Taylor Wimpey’s Apsham Grange development in Topsham couldn’t be happier with their decision to move to the area.
Stuart and Margaret Finn moved to Apsham Grange in June after deciding that they ultimately wanted to be closer to family, friends, and the amenities that the area has to offer.
Stuart said: “We’ve been really happy since we moved into our new home at Apsham Grange. We found that the new-build properties had more to offer to us than the older houses currently on the market in the area and the Taylor Wimpey homes ticked...
Stagecoach customers in England are set to benefit from three months of bus fares for no more than £2 for a single journey as part of the Department for Transport’s new fares initiative, through the Government’s Help for Households campaign.
Around 50,000 Stagecoach bus services a day across the country will offer a maximum fare of just £2 for any single journey between 1 January and 31 March 2023.
Stagecoach already offers some of the lowest ticket prices in the UK, and with the introduction of this new fare scheme, it aims to complement its existing range and encourage...
With less than a week to go until Christmas day, there is a lot to get ready - from buying last minute gifts and wrapping presents, to picking up a turkey.
If you will be spending time over Christmas with family or friends who are deaf or have hearing loss, it’s important to consider how to make sure the seasonal celebrations are enjoyable for them too.
RNID , the national charity for deaf people and people with hearing loss, asked their supporters for their top tips of how family and friends can make communication easier at Christmas.
Thanks to The Mortgage Quarter's annual gift appeal and the generosity of the local community, Exeter families in need are set to receive a bumper load of gifts in time for Christmas.
Since 2019, The Mortgage Quarter has run a Christmas toy appeal for a local charity, but this year the company decided to go large and widen the scope. Working in partnership with Exeter CoLab , the donations will benefit seven Exeter-based charities supporting children, domestic abuse survivors, families in temporary accommodation and Ukrainian refugees.
When the world shifted to working from home due to the pandemic, many of us faced the challenge of adapting to this new way of life. Unsurprisingly, one of the most common issues we faced was back pain. Working from home has its challenges, but back pain can be especially difficult to manage. For those of us who already suffer from chronic back pain, the shift to working from home was especially hard. Not only did we have to adjust to a new routine, but we also had to find ways to avoid exacerbating our existing pain. However, with a few simple changes, we can make our home workspaces...
South Devon’s multi award-winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays, has picked up its 100th major award since it started welcoming guests to its heavenly corner of Devon 48 years ago, following Gold at the British Travel Awards (BTA), the UK’s largest consumer-voted travel awards.
The biggest award win in Cofton Holidays’ history tops a record year of results, which includes double success at the 2022 Western Morning News Business Awards in both the Tourism & Hospitality Resilience category, and the Environmental and Sustainability category, Gold at the Food Drink Devon Awards,...
For many investors, moving into the property market can be an ideal way of generating a persistent income. Once you have purchased a property, you can put it up on the market to rent and eventually tenants will move into the property and will pay you a predetermined monthly fee for living there. A truly brilliant benefit of investing in the buy-to-let market is that, over time, the value of the property will increase. This can result in the property owner increasing the rental charges to the tenants in line with market values and, therefore, generating increased income. This helps buy-to-...
Handling Christmas can be challenging at the best of times, but if you are dealing with it as a divorced or separated parent, it can be especially testing. Self-help separation website, Splitting Up advises parents to be as flexible as possible with holiday arrangements, but what else can you do to manage what can often be a difficult time of year for divorced or separated parents?
Plan early
If you are already divorced, then you may have a Child Arrangement order in place that includes plans for Christmas and other holidays. This may mean you have the children with you...
A million-pound grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) will fund ground-breaking research that aims to deepen knowledge about blood pressure in older people, with a view to identifying disease earlier.
The funding has been awarded to Dr Jane Masoli, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and Consultant in Geriatric Medicine with Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The research, funded by the NIHR Advanced Fellowship, will analyse routinely collected data from more than 2.5 million participants and from the...
