People working in frontline health and care jobs in Devon are being urged to have the Covid-19 autumn booster and flu vaccination to protect themselves and the people they care for.

Existing COVID-19 vaccinations do not protect against two highly transmissible new variants which are currently circulating. We are also seeing a sharp rise in the number of people requiring hospital admission across the UK and an increase in the number of colleagues absent from work due to COVID-19.

This year, all frontline social care workers are being offered the free flu and COVID-19...

Software-defined solutions are the key to delivering on-demand scalability, which is a must for any enterprise with a mission-critical business. If you're eager to build a cloud-ready architecture, a lot of options are open to you. By getting rid of proprietary hardware and software components, the task becomes easier for everyone.

If you are familiar with this technology, you might find that your networks wind up being more flexible, efficient, and scalable than ever before. You’ll be ahead of the curve when it comes to handling a rapidly changing IT landscape and enjoy these...

Conversion rates have become an important metric in digital marketing, and an experienced and talented SEO company can help increase your brand’s conversion rate.

Conversion rates help you gauge the effectiveness of your marketing and advertising strategy and execution. These rates are often determined by a user completing a certain task, for instance, clicking through to a website on an ad or clicking for additional information on a website.

Conversion rates offer a more balanced idea of your online marketing success than site traffic. While many marketers crow about...

An Exeter pre-prep and nursery is celebrating the success of its newly launched Forest School. The New School, an independent setting based on the edge of the city caters for children aged 3-7 and has a strong reputation for blending academic excellence with a caring, family feel.

The school, which became part of the Exeter School family in 2021 sits in an acre of leafy space in the village of Exminster and has undergone extensive refurbishment during that period. Part of this renovation project has seen the outside space repurposed, with a new nature trail running around the...

Devon County Council has received additional funding to help households weather the rising costs of living, to help pay for food, energy and other essential items .

This is the third tranche of the government's Household Support Fund that the County Council has received.

The latest bid amounts to a little over £5 million and should cover the winter period through to Easter 2023. It will take Devon’s total level of Household Support Funding received so far to just over £15 million.

The funding is to support households in most need that are struggling to pay for...

Devon people dressing up for Halloween are being urged to take extra care when choosing any ‘spooktacular’ makeup and eye accessories.

Whether it’s vampire-inspired red contacts, spiderweb-like lashes or the timeless cat-eye, experts at Specsavers are keen to ensure fancy dress revelers treat their eyes with the care they deserve when celebrating on 31 October.

An increasingly popular trend is for people to wear ‘off the shelf’ novelty contact lenses, with research by the College of Optometrists showing nearly two thirds (63%) of people who plan to dress up for Halloween...

If you’ve got home renovations planned, then you might be wondering just how much of it you can do yourself, and how much you can leave to the professionals. The balance you strike will depend on the job in question, the time you have available, and the cost of bringing in a skilled labourer or two.

Why are home renovations expensive?

You can typically break down the cost of your renovations according to the labour, the tools, and the materials you’ll need. If you’re bringing in a tradesperson to do a job, then you’ll also be bringing in the tools they need to do it. Then there...

The winners of a Walking Rugby Festival in Devon have been awarded their trophies from one of the tournament sponsors, McCarthy Stone, the developer behind the Pym Court Retirement Living Plus development in Topsham.

The Devon Walking Rugby Festival took place at Topsham Rugby Club, with Dartmouth RFC winning the Cup, and Exeter Saracens RFC being awarded the Plate, having seen off competition from a number of teams from across the South-West.

The two teams visited Pym Court to receive their accolades before enjoying a complimentary lunch at the on-site bistro courtesy of...

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Insulation is a subject that many homeowners take for granted, being a largely invisible addition to the home. But the impacts of proper insulation on the average home can be nothing short of profound, in a number of crucial ways.

These impacts form the core motivation for the collective action taken by Extinction Rebellion offshoot Insulate Britain – which made the news for its disruptive protests in favour of a government-led home insulation programme. Here, we will examine some of the key benefits to addressing insulation, and the main kinds of insulation that can positively...