A six-week "Countryside Skills" course will be held next month for unemployed people interested in working in the environment and countryside management sectors. The course, which starts on Tuesday 10 January, has been developed by community interest company Running Deer and is funded through Devon County Council’s Natural Capital Challenge Fund (NCCF), which was created to stimulate the county’s post-Covid recovery. It is one of six projects funded through the NCCF to support job and skills creation in the natural capital sector, while improving and safeguarding the county’s environment...
Devon & Cornwall Police is issuing a Christmas message to its communities and is wishing everyone a safe and happy New Year.
Temporary Chief Constable Jim Colwell said: “As we approach the end of 2022, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on the significant events that have taken place this year that have affected us all. Some have brought great joy while others have caused many people a degree of uncertainty, sadness and even fear.
“We have celebrated some fantastic national events, including the women’s England football team winning the Euros, our athletes...
Giving and receiving peer feedback is essential for any workplace that wants to thrive. Learn how to do it effectively in order to help your team grow.
How Peer Feedback Helps to Develop Your Team
Peer feedback is an essential part of the process to creating a workplace that thrives. The benefits of peer reviews are plentiful, and they're important for creating an unbiased evaluation of employees. By allowing your teammates to provide valuable input on each other's work, it encourages collaboration, provides greater clarity of expectations, and allows for more diverse...
Who said cycling is for kids? From health benefits to the flexibility of riding to the pumping up of personality, there is so much that cycling can gift you as an adult. We know you are not shying away from cycling. You just don’t have the right bike in your garage yet.
But why worry when Bobbin Bikes are here? Lets’ look at the 2 best hybrid bikes for seniors and find out which one becomes a new member of your family.
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Whether you decide to commute to your office or nip down to your local banter area, the Kingfisher Commuter Bike is there to...
On Wednesday 14th December, passengers travelling through Exeter City Centre’s Bus Station were treated to a live Carol Concert as part of the Stagecoach South West ‘It’s Christmas’ event.
The fun-filled free afternoon was organised by staff at Stagecoach to wish their customers a Happy Christmas from the local transport operator. The event featured Christmas songs from popular local choir ‘Big Noise Chorus’, music from Radio Exe, festive freebies and offered families across the city the opportunity to meet Father Christmas.
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...
