Cyclists have different reasons for going on bike tours and there are even rider levels to distinguish between them. At the top end, you get a level 4 rider, known as an enthusiast, who is always up for a cycling challenge. A level 3 rider is called an active cyclist. This person is at home on a bike and uses it for pleasure and exercise. A recreational biker (level 2) frequently cycles and has some experience with hills and bends. At the bottom end is the level 1 rider who is in shape and wants to take a stab at a vacationing tour.
Here are some tips for the novice level 1 rider...
More than one in ten of employers in the South West are likely to make staff redundancies in the year ahead, according to a new survey.
The new study, commissioned by workplace experts Acas and carried out by YouGov, shows that 10% of businesses based in the South West are likely to make redundancies in the next 12 months.
Mike Fenn, Acas Area Director for the South West said: “Global events over the past few years have thrown up difficult challenges for some businesses and our poll reveals that more than one in ten of them in the South West are likely to make...
As part of a green initiative to reduce carbon emissions, Propiteer Hotels is installing solar panels at Hampton by Hilton Exeter Airport.
Propiteer Hotels owns and manages Hampton by Hilton Exeter Airport and is investing £160,000 to install the latest solar Photovoltaic technology onto the roof of the Exeter hotel.
The 164Wp solar panels will deliver up to 20% of the hotel’s electricity consumption, eliminating 77,000kg of CO2 emissions annually; equating to two million tonnes over the 25-year life of the technology.
A firm of commercial law specialists, formerly known as Bertram Law, providing advice on corporate, commercial, and property law, is ‘raising the bar’ following a major move from Marsh Barton to larger offices at Pynes Hill, Exeter, and rebranding as Bertram Fairbanks.
Neal Bertram working with a number of law firms across Exeter since 1994 and formerly a commercial litigation partner at Bertram Law, has accepted an investment from Andy Fairbanks to create Bertram Fairbanks to expand what is a niche business model, in order to help stand out from other solicitors across the city...
A new plant-based lunchtime cafe offering a seasonal menu of globally-inspired dishes, has opened its doors to the public at Exeter Central Station.
Daily Bowl is a social enterprise concept conceived by a group of passionate individuals, brought together by husband and wife team Herman Castaneda and Annie Murdock, who saw a gap in the market for healthy, convenient but most of all, sustainable food, that supports the region’s local producers in the process.
Annie said: “The south west is filled with incredible farmers and suppliers, many of whom are practising regenerative...
South West Manufacturing Advisory Service, known as SWMAS, has won an award by West of England Institute of Technology, ‘Certificate of Future Technologies 2022”, in recognition of its outstanding commitment to workforce development.
The ‘Certificate of Future Technologies’ is a national business accreditation, achieved by exceptional dedication to internal skills and knowledge development. The prestigious certification is given to a business on completion of a minimum of 50 hours of learning and assessment from within selected specialist modules.
Citizens of Exeter can help create a unique new digital map of the city containing their special memories.
Experts want help from Exonians to put together the new document at an event this Saturday.
The aim is to chart the places that have personal meaning to the people who live in, work in or visit the city.
The free event, held as part of the Being Human Festival, is organised by staff from the University of Exeter’s Special Collections department and the Devon and Exeter Institution.
It will be held at the Royal Devon and Exeter Institution on...
A University of Exeter researcher has been named among the winners of the 2022 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) prizes.
The ESRC prizes reward social scientists whose work has made a social and economic difference at a local, national and international level.
Now in its 10th year, 60 prizes were awarded to those in the following categories: Outstanding Impact in Business and Enterprise, Early Career, International, Public Policy, Society and the John Hills Impact Prize 2022.
Receiving an award in the ‘Early Career’ category, Dr Buchan’s main research...
Devon-based Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab coaching, rewards, and progressive telematics platform for fleets, has succeeded in not only scooping the top award for Best Product of the Year at the internationally renowned 2022 Global Good Awards, but also the Highways UK Excellence Sustainability award.
Rewarding businesses big or small for their responsible and sustainable practices, this year’s prestigious Global Good awards attracted the highest number of entrants from the widest global spread in its history, resulting in many hundreds of organisations vying for success....
Veterans With Dogs, an assistance dog program dedicated to assisting British Armed Forces veterans with service-related mental health conditions, is pleased to announce that it achieved accreditation by Assistance Dogs International (ADI). ADI is the leading authority in the Assistance Dogs industry. It establishes and promotes standards of excellence in all areas of assistance dog acquisition, training and partnership.
Veterans With Dogs trains and provides assistance dogs for current and former members of the British Armed Forces with service-related mental health conditions...
