5 tips to successfully pass GCSE exams

GCSEs are critical exams thousands of students take every year. While the syllabus is extensive, scoring a good grade is possible if you prepare well. Preparing for an examination is all about following the right strategy along with time management. Experienced GCSE tutors of www.gostudent.org/en can help the students understand the depth and extent of focus needed in each subject.

With the help of expert tutors, students can create a practical timetable useful for their revision and preparations. The following are some tips for acing GCSE preparation.

Set Your Goals...

The Rules and Regulations Governing Forklift Truck Operation in the UK

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Wed, 07/27/2022 - 5:34am

The United Kingdom has some of the strictest health and safety legislation in the world. Strict rules are in place to ensure that businesses provide employees and members of the public with adequate protection in dangerous environments. Although people quite like to sneer at some of the more ridiculous HSE-authored rulings, the vast majority of them are very sensible indeed. All places of work are caught in a web of responsibility.

Forklift trucks – officially referred to as lift trucks in the UK – are incredibly popular workplace utility vehicles. They feature two ‘forks’ that...

Ice Ice Baby... Care home residents celebrate National Ice Cream Day

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2022 - 10:30pm

Perfectly timed in the middle of a heatwave, staff and residents at Barchester’s Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter had a fantastic time celebrating National Ice Cream Day on July 17, a brilliant excuse to sample lots of cooling treats.

Overseen by Activities Co-Ordinator Gosia, staff and residents experimented with many different types of toppings and flavour combinations, from the exotic, to the alcoholic, and back to the traditional – sorbets, frozen yoghurt and good old dairy-based ice cream, they tasted and savoured them all.

Deputy Manager, Daniela Caba said: “...

Pudgy pup? How to Help Your Dog Lose Weight

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2022 - 10:09pm

Did you know there are over 10 million pet dogs in the UK? We certainly love our pooches, but sometimes we love them too much. A study by PDSA found that over 40% of pet dogs are overweight or obese. While internet trends for 'chonky dogs' and 'absolute units' are everywhere, the reality is that an overweight dog is unhealthy.

If you are worried about the waistline of your four-legged friend, we have put together this quick guide to help you get them back on the road to health.

Make vegetables a tempting treat

Treats are the number one source of unnecessary...

The Best Local Businesses with Online Access: Exeter

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2022 - 9:07pm

Following the last few years of remote working, delayed projects, sold office spaces, and more, it is truly heartening to see local businesses boom. Having access to UK-based goods that stand out from the crowd is a privilege we shouldn’t be wasting, and so here are the best products from local businesses that go above and beyond to supply quality and style to the UK.

Bold, Simple, Powerful

Firstly, is the Horsham-based company Newman Bands . Newman creates rings that don’t feature large centrepiece jewels or protruding bits of metal, instead creating sleek, smooth bands...

Exeter kids’ charity shop plans fun packed day for grand reopening!

Jelly, a charity shop in Exeter selling low-cost, preloved children’s clothes, toys and books, is currently undergoing a four-week refurbishment.

The shop, which first opened its doors in 2015, will celebrate its grand reopening on 19 August. Plans for the fun packed day include: selfies with a real Jelly Teddy, cupcakes, goodie bags for the first 50 customers and a giant raffle with prizes ranging from craft kits to a children’s bike.

Part of local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives, Jelly is located in Fore Street and is run by paid staff and a team of volunteers....

Trading Standards seizes large amounts of illicit tobacco

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2022 - 5:21pm

Trading Standards seized illegal tobacco estimated to be worth more than £200,000 in raids in Devon and Somerset on Friday (22 July).

The raids were conducted by officers from the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service and supported by Avon & Somerset Police, Devon and Cornwall Police, and HM Revenue and Customs.

The seizure is one of the largest of its kind by the service.

Using specialist detection dogs officers executed five warrants. They raided two stores, a residential address and a storage container in Taunton, two business addresses in...

Season Launch Dinner

Event Date: 
23/09/2022 - 6:30pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park

Exeter Chiefs are delighted to invite you to our annual Season Launch Dinner, an opportunity for the club & fans to come together and look forward to another spectacular season of rugby.

Take your seat amongst players and coaches, as we enjoy a spectacular evening featuring a three-course dinner crafted by the Sandy Park catering team, as well as live music and a season preview from our very own Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter.

Tickets : Booking Selection [Sandy Park | 23.09.2022 - 18:30 | Season Launch Dinner] - Exeter Chiefs

Exeter-based agency achieves one of the lowest CO2e footprints in the South West

Award-winning Exeter agency Absolute PR and Marketing has been independently accredited and recognised for its work to reduce its CO2e footprint to 10 times less than the average person in the UK. The agency’s Future Net Zero verified footprint, covering the period September ‘20 to September ‘21, was assessed by ‘Make it Net Zero’ programme provider, SWMAS and is one of the lowest they have ever seen.

In the 12-month timeframe, Absolute PR and Marketing produced a total of 1,129kg of CO2e, equivalent of heating a house on full power for 80 days or driving from London to Edinburgh...

You are the Universe Waking Up: Cosmic Theories in Yuri Milner’s Eureka Manifesto

“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” – Carl Sagan

Since the emergence of intelligent life on planet Earth a few billion years ago, the universe has been waking up. From the first single-celled organism to our earliest civilisations and the scientific endeavours of humanity today, the universe has gradually produced minds that have evolved enough to turn heavenwards and start to wonder.

These minds are ours: We are the universe beginning to understand itself. Or so goes the theory in Eureka Manifesto by Yuri Milner, a science philanthropist, and tech investor ....

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