Bitcoin vs Ethereum: Everything you need to know

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sat, 04/02/2022 - 5:01am

As you are searching for this article, we believe you know what Bitcoin is. It is the first-ever and also the most popular Crypto in the entire world. On the other hand, Ethereum is the network that backs the second largest Cryptocurrency, Ether.

That is why the comparison between these two most popular and demanding Cryptocurrencies always goes on.

In a lot of ways, Bitcoin and Ether are similar. Both of them are digital currencies that are traded via online exchanges and are also being stored in different types of Cryptocurrency wallets.

Also, these two tokens...

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Devon Air Ambulance roars back to Exeter Quay with the return of the Dragon Boat Festival after a two-year interruption

Teams, old and new - friends, community groups and colleagues - are signing up to the Devon Air Ambulance 2022 Dragon Boat Festival following a two-year COVID hiatus.

The popular fundraiser returns to Exeter Quay on Sunday 11 September where the day-long, fierce-yet-friendly competition will raise essential funds for the local lifesaving charity.

The event, this year kindly sponsored by South West Water, costs just £300 for each boat deposit on behalf...

Moderna Omicron vaccine study expands in Devon and Cornwall to include new booster targeting multiple COVID-19 variants

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 04/01/2022 - 10:34am

Volunteers from across Exeter, East and Mid Devon and Cornwall will have the opportunity to take part in one of the world’s first Omicron-specific COVID-19 variant vaccine studies, as biotechnology company Moderna, Inc works with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

The innovative study, opening at the NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Exeter at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust this week, will see participants receive a first or second booster.

The first part of the study, which launched at sites including...

Exeter-based brownie business has recipe for success in nationwide search for high-flying entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur Carol Vorderman has named Cake or Death , an Exeter-based vegan letterbox brownie company, as the winner of a £5,000 business bursary from Starling Bank , following a nationwide search for small business customers with growth potential.

Cake or Death, founded by Katie Cross in 2020, creates some of the UK’s most loved brownies, available to order online to be delivered hassle-free through your letterbox. Beautifully packaged in pink leopard print, the Cake or Death experience is a luxury treat and 100% vegan.

Carol Vorderman was joined on the judging panel...

PKF Smith Cooper announce four Partner promotions

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 03/31/2022 - 10:34pm

PKF Smith Cooper has promoted four individuals across their tax and VAT and indirect taxes teams to Partner as of 1st April 2022.

The four newly promoted Partners are Gavin West, Gary Devonshire, Natasha Scott and Adam Rollason.

Gavin West, Head of VAT and Indirect Taxes, has been with the firm for 6 years and has over 20 years’ experience working on VAT and other indirect tax issues from all perspectives, including for HMRC.

Gary Devonshire, based in the Derby office, joined the PKF Smith Cooper tax advisory team in January 2019 and heads up the Innovation and...

When is it time to say goodbye to your old washing machine?

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 03/31/2022 - 10:13pm

Is your washing machine on the blink? Is it starting to leak, or make a funny noise? Perhaps your clothes are no longer coming out as clean as they used to, or everything is always sopping wet at the end of a cycle. Maybe all seems fine on the surface, but you’ve had it for as long as you can remember so you think it might be time you found a replacement.

You need to take into account their energy and water consumption, as well as where you might be able to pick up a new one. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Research shows that washing...

Celebrating Exeter: A New Look And Feel For Exeter's BID Company, InExeter

InExeter has proudly launched its new brand identity including a new logo, colour palette, icon designs and more, to better define Exeter’s Business Improvement District (BID) and the value it provides to the city.

Ahead of the rebrand work which was awarded to local marketing agency, Dirty Martini Marketing, the InExeter board invited Exeter businesses, InExeter members, city partners and stakeholders to take part in a survey which helped guide the brand into 2022 and beyond.

The new InExeter brand identity consists of a new logo that is strong but simple and...

Should we play Russian music?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/31/2022 - 9:59pm

The Amadeus Orchestra has faced fierce criticism online recently for refusing to stop playing Russian music. We are due to be performing music by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in Exeter Cathedral on 22 July – a programme that was decided on six months ago, way before Putin began his atrocities in Ukraine. Are we against the war? Of course we are. Are we in favour of sanctions that try and put a stranglehold on Putin’s evil regime? Again, of course. However, I’d be surprised if a thug like Putin had ever knowingly heard any of this music, let alone care if it’s performed in Britain or not....

3 Skincare Products Worth Adding to Your Routine in 2022

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 03/31/2022 - 1:00pm

When was the last time you updated your skincare routine? Does it feel as though the products you use aren’t giving you much in terms of results? Has your skin type changed over the years or have you developed new/different concerns? These are all important questions to ask as your skin doesn’t stay the same throughout your life. You need to be willing to re-assess your current needs and address them accordingly. With that said, here’s a look at three skincare products that may be worth adding to your routine in 2022.

It’s Time to Switch Cleansers - Choose Something Effective, Yet...
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Grants of up to £500 available for Devon community wildlife projects

Independent charity Devon Communities Together (DCT) has announced the launch of a new Community Wildlife Grant scheme, which has been developed by the Devon Local Nature Partnership (DLNP) to provide small grants of up to £500 to community wildlife projects.

Applications are open to parish and town councils, community groups and community partnerships that wish to fund initiatives that will benefit local wildlife. This includes funding a new idea, continuing an existing project or starting a new group.

The scheme is being managed by Devon Communities Together and has been...

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