New year…New You: Lose weight, do more exercise and cut back on spending, are three of the top New Year resolutions.
But with most falling by the wayside within seven weeks, a Devon college is hoping it can help buck the trend well into 2022.
South Devon College has hundreds of health courses on offer to lure people away from the biscuit tin and swap chocolates for chin ups.
“We have a course to suit anyone who wants to teach fitness, get fitter, or work in the industry,” said Daniel Gaze, Head of Sport, Adventure and Protective Services at South Devon College....
A new business support programme has been launched offering a range of business training and support services for the self-employed and small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
Up to 600 businesses will be supported through the Heart of the South West Growth Hub’s new programme – Thrive.
The programme is part funded by the ERDF and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with match funding from the Growth Hub and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The Cheltenham Festival in 2021 was one to forget for the British trainers, as they were given a hammering in their own backyard. Irish trainers were responsible for winners of 23 of the 28 races that were competed at the Festival last year, and there is a growing fear that history could be about to repeat itself once again this year.
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However, there are a number of British-trained hopefuls that will be expected to pick...
A Dartmoor woodland has been given a tidy-up thanks to a team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. Working with Dartmoor National Park’s Rangers Ella Briens and Ethan Parsons and Dartmoor Headwaters Project Officer Kerry Smith, the group spent a Sunday morning removing tree guards from a native woodland in the Dean Burn valley near Buckfastleigh. Seventeen volunteers joined Ella, Ethan and Kerry for the volunteer event on January 9 and the collective hard work was a success because they collected up hundreds of tree-guards – filling five big dumpy bags. It’s hoped the tree-guards can...
For many businesses, their phones are their lifeline for generating new revenue.
Even in our age of email and messaging, there’s something powerful about the phone. Fewer people call into a business these days. But those that do are often ready, willing and able to buy.
Perhaps you rely on your phones to be able to correctly route inbound calls to your staff, whether they’re working in the office or at home.
Or maybe you need your phones for outbound calling, either for business development or to keep in touch with existing clients.
Looking for exceptional, responsive and professional IT support but with maximum flexibility? Then Block Hours support could be for you.
Here at Bluegrass Group we understand that SMEs are all really individual. Some have an in house IT team supporting their operations and staff 9am – 5pm.
Some SMEs work with an outsourced IT partner. Some might have a bit of both or none at all.
The main thing we understand is that in today’s unpredictable world, companies need total flexibility and support that fits around their individual needs.
As part of their mission to ‘Turn Bluegrass Green’ Exeter based IT support business Bluegrass Group are delighted to announce that they will be planting 25 trees for every new client that signs up for support.
Joint Managing Director David Thomas comments ‘As a business we want to become more aware of our impact on the planet and we’re keen to take measures to offset our business footprint. This is one of the first steps we will take in order to become a more sustainable business.
It’s critical that every individual and every business takes action against the climate crisis...
The Private Equity team at Foot Anstey LLP reported a record level of activity for 2021, completing 30 private equity backed deals in the calendar year, despite continued turbulence and uncertainty. Highlights during this exceptionally busy period saw the team strengthen existing relationships with private equity firms August Equity and Livingbridge, and their portfolios, and support the Access Group on multiple acquisitions.
Private equity-backed buyouts and portfolio bolt-on acquisitions are a deep specialism for Foot Anstey's nationally focused private equity team and these...
One of the common responses to a holiday abroad is ‘wouldn’t it be lovely to live here’. For most of us, upping sticks and moving to our dream location is not an option, we have careers, children in school and social networks to consider, but buying a holiday home is a great half-way choice. A holiday home gives you a permanent base and the option of long or short stays whenever you are able. You can take advantage of cheap flights, without the worry of not being able to find accommodation, and you can stay in peak season without paying peak season prices. A holiday home is somewhere that...
Are you planning on buying your very first home but aren’t too sure what you are doing or how to find the home of your dreams? Do you want to know what you should be keeping in mind when buying your very first home?
For most people, buying a house is an experience they have been looking forward to for years. It is the culmination of all the hard work and saving that you have done over your lifetime. It's exciting because it's proof that you are moving up in the world and becoming more successful financially.
When you think about it, owning a home means security for your...
