As we head towards the summer are you looking for a new challenge? Pool lifeguards have a unique opportunity to upskill to become a beach lifeguard and gain invaluable skills for life.
As an island, the UK has miles and miles of beautiful coastline, and every year people flock to our beaches to enjoy the sea, surf, and sometimes the sun! With more Britons holidaying in the UK, our beaches are more popular than ever, which means the role of the beach lifeguard has never been more important!
If you’re a pool lifeguard and enjoy the great outdoors as well as being part of a...
Craft & Flea is thoroughly excited to be returning to Exeter on Saturday 30th April. This hugely popular makers’ market brings you the very best local creatives, collectors and independents all under one roof! Exeter Corn Exchange will be packed with the city’s best local producers, makers, designers and collectors for this one-day shopping experience. Shoppers will be able to browse around 50+ stalls selling illustrations, plants and floristry, candles, jewellery, confectionery, collectibles, local art, retro homewares and more. This is a new spin on the makers’ market; stalls have...
House sparrows held on the top spot, but the jay surprisingly flew nine places up the results from this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest wildlife survey and gives RSPB scientists insights into how our garden birds are faring.
Now in its 43rd year, RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is a chance for people of all ages to count the number of birds that visit their garden helping the RSPB get a snapshot of how they are doing. This year almost 700 thousand people across the UK took part, counting more than 11 million birds.
It’s a dream of every restaurateur to have multiple restaurants. It shows that people patronise their menu and can’t get enough of it. However, it takes a lot to satisfy the customers before getting there. The idea of opening multiple branches will only enter the picture once the restaurant becomes more established. If you’re running this business, here are some signs that you should consider opening another branch.
You’re always full
When you have several reservations upon opening the restaurant, it might be time to consider opening another branch. It shows that people...
Saving up for a mortgage deposit can feel like an impossible task, but it is possible with the right approach.
In this post, debt help experts Creditfix breakdown their top tips on how first-time home buyers can save for their first mortgage. Alongside helping thousands beat debt each year, Creditfix offer free advice on everything from equity release ( find out more ) and everyday savings and budgeting tips.
Here are 6 top tips to help you save money for your first home:
1. Make a budget and stick to it
One of the most important steps in saving for a...
On Saturday 23rd April, Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, will host the world-renowned choir of Westminster Cathedral for a concert of choral and organ music for Eastertide. The highly anticipated performance, titled Surrexit Christus!, follows the success of the choir’s participation in the 2018 Festival of Sacred Music at Buckfast Abbey, which was a complete sell-out event.
Acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs, and the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers, Westminster Cathedral Choir will perform a programme of ancient Gregorian chants...
A local home builder is hosting an egg-citing – and weather-proof – Easter egg hunt for families across the South West patch over the bank holiday weekend (April 15-18).
Chocolate lovers must find the hidden ‘red egg’ inside one of the Redrow show homes or show home gardens in the South West to be in with a chance of winning £200 worth of luxury chocolate.
Everyone who successfully locates the red egg will win an Easter egg on the day, while those who snap a “shell-fie” with it, and upload it to social media, will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 voucher from...
Booking data from YourParkingSpace.co.uk shows that savvy homeowners in Exeter could be earning an average of £1,500 a year by listing their empty driveway on their parking platform.
Finding somewhere to park in Exeter has always been difficult, with some drivers paying up to £15 for a day’s parking in official car parks, particularly in problematic parking areas close to retail areas and the city centre.
However, this demand for more affordable parking brings with it opportunities for residents in Exeter with a parking space to earn some easy extra cash. Those with...
People can learn about Ukraine’s spectacular culture and language at a new University of Exeter course.
It will be led by Iryna Ilnytska, originally from Ukraine, and is designed to help people begin to communicate in Ukrainian.
Iryna, a trained opera singer, studied at Kyiv Linguistic University, Zurich University and Music Academy in Milan. A few years ago, she started organising and performing in classical concerts in Devon to introduce Ukrainian music to the county.
Iryna said: “I have cherished the idea of teaching the Ukrainian language in Devon for a few...
By flexible office space provider Clockwise Chief Operating Officer Alex Brunner.
Despite the challenges we have experienced over the past two years, the importance of occupational mental health and wellbeing is often still overlooked completely by many businesses or is pushed right down the pile of priorities.
Considering the impacts that good mental health and wellbeing can have in the workplace for performance, productivity, recruitment, and retention, this can be a significant oversight on the importance it should hold amongst business leaders and HR departments....
