Pensioners and their loved ones in the South West are being urged to take-up Pension Credit, as the Government launches a new campaign today that will help those of pension age with the cost of living.
New figures show around 117,800 pensioners in the South West currently receive Pension Credit. However, many are still not claiming this extra financial help, which can offer a vital financial boost worth over £3,300 a year.
Starting this month, advertising for Pension Credit will feature in internet search results and on social media, before being expanded to national and...
Having electric appliances on or on standby all night can add over £1,000 to a yearly bill.
Energy bills are rising across the UK and many households will be looking for ways to cut back on costs.
The cost of running electrical appliances is set to increase in April 2022, with the energy price cap increasing for approximately 22 million people in the UK after wholesale prices have quadrupled in the last year.
Whilst the price increases are unavoidable, small things that can be done to alleviate expenses. New data has shown how much energy could be wasted when...
All eligible laboratories at the University of Exeter have now achieved Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) accreditation.
Exeter labs began applying for LEAF status in early 2021, and the awards mean that all labs are officially greener and more sustainable than 12 months ago.
This makes Exeter just the second institution in the LEAF programme to reach this 100% milestone.
LEAF, created by University College London, aims to help labs become more efficient, thus reducing costs, waste and carbon emissions.
Mecca Bingo will be the official bingo partner of the new series of Britain’s Got Talent, which is back on TV screens across the UK this Spring.
To celebrate the partnership, Mecca Bingo is launching its own talent competition, Mecca Bingo’s Got Talent. Launching on Monday 4th April, the competition will be running alongside the TV show, scouting the nation for the hottest acts. Mecca Bingo will also host exclusive Britain’s Got Talent bingo games online and in-club with prizes including tickets to the live final of the UK’s number one entertainment show.
The Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Designer exam evaluates security and sharing requirements for designing secure, scalable solutions on Salesforce. Architects, analysts, and administrators can use this credential to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities on Force.com . This Salesforce certification is an excellent option for builders, analyzers, and managers who want to improve their skills. It will benefit greatly to one career from earning this credential.
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.
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...
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...
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 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...
