Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from all parts of Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities & organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance, we were one of the groups nominated by their local lodge, Northcote Lodge.
The money is raised by the “WAKE Fund” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, the Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry & dry cleaners (now Johnsons). This fund now stands at £2 million and the interest earned is given annually to...
Two University of Exeter scientists are cycling to Glasgow for the COP26 UN climate change conference.
Professors Angela Gallego-Sala and Stephen Sitch set off from Bristol on Tuesday and aim to arrive in Glasgow the following week on Tuesday morning (2 November).
The conference, which begins on Monday, will be attended by many world leaders and is seen as a key moment in tackling the climate crisis.
Professor Gallego-Sala, whose expertise includes the importance of peatlands in storing carbon, said: “A climate emergency and a global pandemic are asking us to re...
More people are working from home than ever before. For most remote workers, that’s a great thing! They spend less time commuting to and from work and they don’t have to deal with annoying coworkers sitting at desks around them.
However, it can seem like a bad thing for employers. Letting your employees stay home while they work brings up a lot of concerns when it comes to things like productivity, but that doesn’t mean remote work shouldn’t be an option! Not only are there reasons not to worry, there are things you can do to make sure your concerns don’t become a reality....
Underwear can come in all shapes, sizes, and styles to choose from. From your standard boxers to bold briefs.
Considering that underwear is the first thing you slip into in the morning, yet is usually the last thing you would put time into researching. It’s worth doing so, finding the right pair of underwear for you can be the change into making you feel extra comfortable, or even stylish!
Briefs
Forget the briefs your mother used to buy for you. There are new generations of briefs being released every day which are slowly but surely breaking the negative...
UK, Devon: Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, has today announced that Volpi Capital has invested in the Devon-based green-tech company.
The business, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs and improve efficiency. Now, it is carving a niche in the Electric Vehicle (EV) sector using its heritage in EV motors and batteries to give it an edge in range extension.
Twenty-three-year-old James Tetlow, a Mechanical Engineering student from the University of Exeter, has been awarded a top prize in the annual Engineers in Business Competition which pits teams of university engineering student innovators against each other to win seed funding to progress their business idea.
James won £1,500 for his venture, Zama Digital, a machine monitoring solution for the manufacturing. James pitched against nine other teams of student and graduate innovators in the national final to win runner-up prize in the ‘Start Up’ category.
After the first US bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading on Tuesday, bitcoin price jumped more than 3% to $63,901, putting it at a six-month high and just shy of its all-time high. The market value of the world's largest cryptocurrency has risen in recent weeks, spurred by anticipation that a US debut is on the way.
The value of the digital currency has more than doubled from its low in late July. It's close to its all-time high of about $65,000 set in April of this year, and it's up more than 121 percent so far in 2021 (year-to-date). Its global...
Derby is a great place to take a city break. This location not only has a wide selection of things to do and see, but it’s also an excellent base for exploring further afield into the Peak District and surrounding Derbyshire countryside. So if you’re thinking about visiting the area, here are some of the top spots to check out on your stay.
Made in Derby Augmented Reality Trail
Across the city, there are a variety of mosaic and cast iron plaques in prominent and well-known locations. These mark the spot of people who had a significant influence on the city and made it what it is...
Multi award-winning holiday park Cofton Holidays has invested £300,000 in four new dog-friendly lodges to cope with record demand for staycations from dog owners.
Shortlisted in the iTravel Staycation Awards 2020/21 for Dog-friendly Accommodation of the year, the family-run holiday park, situated close to Dawlish Warren’s Blue Flag Beach, has added to its existing luxury hot-tub lodge collection with four dog-friendly Kingfisher lodges close to the coarse fishing lakes.
The launch follows research conducted by Cofton which showed that online searches for UK dog-friendly...
