GripHero launches new eco-friendly glove dispenser to boost forecourt in-store sales

GripHero, the maker of the world’s only static-safe glove and fuel-nozzle mounted dispensers, has announced its latest product breakthrough with the launch of the all-new GripHero 2; its smallest-ever, most efficient glove dispenser, which boasts 10% more advertising space than previous models.

20% smaller overall, the new dispenser is a ground-up redesign, taking on board feedback from the industry and customers to create a sleeker, universally compatible and faster refill solution, reducing glove-refill replacement times by 90%.

Due to be exhibited at APEA Live in...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir Carols in the Cathedral

Event Date: 
14/12/2021 - 7:30pm to 15/12/2021 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Join Exeter Philharmonic Choir in the Cathedral on Tuesday 14th or Wednesday 15th December for a programme of carols for choir and audience led by the Choir's Musical Director, Howard Ionascu. The concert will also feature the Devon based vocal ensemble, Isca Voices.

Tickets: £22.00; £16.00; and £12.00

Available online from www.exeterphilharmonic.org.uk

or telephone 07368 595349 or 07989 161117

There will be a retiring collection in support of the charity Families for Children.

£500,000 fuel poverty fund opens for grant applications

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/16/2021 - 12:21pm

Charities, councils and community groups are being urged to help support families to heat their homes this winter by applying for grants of up to £10,000.

The £500,000 fund has been provided by local electricity distributor Western Power Distribution (WPD) in a bid to tackle fuel poverty in the community. Applications are now open at www.westernpower.co.uk/community-matters-fund .

Alison Sleightholm, WPD’s Resources and External Affairs Director said: “As we enter a challenging winter, our fund will directly support community organisations who are working at the...

Drive-In Cinema returns to Exeter

Two nights of classic festive flicks coming to Exeter, 16-17th December

The Drive in Cinema, the UK’s leading car-based events company is bringing the very best Christmas classics to car-assisted British audiences this winter, including Elf, Love Actually and Home Alone.

Kicking-off in Aberdeen this month, the festive filmic feast will lift the curtain on 60 showings, across 12 cities - including Exeter on 16th and 17th December - entertaining 15,000 people in the lead up to Christmas from the comfort of their own cars.

Tickets for the UK tour are on sale from today and...

Award winning Fargo Systems

Logistics software specialist crowned Technology Company of the Year

Digital Minister praises Fargo Systems for driving innovation in golden age of UK tech Exeter based Fargo Systems has been confirmed as the UK’s leading logistics software supplier as voted for by the sector, winning the prestigious Technology Company of the Year at the recent Multimodal Awards 2021 at the Vox, Birmingham.

Multimodal news readers, exhibitors and industry peers were asked to vote for the technology company they considered the best in the UK from a strong field comprising nine finalists, respectively.

Digital Minister Chris Philp said: "It's great to see...

This Cornish company is helping to fight plastic pollution in our oceans

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Mon, 11/15/2021 - 10:42pm

The global pandemic disrupted the world in unimaginable ways and while humans are on the road to recovery, the oceans are under threat.

Every single day more than 58 million single-use face masks are used and discarded within the UK alone and they have now become one of the biggest threats facing our oceans with an estimated 1.5billion of them having already entered our oceans.

Cornwall based company Waterhaul have launched several initiatives to help combat this persistent stream of PPE from reaching our oceans including their ‘Retask the Mask’ campaign which focusses...

Data privacy is the new black

Authored by Frank Parker
Posted: Mon, 11/15/2021 - 10:05pm

Almost every website on the worldwide web runs on cookies. In fact, chances are that the website where you have found this article is also running on cookies. Cookies help make the browsing experience more pleasant, e.g., by remembering your information for autofilling form fields or by saving the items you have put in the shopping cart.

Statistics and marketing cookies make up the majority of cookies, and for a long time, website users had no control over what kind of data was collected about them or what happened to that data. However, with the enforcement of data privacy laws...

South West survey will uncover how businesses’ use of technology has changed since the pandemic

Authored by Timewade
Posted: Mon, 11/15/2021 - 9:46pm

In a new survey, small and medium sized businesses are asked how the pandemic has impacted their use of technology.

In addition to revealing the technologies most favoured by SMEs, the data gathered in the ‘Time to Deliver' survey will uncover insights around businesses’ approach to technology, how many have a strategy, and how effective it is in delivering against objectives.

The study has been launched by Devon-based tech company Timewade in partnership with award-winning chartered accountants Bishop Fleming as part of the ‘Technology for Success’ programme, which...

Junior football team Cranbrook United FC​ gets Purple boost

Exeter’s grass-root community under 13’s football team, Cranbrook United FC, has been sponsored by Purplebricks, Britain’s biggest estate agent brand*, ahead of its new season.

The Purplebricks logo now appears on the team’s new home shirts, funded by the tech-led estate agent. With many players outgrowing their previous kits, the team are delighted to have new shirts to wear to training and matches this season. Without the support from Purplebricks, the children would not have a kit to play in.

The club, run entirely by volunteers, has suffered a significant loss of...

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How and Why UK Teachers are Focusing More on Social Factors in Education?

As any teacher knows, the social environment significantly influences the students' ability to learn.

Research shows that having social skills is essential for success, not only in learning but in life in general and that they are also significant for career skills such as communication, teamwork and conflict resolution to only name a few of the future challenges they may face in employment or self-employment.

For this reason, teachers in the UK have always taught and reinforced the value of good social skills by being aware of the social factors happening in society...

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