Fitness Essentials: the best gear for your everyday workouts

Fitness Essentials: The best gear for your everyday workouts

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Thu, 04/08/2021 - 6:27am

So 2020 was all about baking bread, 2021 is the year of getting fit. Working from home has not been kind to many waistlines. There is no morning commute, the furthest you have gone is to Tesco and back. So now that the spring has arrived it means summer is just around the corner so it’s time to get fit, not just to be bikini ready, but also for your health. This past year has been rather sedentary so it’s time to shake things up and shake it out.

Until we can get back to the gyms or running 10K, we have to make the most of our surroundings. If you are lucky enough to have a...

It’s ‘Open’ Season in Topsham… at last!

One of Devon’s most beautiful locations is raring to go on April 12 as Government guidelines allow its legendary selection of independent shops, cafes and restaurants to return to serving visitors and residents.

From next Monday onwards Topsham is back with a vengeance, boasting:

  • over 40 independent outlets ranging from artisan food shops, a florist, bookshop and antique centre, to kitchen and homewares, gift shops, and boutiques;
  • many popular hairdressers, beauticians and therapists
  • more than 15 restaurants, pubs and cafes: many have outdoor
  • ...
Amazing wild swimming spots in the Exeter area

Amazing wild swimming spots in the Exeter area

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 10:27pm

More than 14 million adults go swimming every year, but for the majority of people, this is when they are on holiday, or in their local swimming pool. According to Sport Active England, however, the number of people swimming outdoors has almost doubled in the last year. There are plenty of places in the Exeter area where you can enjoy swimming in the great outdoors and be at one with nature. You won’t need a pound for the locker key, or to swim up and down in lanes: you can just put on your swimwear and jump in.

Exeter Canal

When you are wild swimming, make sure that you...

A Whistle-Stop Tour of ‘the Ones to Watch’ at the 2021 Grand National

A Whistle-Stop Tour of ‘the Ones to Watch’ at the 2021 Grand National

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 5:21pm

Anyone would be hard pushed to think of a more infamous four and a half mile stretch than that of the Aintree steeplechase. For more than one hundred and eighty years, this particular racecourse has seen countless highpoints for racers who have gone on to make history – and, of course, the immense crowds of punters who turn their sites on those thirty fences each year.

From forty runners, the onus of choosing one winner from the line-up is on all of us. With teasers and early glimmers of insight trickling in over the preceding weeks – most recently, the five day declaration stage...

South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Launches Edtesa to Champion Positive Work Environments for UK Businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 3:39pm

The leading online safety charity, SWGfL, unveils Edtesa, an online platform offering UK businesses and organisations a suite of digital tools to assist in online safety practice whilst also supporting the development of healthy, positive work environments.

Following years of careful research, the two tools being launched with Edtesa are:

  1. Dashup: an anonymous communication system that allows staff to send SMS messages and online forms to management. If a member of staff has a concern or wishes to highlight an incident, they can report it without worry.
  2. ...
RGB Building Supplies has raised over £8k for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust

RGB raises over £8,000 for air ambulance charities

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to have raised a fantastic £8,400 for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust over the last 12 months.

The support RGB received for its fundraising efforts was overwhelming despite the COVID-19 pandemic having affected how its branches operate. The money was raised from the sale of RGB’s ‘Love where you live’ charity calendar, donations to its branches and the sale of promotional ‘bulk bags’. The bags are used to carry large quantities of aggregates, such as sand, crushed stone and gravel, and RGB had pledged to donate 25p from the...

Wedding tech: Cornish business taps into lockdown trend

Wedding tech: Cornish business taps into lockdown trend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 2:14pm

As lockdown eases and weddings have started taking place again, Cornish business CherryTop Weddings is tapping into a trend for couples using technology to bring in-person and virtual guests together.

Many couples getting married during lockdown relied on technology to help them celebrate with friends and family who could not be there in person. Wedding industry experts believe that the use of technology in weddings is a trend that is here to stay.

Weddings and receptions with up to 15 attendees can take place from 12 April. The number of attendees increases to 30 from...

Damian Lambkin, Commercial and Business Development Director at Fenix Battery Recycling

Exeter entrepreneur welcomes Innovate UK funding for lithium ion battery recycling

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 2:12pm

The surge in electric vehicles has created a need for effective lithium ion battery recycling in the UK and a South West entrepreneur is helping to find a solution. Fenix Battery Recycling, which was set up by Exeter-based entrepreneur Damian Lambkin and a group of waste management experts, along with Ever Resource and the University of Birmingham have received £955K in grant funding to develop an innovative technology to make lithium ion battery recycling cleaner and more sustainable.

The funding from the Government’s Innovate UK Smart Grants programme, is for the development of...

Your Air Passenger Rights after Brexit

Your Air Passenger Rights after Brexit

Authored by Danailov
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 1:36pm

Everyone has had a delayed or cancelled flight at some point. This is a stressful experience but there might be a silver lining. Apart from care and assistance from the airline, you could be entitled to flight compensation of up to £520 (or €600)!

The question is, are you aware of your rights and how to protect them in case of a disrupted flight?

Here is what you should know about your air passenger rights after Brexit.

All passengers in the European Union are protected by the EU Regulation 261/2004. It applies when your flight is within the EU, departs from it...

Cost of stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:40pm

Erectile dysfunction is one of the most unpleasant among all male diseases. This pathology negatively affects a man's mental well-being and self-confidence. Therefore, the treatment of erectile dysfunction should be carried out timely, in order to avoid serious mental disorders and depression.

Until recently, it was thought that this disease could not be cured by medicine. One of the most promising treatments for erectile dysfunction at the moment is stem cell therapy. Due to its effectiveness, this method has become very popular among patients around the world. It is worth...

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