Why go on a self-drive safari in Uganda?

Uganda is one of the best safari destinations in East Africa. Located just astride the Equator, this relatively small nation hosts many wonders that make it the Pearl of Africa. A good number of travelers have ventured into this East African country to see and experience its unique treasures. From the rare mountain gorillas to the long sought Source of the Biblical Nile, there is a lot to see and do on a holiday in Uganda.

With more tourists traveling to Uganda, one of the new experiences that budget travelers have ventured into is doing a self guided safari through Uganda’s...

Benefits of the online iDeal gambling club

Because of the steadily developing imperatives of accessible time all through our every day working lives and the quick extension of online business and administrations, online ideal gambling clubs have been springing up in gigantic numbers to oblige online clients. However, are online gambling clubs actually that incredible of a thought contrasted and conventional land-based ones? Truly, the two of them have their benefits and impediments. In this article, I will be taking a gander at the benefits of the online ideal gambling club.

The greatest benefit online gambling clubs have...

Exeter bakers urged to turn up the heat on cancer

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Posted: Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:01pm

Exeter bakers are being urged to grab their mixing bowls and whip up some cash, as ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer’ returns this March on Channel 4.

As the Bake Off tent opens its doors again, foodies and fundraisers alike are being asked to don their aprons in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, the joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.

Getting started is a piece of cake with a free kit to download full of tips, recipes and COVID-safe ideas on how to raise some serious dough for lifesaving research, such as staging an at home...

Residents invited to have their say on draft Waste Management Strategy up to 2030

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Posted: Thu, 03/04/2021 - 9:50pm

Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay.

The Public Consultation runs from Wednesday 3 March to Wednesday 14 April, and the responses will help shape how Local Authority Collected Waste is managed in Devon up to 2030.

The new document will present how the 10 councils responsible for waste collection or disposal in Devon, will continue to work with residents to try to reduce the amount of household waste created and continue to ensure that waste is managed in a sustainable and cost-...

Grade II former school in Devon achieves UK first for energy efficiency

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Posted: Thu, 03/04/2021 - 9:45pm

The £20m redevelopment of a former school in Exeter, known as St Margaret’s , has become the first property in the UK to secure an Energy Performance Certification (EPC) A for a set of historic buildings.

Sustainable Exeter-based developer, Grenadier , is transforming the Grade II and Grade II* listed buildings into new energy efficient homes and has secured the highest EPC rating for a Grade II building, making it the first of its kind in the UK to secure the certification.

The EPC A rating is more commonly achieved in new-build properties which can perform to the...

Small Business Management: How to Get Ahead of the Competition

Contrary to popular belief, competition isn’t just a mere obstacle on the road to the success of a small business. In actuality, it is an advantage. Not only does it serve as an indicator of a healthy marketplace. But also an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to learn and develop their business ownership skills. However, that’s not to say that it is easy. In actuality, it can also be a colossal undertaking to to gain an edge over well-established rivals .

The good news is that there are ways to get ahead of your competitors, even as a small business. And in an effort to help...

Exeter care home keeps activities going for residents in pandemic

The manager of an Exeter care home has rejected media reports that residents are being isolated in their rooms during the pandemic.

Kerry Dempsey, who leads the team at The Old Rectory Nursing Home, says staff are working very hard to ensure that residents are enjoying a programme of stimulating activities, despite the constraints of the virus.

She says: “it is simply not true that residents are stuck in their rooms. If they are well and want to socialise, our staff are being very creative in finding entertaining things to do. For example, we recently celebrated...

M&S commits to helping young people in Exeter into work by backing Government Kickstart scheme

M&S Exeter is taking applications for a newly launched work placement programme to enable young people, aged 16-24, to gain valuable experience to help them onto the career ladder.

Supporting the UK Government’s Kickstart programme, M&S has created 360 work placements across the breadth of the country.

The programme will be run in partnership with The Prince’s Trust – M&S’s long-standing employability and Sparks charity partner. The first Kickstart cohort of 180 placements across 30 Regional Academy stores including six placements delivered in Exeter in April...

Inspiration from vaccination: The Devon nurse reassuring his patients in verse

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Posted: Thu, 03/04/2021 - 8:10pm

Country star Dolly Parton is urging people to have a covid vaccination with an adaptation of her hit Jolene, but Dolly isn’t the only person to find artistic inspiration in the vaccine.

Nurse Chris Gibson, who works at the vaccination centre at Sherborne House in Newton Abbot, has written a poem to reassure patients.

“We see the people behind the statistics. Everybody has a story to tell,” said Chris, who has worked for the NHS for over 40 years.

“People come, we see them in a queue and then they come to the table and they tell us things; personal things, sad...

Warning issued over buying puppies after Honiton couple receive life-time dog owning ban

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Posted: Thu, 03/04/2021 - 4:45pm

A couple from the Honiton area have recently been banned from selling puppies and handed a life-time ban on owning dogs, prompting council warnings on buying puppies.

East Devon District Council (EDDC) has recently had a flurry of enquiries regarding the buying and selling puppies as well as complaints of alleged unlicensed breeders during lockdown.

The authority has been contacted by residents from across the district, including from areas such as Exmouth, Exton, and Newton Poppleford and Whimple as well as further afield.

This means the council’s usual advice...

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