The role that women are playing in Devon’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) is being highlighted today, as part of International Women’s Day.
Women across the county are working in a range of roles supporting Devon’s vaccination programme at hospitals, GP-led sites, community teams, pharmacies, and care homes.
In Devon, more than 445,000 people have now had their first dose of the life-saving coronavirus vaccine since the first person in the county received their vaccination at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth on 8 December 2020.
Female-focussed businesses from all across the South West came together to celebrate the passion and enthusiasm of women business owners and entrepreneurs in the region when Britain’s biggest business group staged its first regional ‘Women in Enterprise’ conference.
Taking place in the same week as International Women’s Day, the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) hosted the virtual event featuring speakers, panel sessions and networking which attracted attendees from Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bath, Devon, Bristol and Somerset.
The popular National Business Women's Awards, which hail the success of female entrepreneurs across the country, have launched a new award category.
The Business Hero Award, as voted for by the public, will see a gong presented to the business woman who has gone above and beyond in the face of adversity and supported a local or national cause.
In a year blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Business Hero award recognises the challenges that have been faced across the business landscape over the past 12 months and the people who have found innovative ways to overcome...
This year the theme of International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge”. More than half of the Labour candidates standing in the local elections in May are women, choosing to challenge the stereotype that the UK average councillor is 59, white, male (and called David or John).
Exeter Labour is leading the way in representing gender equality in local government candidates. Some are experienced councillors while others are standing for the first time but many are pictured here raising their hands in support of IWD to show that they commit to choose to challenge and call out inequality....
It’s International Women’s Day (8 March) and Dignity Funerals are taking this opportunity to recognise the dedication of thousands of female funeral professionals in the UK who are caring for the bereaved and those they’ve lost, day-in-day-out.
Once a rarity in what was previously a traditionally male-dominated profession, there are now many female Funeral Directors, Arrangers and Crematorium Managers helping families to say farewell to their loved ones that have died.
In pre-Victorian times, before funeral directing became a profession, the practical tasks required when...
Gorging on meat on weekends on any special days is always a treat. You would get thousands of recipes online or on YouTube to prepare a delicious meal. But what is the core part of that delicious meat recipe? The meat itself. Getting a slice of tender fresh meat is always important to prepare that yummy weekend special meat delicacy. Meat is a rich source of vitamins, proteins and minerals, but it should be limited as it is advised not to consume more than 90gms in a day. You can either get fresh meat or frozen meat. You will also get the chilled variant. There is always a war of words...
It’s no secret that electric golf trolleys are an advanced piece of kit for the keen golfer, allowing you to move around the green at your leisure, without putting any unnecessary strain on your body.
But, just like any piece of technical equipment, your electric golf trolley can suffer issues and run into problems. The good news is that many of these technical hitches can be fixed, and today we’re going to take you through 4 of the most common golf trolley issues, and what you can do to solve them.
Exeter University students Henry Yannaghas, 21, from Suffolk and Edward Warner, also 21, from Llandudno in North Wales, have set themselves the challenge of running 48 kilometres over the course of 24 hours. The distance will be split over equal hourly stints with the aim of raising funds for the UK charity Mind .
The final year Mechanical Engineering and the Arabic and Islamic Studies undergraduates are helping to raise awareness of mental health issues and the pressures students are suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on student lives....
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has been acquired by Grant & Stone and has become part of the largest independent builders merchant group in southern England.
The company will continue trading as RGB Building Supplies across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, and its head office will still be located in Barnstaple. The majority of RGB’s Executive Board of Directors will not change and its current Chief Executive Kevin Fenlon will remain leading the business.
Customers will continue to receive the same high standards of service and will not see any...
Most commonly, if a company wants to hire or select candidates for the job roles they take written tests or have a face-to-face interview with them. In some cases, companies use a special technique to hire people by having teamwork with experts who can use an exact executive search software to hire people for the companies.
You must be thinking about why and how they use the specific software. Let us tell you the whole matter in this post.
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The companies seek the support of third parties in the hiring process to use the software and techniques to fill...
