When you have a family, you know that you carry a lot of responsibilities. They depend on you for all their needs. They need to be assured of a stable home, healthy food, and essential needs. Your children also have to get the education they need to have a better future, so you are not only handling what they need right now but are preparing them for their life ahead. These responsibilities, together with the nurturing and caring you provide, is what having a family is all about. They are challenges you take on because you love your family.
A University of Exeter scientist has written a book to accompany a new Sir David Attenborough TV series.
Life in Colour, by Professor Martin Stevens , is now available – while the series of the same name begins on BBC One tomorrow (Sunday) at 7pm.
The book and series provide a dazzling exploration of how colour works in the natural world.
"Working on a book to accompany a new Attenborough TV series has been really exciting," said Professor Stevens, of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at Exeter's Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
We’ve recently shared some tips to make your diet healthier with some easy food swaps you can try, but did you know that drinks can be one of the biggest culprits when it comes to calories? Most of us try to pay attention to snacks and other foods where calories can quickly add up, but not everyone realises that drinks can also add to your daily total. In this short post, we’ll cover some of the swaps you can make if you’re looking for healthier drink alternatives.
Try non-alcoholic beer or wine
If you enjoy a tipple at weekends, your drinks could be contributing to...
Former Kuehne + Nagel senior executives Anthony Quinn and Peter Adams have announced their acquisition of STR Logistics Limited. The acquisition has been made via their holding company 2020 Logistic Solutions Limited and completed on the 26th of February 2021.
UK based STR Logistics (located in Exeter, Devon) has been operating for over twenty years specialising in the provision of transport logistics solutions including, first and last mile, multi-drop, two-man home deliveries, contract management, trunker operations and secure freight handling. The company employs over one...
The NHS is urging people who have received a letter from the National Booking System not to contact their GP practice about a vaccination.
Dr Alex Degan, a GP in Devon and Medical Director for Primary Care said:
“Anyone who has received a letter from the National Booking System inviting them to book an appointment should use the website or 119 (free, 7am-11pm, seven days a week) to book an appointment.
“Please don’t contact your GP practice about a vaccination.
“Practices are reporting a significant number of calls which are preventing people who need...
A new service launched this week will offer bereaved families in Exeter and Mid Devon additional support from Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity, when a loved one dies at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E).
Families of patients who die either at the RD&E or who have had support and care in the community from the RD&E will receive a phone call from a specially trained, locally recruited, Marie Curie Companion who will offer a series of weekly telephone bereavement support calls.
We have been living in the world dictated by the coronavirus for over a year now, and it seems that we are still evaluating the consequences it left on the global economy.
The hospitality industry undoubtedly took a huge hit during this time and experts are making various predictions concerning the recovery of the industry.
Collected data
The overall statistics are worrisome, to say the least.
Revenue losses are over 50% while the unemployment stats reach 38% (not to mention reduced wages and hours).
Occupancy rates for both small and large businesses...
Customer loyalty is one of the biggest challenges that businesses face, especially those that operate in a competitive landscape where they could easily lose out the competition. Businesses need to be able to retain customers in order to build a solid base and for growth, but when the consumer is spoilt for choice, it can be hard for a business to keep hold of customers and instead could be losing out to the competition.
Loyalty Programs
There are a handful of strategies that businesses can use to retain customers and promote loyalty. Perhaps the most effective, though,...
An additional 250 learner places have been announced on the #Train4Tomorrow Digital bootcamps which are open to adults in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset, Torbay, Cornwall and Dorset.
The #Train4Tomorrow programme is designed to help people enter highly paid growth industries in the region, such as cyber security, data science, software development, digital marketing and IT. The Bootcamps are being run by the Heart of the South West LEP (HotSW LEP) and the Digital Skills Partnership .
Following the success of the oversubscribed Digital bootcamps in January 2021, #Train4Tomorrow...
The Hollywood Director behind blockbuster films We Bought a Zoo, Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, has become the first patron of the Dartmoor Zoological Society charity.
Cameron Crowe, the Director behind We Bought a Zoo which is based on zoo founder Benjamin Mee’s book of the same name, has pledged to support the charity with the use of his name, after taking a key interest in the zoo’s conservation work.
Cameron’s patronage will help the Dartmoor Zoological Society charity continue its vital work. Its mission is to provide a future where no animal species faces extinction...
