During the pandemic, Devon’s residents have appreciated the green spaces around their churches like never before and now Devon CPRE is inviting churches of all denominations to enter this year’s competition to find the ‘Best Churchyard’ in the whole of the county.

Following a year with little to celebrate, Devon CPRE applauds the volunteers helping to maintain and ‘green up’ Devon’s churchyards. During the challenging months of lockdown, many churchyards have become real sanctuaries for the local community - not just for churchgoers. In some places, they are the only public space...

Bitcoins are quickly rising up the ranks and becoming so popular that they are now the word on everybody’s tongue. You cannot go anywhere or scroll on the internet without seeing some form of Bitcoin or cryptocurrency advertisement that is right in your face. It is no wonder that we have seen another uprise in Bitcoin, especially because of the economy we live in these days.

To be fair, you can always purchase as much bitcoins as you’d like, or as much as your bank account can permit. However, not everyone has the money to spare or the money to purchase. So, where do they go from...

The University of Exeter has distributed £1m in hardship and emergency funding to students most significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The financial support, which has been available since the first lockdown last Spring, is helping those most in need to continue studying in these difficult times. The funding for students started as an emergency scheme last Spring, and evolved into the current Success for All Fund at the beginning of the Autumn Term. Funding is fast-tracked for those on the lowest household incomes, and includes emergency funding, ongoing support for...

Everyone wants their home to be warm and welcoming. Creating a more inviting living space will benefit you and your family and also make your home more welcoming for guests. The good news is, you can easily transform your house into a home and create a more relaxing atmosphere. To inspire you, here are four ways to make your home more welcoming:

Your entrance is the first thing that people see when they arrive at your home, and it will set the tone for the rest of your living space. With that in mind, you should work on creating a welcoming entrance...

When you think of racing, you don’t just think of the jockeys spurring their horses on along the course. You also think of the crowds filling the stands, the roar of an audience passionately engaged with the spectacle before them. You think of racing as a social event: the frocks, the hats, the champagne and the picnics. You know instinctively that the crowds are what makes racing special, just as much as the horses, the riders and the race itself.

This is why the coronavirus pandemic has been so devastating for the horse-racing sector. Races being run effectively “behind closed...

Exeter-based IMP Software is one of eight finalists in the running for the BETT Awards 2021 Leadership and Management Solutions category. The winners of the prestigious awards, which are billed as “a celebration of the inspiring creativity and innovation that can be found throughout technology for education”, are due to be announced at a ceremony at The Brewery in London on 16th June.

Produced in association with the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), BETT’s Leadership and Management Solutions award aims to reward digital software, content, online and offline...

Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then "wake up".

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine bacterium that can cause gastroenteritis in humans when eaten in raw or undercooked shellfish such as oysters and mussels.

Some of these bacteria are able to turn dormant in poor growth conditions such as cold temperatures – and can remain in that state of hibernation for long periods before resuscitating.

University of Exeter scientists have identified a population of these dormant cells that are...

National housebuilder Redrow Homes has a selection of three-bedroom and four-bedroom house types available at its Saxon Brook Development in Pinhoe, Exeter.

Plot 187 is a three-bedroom Warwick, which is priced at, £348,995, meaning it is eligible for the new Government backed help to buy scheme. This scheme enables first time buyers to purchase a brand-new home sooner, requiring a minimum of 5% deposit to qualify.

The Warwick features a large open plan kitchen-dining area perfect for modern family life, as well as three generously sized bedrooms and a separate garage for...

New research shows employees in Exeter are the most eager to get back to an office in 2021, once lockdown has ended and restrictions ease.

Despite COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in the country, an analysis of search data found employees in Exeter are the most fed up of working from home and are eagerly seeking an escape from their new way of working during the pandemic.

The data, from flexible workspace experts at BizSpace , revealed a 275% increase for people in Exeter searching for terms related to ‘flexible working spaces’ in between lockdowns, compared to the UK-wide...

Are you the type of person that keeps track of your BMI? If you don't, when is the last time you checked it? BMI is one thing you should be intentional about when it comes to your overall weight. To understand how healthy you are, you need to know how to measure your health through the use of BMI. There are a lot of products in the market today that will enable you to efficiently measure your BMI, one of them being BMI scales. That said, here are important things you need to know about BMI scale accuracy.

How it works

When it comes to measuring health through body mass...