Exeter’s community-owned Real Food Store has announced a partnership with Exeter Foodbank , to support vulnerable and low-income Exeter residents to access high quality, local produce.
The collaboration is part of the Real Food Store’s ‘Round It Up’ scheme, launched at the beginning of February. The scheme gives shoppers the option of rounding up their bill to the nearest pound, with the proceeds being used to provide vouchers to be distributed by Exeter Foodbank. The aim is to support individuals who wouldn't normally have access to fresh, local and organic food with the...
The origin of blockchain technology was done to deal with all the cryptocurrency transactions, such as for purchasing bitcoins. However, with time this technology is also widely used in other areas as well such as healthcare, social media, real estate and so on. The most interesting aspect of this technology is that it improves the efficiency of work, reduce the cost and provide satisfactory customer experience. If you are planning to implement this technology to your business then it can bring some exceptional output. There are many online platforms that offer blockchain software...
If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that businesses need to continuously expand their horizons and shake-up their working practices to stay competitive and relevant in an ever-changing jobs market.
This National Apprenticeship Week, we explore why taking on an apprentice or setting up a rolling apprenticeship scheme might the perfect next step for your business in this era of the ‘new normal’.
To plug skills gaps
According to recent research, 86 per cent of employers have said that apprentices have helped them develop relevant skills to their organisations. In...
Freezing conditions are continuing to grip Devon and there is further risk of snow showers and icy patches early tomorrow morning.
Devon County Council’s gritters are carrying out multiple treatments on 2,000 miles of the county’s roads.
Secondary routes are being treated this afternoon, before heading onto Devon’s main salting network at 7pm and again in the early hours.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice from around midnight tonight until 11am tomorrow morning. Up to 4cm of snow is forecast for Dartmoor and across south Devon,...
The University of Exeter has applied for planning permission to put an industrial yard on its Streatham campus which will adjoin the Duryard Valley Nature Reserve, the Exeter Community Garden and the Hoopern Valley part of the Exeter Green Circle.
The area forms part of an important wildlife corridor, which will be destroyed, along with the peace of the area which is enjoyed by local residents, garden users and many walkers.
The proposed new Estates Services Centre will be located between Belvidere Road and the footpath of the Exeter Green Circle which runs alongside the...
Redrow Homes has awarded two members of staff in the South West, with Sales Consultant of the Year and Customer Service Employee of the Year Awards, at its annual Customer Conference.
This year the awards were held virtually and celebrated and recognised those that have excelled in their roles within each of the company’s regions. The Sales Consultant of the Year award was given to Karen Heard, sales consultant at the Romansfield development in Okehampton, Devon, and the Customer Service Employee of the Year award was given to Tracey Austin.
On 4 February 2021, the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™ officially kicked off in Qatar, with top football clubs from five continents gathered in Doha. Among them, there were star teams such as UEFA Champions League winners FC Bayern München and host country representatives Al-Duhail SC. The other teams are SE Palmeiras, from Brazil, Ulsan Hyundai FC, from the Korea Republic, Mexican team Tigres UANL and Egyptian side Al Ahly SC. They will present a feast of football for fans around the world. Yutong Bus’s star product ZK6122H9 will also provide full service to launch...
Opening a sports betting platform can be considered a potentially profitable business since people will always be thirsty for gambling and have a desire to make easy money. Therefore, investing in a betting business is a good idea.
However, it should be understood that the threshold for entering this area is very high. In this post, we will take a look at the financial and organizational difficulties you may be faced with when opening an online sports betting site. Also, let’s reveal the key features that quality Altenar sports betting software should have and its role in the...
Pet business insurance provider Protectivity has launched a competition to find the best pandemic pet in the UK.
The winner will receive £100 worth of vouchers split between Canvas Creatures and Pet Planet, as well as a £100 donation to an animal charity of their choice.
When the UK went into lockdown back in March 2020, Brits quickly found their lives and routines turned upside down. However, as people were unable to see their friends and family and with usual social and leisure activities restricted, pet owners around the country found a huge source of comfort in their...
Potholes are perceived by motorists to be a much more significant concern on the road than they were three years ago, overtaking texting and drink driving as a worsening problem according to the findings of a new report from the UK’s largest road safety charity. IAM RoadSmart’s annual Safety Culture Report, which tracks drivers’ changing attitudes to key road safety issues over time, discovered that three in four motorists (75 per cent) now perceive potholes to be a bigger issue for road users than they were three years ago. This was followed by driver distraction (68 per cent) – such as...
