‘Green’ offices with plants make staff happier and more productive than ‘lean’ designs stripped of greenery, new research by academics in Exeter, Cardiff, Holland and Australia have revealed.
In the first field study of its kind, published today, researchers found enriching a ‘lean’ office with plants could increase productivity by 15%.
The team examined the impact of ‘lean’ and ‘green’ offices on staff’s perceptions of air quality, concentration, and workplace satisfaction, and monitored productivity levels over subsequent months in two large commercial offices in the UK...
Damp and mould in homes could pose a significant health risk to people with asthma according to a new study by Exeter academics.
By critically reviewing the findings from 17 studies in eight different countries, the research published the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that the presence of several types of mould can lead to breathing problems in asthma sufferers, as well as increasing the likelihood of developing the condition.
The research has been conducted by a team at the University of Exeter Medical School and is the first time all of the information...
Optometrist Kieran Loft, from the Royal Devon and Exeter’s West of England Eye Unit (WEEU), is on the lookout for your old spectacles.
In January 2015, Kieran will be going on an aid mission with local charity the Plymouth-Bissary Aid Project to perform eye tests and distribute glasses to people in a remote part of the Gambia.
Kieran is asking for old or unneeded glasses to be donated at the reception desk of West of England Eye Unit, just near the main entrance to the Wonford hospital, before they are shipped out to West Africa in November.
Detoxification can help to remove harmful chemicals from your system, and this is an important step in ensuring your optimal health. While there are many detox kits on the market, they are not one-size-fits-all. Each person has unique biological and chemical needs, so it is wise to consult with a health care professional before you embark on a serious detox regimen. However, there are some foods that can give you a daily mild detox.
Here are seven of the best detox foods to eat.
1. Organic Apples
Apples provide many beneficial nutrients, including vitamins,...
Over the past three years Orvis UK has introduced over 2,500 people to the sport of fly-fishing with its free “Learn about Fly-Fishing” sessions held at Orvis stores around the UK.
Many of these are new anglers and families learning the sport together, which is a positive and heart-warming sign for the fly-fishing industry.
In 2014 more sessions are planned from now until October and anyone is welcome to attend!
The “Learn about Fly-Fishing” classes are a free two hour session, which teach basic knots, rigging up a rod and focus strongly on learning to cast in an...
Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics which shows that at the end of July 2014 it helped 2090 people directly with advice and information in the first four months of the financial year.
The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following areas compared to the same period last year:
Welfare benefit enquires • 59.4% increase about local support for council tax • 34.7% increase about tax credits • 30.7% increase about attendance allowance • 27.2% increase about housing benefit...
Wisconsin native Willy Porter is a guitar virtuoso with an insinuating voice that sneaks past your defenses and gets under your skin. The Washington Post has called him “a dazzling acoustic guitarist with a moody baritone,” while the Boston Globe describes him as “an acoustic picker with the Olympian speed of Leo Kottke bolstered by rootsy vocals and twisting, offbeat lyrics.”
Willy has toured with Tori Amos, Paul Simon, and Jethro Tull, whose leader, Ian Anderson, said of him: “Willy Porter’s music demonstrates admirably that the technical excellence of his guitar-playing will...
Butterfly Psyche Theatre & Livewire Theatre present: The Brontë Season
Whether you’re a hard-core Brontë fan or if you’ve never had the pleasure, these fresh new adaptations by West Country theatre companies Butterfly Psyche Theatre & Livewire Theatre will invigorate, inspire and melt hearts around the South West this autumn.
Performed in rep, with only one and two actors, there’s a chance to mix-and-match an old favourite along with a new acquaintance, as well as the chance to see all three. The Brontë Season is made up of:
In early 2014 a group of bored Exeter youngsters disappeared. Two days later one of the group is found wandering on the quay in a state of extreme shock. She is unable to speak of her ordeal or give the police any clue as to the whereabouts of her missing friends. After 12 days of silence she finally reveals a traumatic tale involving a mysterious book, a terrible accident and a ritual that opens a doorway into profound darkness.
Prepare yourself for something truly wicked as Exeter Alternative Theatre presents its darkest Halloween extravaganza to date. Original writing and...
This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.
It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton.
