After months of staying at home, people are finally starting to resume their normal daily activities following the unprecedented events of this past spring. With travel restrictions being lifted in more and more countries, frequent flyers who have been grounded at home for the past few months are now seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, and a potential remedy for the serious wanderlust they’ve been experiencing. If you can count yourself among the numerous international travelers who are making plans to resume their life of adventure soon, it’s probably only a matter of time before...
Weighted blankets are a special kinds blanket that help in relieving stress, anxiety and insomnia. They have been used already for some time to provide deep pressure therapy for people with autism, insomnia and other disorders. They prove to be effective in improving sleep and reduce restlessness.
Weighted blankets work by using the technique of deep touch pressure therapy: the pressure exercised by those blankets on your body feels like a hug. This is stimulating the brain to release the happy chemical "serotonin". This chemical soothes your body and makes you feel relaxed and...
Car use is around 30% lower on weekdays during lockdown 2.0, according to new data released by the Department for Transport.
Weekend road use is also down sharply, a 40% drop since the tighter restrictions came into effect.
By contrast, average car use plummeted 65% during the first lockdown, while April’s Easter weekend registered the lowest level of non-weekday car traffic, coming in at 75% lower than usual.
Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) traffic is the only vehicle group running above its pre-pandemic level since the 1stSeptember – showing a continuous flow of vital...
Self Assessment customers should be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
As the department issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push, HMRC is warning customers completing their returns to take care to avoid being caught out by scammers. The annual tax return deadline is on 31 January 2021.
The department knows that fraudsters use calls, emails or texts to contact customers. In the last 12 months, HMRC has responded to more than 846,000 referrals of suspicious HMRC contact from the...
Shoppers in Devon are being asked to donate to a food collection that supports the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic this Christmas.
The Tesco Food Collection takes place every year in Devon, but this year’s collection is more vital than ever. It comes as Trussell Trust food banks and community groups that get food from Fareshare face an unprecedented need for supplies.
The collection launches in Tesco Express stores today (November 16) and in large stores from Thursday 19 November. Customers have until the evening of...
People in Exeter may soon be able to recycle their plastic and aluminium coffee pods from home thanks to a new initiative from the local authority.
Exeter City Council looks set to become one of the first councils in the country to allow residents to recycle the pods as part of its kerbside recycling collections.
Working with Podback, a not-for profit organisation, the Council is set to encourage householders to collect their plastic and aluminium coffee pods and then put them out for recycling collections in a separate bag to the green bin.
Every business begins somewhere, and for many, theirs started in the comfort of their own home. While working from the kitchen with piles of orders littering your space starts as a novelty, eventually the excitement wears off and it’s time to embrace growth. The idea of expanding can be daunting, but it’s a necessary step for any business, and it comes from passion, commitment, and patience.
Constant Research
Starting a business takes a whole load of research, but it doesn’t end there. If you’re planning on expanding, then you should first research everything to do with...
When it comes to considering care options for seniors, many people think of assisted living and nursing homes as being synonymous. In fact, these are two very different options that are suited to different people, depending on their needs. Here are some of the key differences between these two types of residential care options:
Level of care
The main difference between assisted living and nursing homes is the level of care on offer. Nursing homes are for people with significant health needs who need round-the-clock, specialised medical care. Assisted living...
Small community-based businesses locally will be given the opportunity to be crowned champion of their town or the whole of Devon in 2021 following the launch of an exciting awards programme.
The Town & County Business Champions 2021 awards have been launched to highlight the achievements of the UK’s very best micro and small businesses who are keeping community spirit alive in their local area.
The awards are aimed at any businesses with up to 50 employees, including hairdressers, cafes, accountants, solicitors and graphic designers.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is reminding the public to respect its people when calling 999 for an ambulance this winter. Figures from the Trust indicate abuse against its 999 call handlers has more than doubled since the beginning of the full UK lockdown in March. Control room staff reported 77 verbal abuse incidents from callers between 23 March and 23 October, representing a 133% increase on the 33 incidents reported during the same time period in 2019. Ambulance staff reported a total of 289 verbal abuse incidents and 178 physical assaults during the...
