Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is giving away another £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good awards.
In 2019 more than 2,300 kind-hearted Devon residents voted for over 140 charities across the region.
Last year saw an amazing 98,000 people around the UK support the Movement for Good awards in total, with over 7,000 charitable causes up and down the country receiving votes. The 500 winning charities were picked at random from those nominated.
This year 500 more charities will each receive £1,000 during the first phase of the campaign,...
A leading Devon law firm has produced a series of guides to help businesses during coronavirus. Stephens Scown LLP’s covid-19 guides cover how businesses can survive and thrive, key legal issues businesses should not forget about and considerations before hibernating a business.
“Although we are starting to understand how the UK may come out of lockdown, there is a very long way to go and lots of challenges ahead for Cornish businesses. There is so much information out there for businesses, but it can be quite overwhelming to access what is relevant,” says Richard Baker, Stephens...
Volunteers from the University of Exeter have teamed up with the local community to build thousands of disposable face shields, to help protect frontline NHS workers during the COVID-19 epidemic.
The team from the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (EMPS) have assembled around 2,000 face shields for the local healthcare community, including the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The volunteers, who are PhD students, researchers and professional services staff, collaborated with a consortium of local businesses to make the face shields in a specially...
Now more than ever there exists an array of smokers’ products beyond the traditional cigarette. The introduction of the public smoking ban in 2007 represented a step-change for smokers and also helped lay the platform for the emergence of new products in the marketplace.
Many of these products are regarded as being healthier than the traditional cigarette, while some aren’t smoked at all. And though overall cigarette sales have dropped during the last 15 years, other products have grown from strength to strength.
It is a fact that space is not common to have in houses these days, and it has become a rare blessing. It is a great blessing for anyone to have outside space, which can be used for multiple purposes. We are all living in a modern age, where homes are getting smaller and smaller, and there is very little space outside homes. If you have large or even small outside space in your home, then this space can be a happy and satisfaction zone for you and your family. If you regularly host guests, or if you want to enjoy the sunlight and pleasant weather, the outdoor patio is the best place to...
Exeter CITY Community Trust has today announced its new charity patrons – the Earl and Countess of Devon.
The organisation, which is the partner charity of Exeter City Football Club, delivers mental and physical health and wellbeing activity to people of all ages and abilities across Devon.
Exeter CITY Community Trust has recently adapted its services and is a key partner with Exeter City Council on the Exeter Community Wellbeing Initiative and is now collecting and delivering shopping, prescriptions and emergency food parcels for isolated and vulnerable people across the...
This article shall discuss the seven critical elements that a writer must bear in mind before he/she drafts his/her tale. But before explaining the features, there is this question. What is narrative writing? It is nothing but a form of writing that conveys a story. To communicate information, the writer can choose one of the four classical methods. Narrative writing is one in it.
Why is narrative text important?
Though there are four traditional means to present information, narrative writing is one among the commonly adopted. So, what makes it significant? Narrative...
Just imagine for a second, what the world would be like without language. Well, oral (and other forms of) communication is basically among the things that distinguish us from animals and the world would most probably be quite chaotic without language. Now, it’s almost obvious that most of us know and understand at least one or two languages to fluency by the time we reach adulthood. But did you know that there are approximately 6,500 different languages spoken in different parts of the world today? Of course, understanding and speaking only ten of them can be unrealistic and impractical,...
Numerous Germans ask themselves whether it still makes sense to live for rent or to buy a home instead. Buy or rent? In the past ten years, more and more German citizens have opted for home ownership, so that the so-called ownership rate in Germany has increased by several percentage points. The financial aspect is often decisive. In addition, there are other advantages and disadvantages of the respective form of living, as the experienced broker from Wiesbaden, Paul & Partner knows.
We all live in the world of chemicals where some are natural and some are artificial. Marijuana is one such naturally occurring drug. All we know about Marijuana is that it is used by people for getting high. But to our surprise, this drug also has some good impact on the human body. According to recent research there are some good health benefits of marijuana. Medical marijuana is the name of cannabis which is recommended by the doctor for the treatment of various conditions.
What is medical marijuana?
Out of the several health benefits of the Medical marijuana, some...
