Devon County Council has contributed £100,000 to the Devon Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund after an emergency appeal was launched by the Devon Community Foundation.
The Devon Community Foundation is an organisation that helps distribute funds to charitable and voluntary groups in the county to provide them with sustainable support and enables them to create change in their communities.
They set up the fund to help local charities and community organisations that are supporting the most vulnerable people affected by the outbreak of coronavirus.
Bates Office Services, one of the country’s leading office supplies and services providers, has cut emissions by 13%, lowered instances of dangerous driving, cut idling by 3% and increased overall MPG by in excess of 13%, thanks to Lightfoot’s industry-leading driver rewards platform and in-cab driver guidance technology.
Having installed Lightfoot across its fleet of 60 vans - which together travel up to 2 million miles each year - Bates Office Services is now seeing fuel savings of between £6,000-£7,000 each month.
Having successfully trialled Lightfoot, the business,...
We are in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. Covid-19 has spread all over the world and the UK is now in lockdown to try and slow down community transmission. Non-essential business such as cafes, restaurants, cinemas, and clothing stores have all closed their doors. People are staying at home rather than travelling to visit family and friends.
It’s likely that many small businesses will never recover. Your local pizzeria that employed less than 10 staff and the small boutique hotel you stayed in last summer – these businesses can’t stay closed indefinitely. They have wages...
No matter where you are in the world, whether it be a bustling city or a calm rural countryside, there will always be a need for taxi drivers. If you enjoy interacting with other people, are comfortable behind the steering wheel for long periods of time and would love to be on the road, being a self-employed taxi driver might just be the right career for you. If you want to manage your own work schedule, including the number of hours and days you’ll be working, the self-employment route offers these advantages.
Our guide will give you a quick overview on what you need to know to...
Two University of Exeter Degree Apprentices have been nominated for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Apprentice of the Year award. Nominees Molly Drinkald and Anna Gates study Civil Engineering at the University of Exeter and work as industry apprentices - Molly at WSP and Anna at EDF.
Molly Drinkald, who works as a civil engineer at WSP , is in the second year of a five-year Degree Apprenticeship Programme. She was nominated for the award by Charlie Statham, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Exeter, and course leader for the Civil...
Prohibition was never bringing many benefits to national economies, which is a fact many countries are beginning to recognize. Gambling is no exception, so as it evolved into a multi-billion dollar business that brings in tons of cash, many governments unsurprisingly started changing their opinion regarding its legality. Many sovereign states still forbid anything gambling-related, so it is good knowing you can and can not indulge yourself especially if you like to travel a lot.
The European Countries
Europe is the cradle of gambling so it is understandable that the...
Hundreds of people from across Devon have answered the call to help care for the county’s most vulnerable residents.
It followed an appeal last week by Devon County Council, as it launched an urgent campaign to recruit Healthcare Assistants – a vital role to support social care providers and the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.
Around 600 people have so far registered their interest, including students, college leavers, retired health professionals and people who are not working. Members of the County Council’s own staff have also registered, to be redeployed from...
Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards is reminding owners of guest houses, campsites and restaurants to remain closed this Easter to help combat coronavirus.
On March 23 the Government ordered hospitality businesses to close and said that people should stay at home and only essential travel is permitted.
With very few exceptions all hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, holiday rentals, campsites and boarding houses should be closed for commercial use until further notice.
Additionally, all restaurants, public houses, wine bars, cafes, canteens and other...
Astronomy seems to be one of the most romantic disciplines. Let’s get acquainted with the top reasons for studying it.
Why to study astronomy?
Astronomy is the science that speaks volumes and no one can resist the magic it creates. There wouldn’t be anyone who looked at the deep sky at night and thought, “What is holding it up there?” Everyone ponders over the stars, moon, sun the all other galaxies known by us only from books, but very few are acquainted with the magic behind it. Astronomy is the science that answers all these questions and explains everything happening in the...
Over 3,000 hospitality industry professionals have already registered and over 5,000 are expected to attend Hospitality Tomorrow, a free online summit, taking place tomorrow, 7th April, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the hospitality industry.
The event features an impressive array of speakers, all giving their time free of charge to participate. Highlights on the agenda include:
Dr. Paul G. Stoltz, Founder and CEO of Peak Learning and author of Adversity Quotient, discussing how we survive and craft our response in this moment of truth. He is also...
