Groups of people visiting Dartmoor for barbecues and people driving over 15 miles to walk their dog– these are just a couple examples of the issues Dartmoor National Park Rangers are with dealing with during the Covid-19 emergency.
As the weekend draws near, Dartmoor National Park and the police are once again asking people to continue to stay home to limit the spread of covid-19 and help save lives this weekend.
The Authority today reiterated its appreciation and thanks to the vast majority of people for adhering to the last four weeks of isolation and distancing....
COVID-19 has impacted virtually all businesses across the UK in some way.Whilst some have shut their doors (possibly permanently) others are enjoying the sort of seasonal demand only ordinarily experienced with the promise of a big old chap coming down your chimney in a red suit.
The Government has launched numerous support schemes, which on the whole have been good, but they won’t be able to support everyone, and there is no one-size-fits-all because no business is the same. Here, Phil Mills, Head of Food and Drink at financial experts Old Mill gives his five top tips on what...
In response to the dire need for PPE for frontline healthcare staff, a non-profit group has formed called PPE4Exeter with a goal of manufacturing 5000 face-masks in the next four weeks.
What started as a small group of volunteers, making face-shields for GPs surgeries and local health and care teams in Devon and Somerset, has blossomed into a collaboration between individuals, local businesses, and organisations, who have already managed to supply over 600 face-masks to frontline staff in the Exeter region since banding together just under three weeks ago.
A consortium featuring the University of Exeter has been awarded £3.7m in funding to develop a suite of postgraduate conversion courses in AI and data science.
The Institute of Coding (IoC) consortium, which includes 11 Higher Education institutions, has received the significant funding boost from the Office for Students, it was recently announced.
The move is in response to a shortage of skilled graduates and accelerating demand in the area of data science and AI. The Government's Digital Strategy predicted that within 20 years, 90 per cent of all jobs will require...
In a show of support to Devon’s dedicated frontline NHS workers, Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP is offering a 50% discount on Will-writing services to workers in the county.
To accommodate shift working, legal advisors at Stephens Scown are available to discuss Wills out-of-hours by video call with NHS workers in Devon.
Phil Reed, Partner in the firm’s private client team, says:
“The NHS’s dedicated workers are putting themselves on the frontline every day in the fight against coronavirus. We are so grateful to them and we wanted to show our support by...
Spring is a good time of the year to make some renovation in your house or your companies. However, if you expect to have high-end painting and decorating services, you should think about hiring professionals from London, the United Kingdom who will help you make your dreams come true. This article will tell more about them.
1. Commercial painting and decorating
2. Home painting and decorating
3. How to contact the specialists?
Commercial painting and decorating
The company performs the highest quality services in commercial places, such as...
A new test which could detect whether people who have had COVID-19 are still infectious is under development, thanks to funding from Animal Free Research UK.
The charity is providing funding of £52,000 to Professor Lorna Harries at the University of Exeter, who is developing a test that will aim to detect how much active virus an infected person is harbouring – known as viral load. Unlike current tests, which do not separately measure the inactive (non-infectious) and the active parts of the virus, the team is refining a test that could tell users not only whether they are...
More and more people are working from home in the modern world, but the challenges of getting the most out of your day when working at home are very different from when you’re working in an office.
It means you’ve got to find different ways of structuring your day in order to do your best work. The job of motivating falls squarely on your shoulders, and you’ve got to take responsibility for how you use your time.
Once you get used to working from home, though, many people find they’re actually more productive than they were when they were working in the office.
Moms are our best friends and often remain that one person we can run to when the world turns its back on us. Even though your mom thinks that you're in a bad place and you shouldn't get her anything for her birthday or even Mother's day, which is around the corner, you still want to remind her that she matters. You may also have another great person that's a mother figure, or maybe you're the mom! Every mom deserves a present , and this list should give you ideas that will help you make her day:
A tea subscription box
All moms love their warm beverages, most especially...
Sports societies from universities around the UK are going the distance in a new fitness challenge to raise £10,000 for essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for carers.
With most teams having planned to head out to Porec, Croatia for ‘tour’ during the Easter holidays, Leeds University Union Swimming and Water Polo Society (LUUSWP) decided to bring the competition back to home turf.
Starting on Sunday 26 April, members of each sports team will be running and walking as many miles as possible within a 10-day period. The aim is to be the first team to get to 970...
