What to Do When Family Life Goes Wrong

Although you might want to believe in the fairy tales of familial bliss and wedded happy-ever-afters, this is not always the case. In fact, even the happiest of families may need to confront some of the most common problems that can affect your life together. From coping with a sudden illness or declining finances to dealing with divorce and separation, here are some of the steps that you should consider when your family is struggling with a difficult issue.

  1. Communicate with Your Spouse

One of the first steps that you should take if you believe that family...

SWOT Analysis: The simplest tool you should use for a strategic business planning

SWOT is the acronym for strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It is a free analysis tool using which you can use to understand and strategize a business plan, which dodges the external threats and helps overcome internal shortcomings or weaknesses.

Before implementing a business plan, you can analyze the external markets, study the opportunities, threats, competition, and find out whether the internal factors like organization's staff is equipped to tackle the challenges head-on. And, if not, then where does it need work to get better and competent?

The...

RGB, Exeter, Devon Air Ambulance

Exeter builders merchant launches charity bulk bag campaign

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to launch its latest charity initiative to raise vital funds for Devon Air Ambulance.

The builders merchant has pledged to donate 25p to the charity from the sale of every promotional ‘bulk bag’, which are used to carry large quantities of aggregates, such as sand, crushed stone and gravel.

Tracy Owen, Fundraising Manager at Devon Air Ambulance, commented: "We are delighted that RGB has chosen once again to support us and would like to thank them for their on-going support. During these challenging times, being able to work with RGB and...

Paul Berry, Co-owner of Spelt, which is offering ‘lunch for a fiver’ throughout August.

Chefs at award-winning Swan launch ‘lunch for a fiver’ at neighbourhood restaurant

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 4:23pm

THE OWNERS of a multi-award-winning gastropub in Bampton in Devon have launched lunch for five pounds at their neighbourhood restaurant in the same market town next month (August 2020).

Paul and Donna Berry, who opened the new concept style eatery called Spelt, not far from their ‘Estrella Damm’ Top 50 pub, The Swan, are running the offer on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Paul, who co-owns The Swan and Spelt with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, said: “We usually offer lunch for £10 from Tuesday to Saturday, but with the new Government Eat Out to Help Out scheme of...

The Range, NHS

The Range raises over £51,479 for the NHS

Following months of hard-working and dedicated Range employees applying strict social distancing measures in stores, The Range’s staff have additionally raised a collective £51,479.56 for the NHS. Through fundraising, the store-staff in all 175 Range stores across the UK have collected the grand total to be donated to the much-loved National Health Service.

With the added pressure of the pandemic, The Range has put social distancing measures in place to protect staff and customers, ensuring the safety of all those in-store. Staff have been praised for their dedication to...

National competition opens to find UK’s best beach hut for life

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 12:11pm

Life’s a Beach Hut: A brand new competition celebrating the UK’s iconic and much-loved coastline Beach Huts has been launched by Ipswich-based insurance specialist firm, Ryan’s Insurance - with over £600 of prizes up for grabs.

In collaboration with Millie’s Beach Huts, the inaugural competition is calling on the UK’s 20,000-plus beach hut owners to come together and compete to become the prestigious winners of the first ever ‘Ryan’s Beach Hut of the Year 2020’ winner – with beach hut uses rather than simply aesthetics playing a key role in the judging.

Vicky Gunn, owner...

Martin Charlton Business Director at IP Office Ltd Sponsors of Extery City FC

IP Office Ltd renew Exeter City FC

Authored by Charlton
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 11:49am

IP Office Ltd in Exeter are proud to renew their sponsorship to Exeter City FC for the new season 2021 and beyond.

Being a local Telephone Business supplier IP Office Ltd have been busy keeping our Doctors Surgeries communicating and connecting health workers to patients over telephone and video links. As the uncertain environment continues more and more businesses are looking to IP Office to help them set up business continuity plans and procedures.

Meanwhile Exeter City needs support and we are pleased and proud to offer sponsorship to the club for the next season,...

Get off on the Right Foot: The Ultimate Guide to Starting Running

Everybody knows that getting the right amount of exercise is essential for maintaining a healthy life. However, finding the right type of exercise that you enjoy can take time. If you have already tried going to the gym with little to no success or have found that those pilates classes aren’t what you thought they would be like, then maybe it is time to try something new. Running is a cost-effective form of exercise that enables you to get out and explore your local area. Plus, you can choose to do it yourself or with others and work towards a personal goal while benefiting from stress...

Eat Out to Help Out launches today with Government paying half on restaurant bills

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/03/2020 - 6:48am

Diners across the South West will see their restaurant bills slashed by as much as 50% from today as the government’s landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme officially opens for business (Monday 3 August).

Anyone visiting a participating restaurant, café or pub on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August will receive the half price discount – keeping more money in hardworking families’ pockets and giving a vital boost to the UK’s hospitality sector.

The scheme – part of the government’s Plan for Jobs that will spur the country’s economic recovery from coronavirus...

Online casinos vs. traditional casinos

Casinos have been immensely popular for centuries. It is believed that gambling dates back at least as far as Ancient Greece and possible further, and establishments for gambling date back to the 1600s in Venice, Italy. The first US casinos were known as saloons, where visitors would gamble, drink, and socialize. Today casinos can be found all over the world and contribute hugely to international tourism.

The first online casino sites emerged in the mid-1990s, and since then, online gambling has rapidly risen in popularity, generating almost $20 million each day!

Both...

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