McCarthy and Stone’s team in Exeter, which has a Retirement Living development on Bakers Way, Pinnoc Mews, has helped to raise an incredible £200,000 through its year-long fundraising partnership with national reading charity Coram Beanstalk, achieving twice the target it set itself for the year.

In 2019, McCarthy and Stone announced it had chosen Coram Beanstalk as its charity partner to help improve the outcomes of children who struggle with reading, while promoting the wellbeing benefits of intergenerational volunteering among its nationwide communities. Originally setting...

Farming is a tough job. With early starts and long hours of physical labour, it can be frustrating if things don’t turn out the way you want them to. Unfortunately, there are times when nature simply decides to work against you.

However, if you’re struggling to achieve quality produce time and time again, think about what you can do to improve your farming methods.

Here are five tips to get you started.

Obviously, every farmer needs fertiliser if you don’t want your fields to remain barren. Whether you’re using organic fertilising methods or otherwise,...

From 2 March, when poor weather or maintenance prevents Devon’s emergency aircraft from flying, two new Critical Care Cars mean our critical care teams can still provide specialist life-saving care by road. In the Autumn 2018 Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £10 million in capital funding for air ambulance services.  Devon Air Ambulance applied for £226,061 of this fund, to purchase two critical care cars, all their medical equipment and 35 public access defibrillators. Proud of being 100% independent, Devon Air Ambulance have always been forward thinking, putting the...

It's not uncommon for larger enterprises to handle contact centres with several thousands of agents. As such, their call centre workforce represents an area of their business that could suffer a loss in efficiency, time and money . This is where workforce optimisation comes in to play.

In October 2019, industry-leading contact centre software provider Aspect announced an update to its cloud contact centre service system, Aspect Via . Via was demonstrated in London and introduced many exciting updates to Aspect’s call...

When you have a birthday to host, it’s always a smart choice to opt for an adventure instead of splurging your money on a conventional party. Either way, hosting a birthday celebration can cost you quite the hefty penny, so why not invest in going to one of Las Vegas’s most adventurous locations? If you prefer to celebrate indoors, there are plenty of indoor parks and facilities that you can enjoy with your friends, while there are also plenty of ecological reserves in the city that are worth visiting.

Here are 7 unique places where you can celebrate your birthday in Las Vegas...

Chess is one of those games that requires a lot of brain involvement and concentration, but at the same time can be really fun and entertaining. But are there any real benefits in mastering this game? I’m sure many of us are still waiting to use that “knowledge for life” we got in algebra class. But chess is a different story. It has lasting real-life effects, so getting a chess set can be a good investment for the family. Be sure to check out Kaoori shop for more info on different options available.

If you are not yet convinced of the benefits that chess has to offer, let’s go...

Local brain injury charity Headway Devon are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the highly prestigious We invest in people, gold accreditation by Investors in People.

Headway Devon has always been an organisation that takes pride in its people, having first registered with Investors in People in 2005. As part of this most recent accreditation Headway Devon was rigorously assessed on a wide range of aspects including leadership, learning and communication.

As part of the assessment process staff were interviewed and asked to complete an anonymous online survey....

In the summer of 2019, Dr Ben Garnett, Senior Ecologist at SLR conducted some bat inspections of an NHS building in Exminster. During his visit he started speaking to one of the staff, Richard Wellington, who works for a not-for-profit NHS initiative called New Leaf.

New Leaf is part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust’s Vocational Rehabilitation Service and supports mental health recovery in adults by teaching them new vocational skills and supporting them back into the world of work.

Their programme provides opportunities in a range of departments, from a commercial plant...

Businesses in Exeter are being invited to take part in TEDxExeter 2020 by hosting a free live broadcast in their workplaces for staff to enjoy.

The ninth annual TEDxExeter conference takes place on Friday 17th April 2020, and organisers want to encourage as many people as possible across the city to get involved.

'It's just not possible for everybody who wants to get a ticket to come along to the event at the Northcott Theatre, so this year we're offering more businesses than ever before the opportunity to get involved by streaming the talks directly into their offices,'...

EXETER’s pledge to make the city carbon neutral by 2030 after declaring a climate emergency will be explored at a special conference next month where organisers are calling on business and the community for support.

A wide range of speakers will explore the fields of Energy, Mobility, Sustainability and Capability at the event at Exeter City Football Club, which is free and open to all to attend.

Achieving the goal of a carbon-neutral city can only be achieved with city-wide collaboration and support and the City Council, who declared the climate emergency, have been...