A pilot project to help communities revitalize their roadside verges, and by doing so create a network of safe havens for wildflowers and endangered pollinators, has been so successful it has been launched across the county.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘Life on the Verge – Biosphere’ (LoVe-B) project has led to 40 North Devon verges being managed and monitored by communities over the last three years.
More than 100 volunteers have learnt new skills to help them maintain and improve their condition.
Now communities all around Devon are being encouraged to follow...
A RECENT survey by Skills for Care found staff retention was one of the biggest issues facing the care industry but one south Devon care provider says it is bucking the national trend (May 2019).
Guardian Homecare, which provides services in Exeter and Torbay, says the findings by the strategic body for workforce development in English adult social care don’t apply to its team, as it is successfully retaining its staff.
Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “It was revealed in the research that staff retention is a bigger challenge than recruitment for care...
Devon based hairdresser, Energy Hair is thrilled to be shortlisted for the national Salon Business Awards in the Business Salon category. The most prestigious awards in the hairdressing industry, Energy Hair has been selected as a finalist amongst thousands of other entries across the country. On 10th June, the exclusive Mondrian Hotel in London will host the Grand Final of the awards where Energy Hair will compete for the title.
Commenting on the awards, Nathan Plumridge owner of Energy Hair says: “We’re honoured to be a finalist in the Salon Business Awards and in such great...
Carolyn Matravers, an adviser at Exeter financial planning firm Old Mill , has been welcomed into the prestigious Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) organisation.
SOLLA was formed in 2008 as a ‘not for profit’ society dedicated to helping people and their families find trusted accredited financial advisers who understand the financial needs of later life.
SOLLA accreditation is the Gold Standard for later life financial advice, and all advisers have to pass a rigorous assessment and attain the required qualifications to gain accreditation.
Chartered accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark has announced it will be sponsoring Somerset County Cricket player Jamie Overton for the 2019 season.
The Devon-born right-arm fast bowler has been a key performer for Somerset County Cricket Club since impressing on his first-class debut against Surrey in 2012. Overton’s formidable combination of attributes including pace, height (6ft 5ins) and talent make him a player to watch in 2019. He has performed well for the Lions this winter, taking 3-24 during a consolation victory in a 4-1 series defeat in a one-day series against India A....
Finding ways to motivate your employees can be crucial for the survival of your business. Studies have shown that properly structured incentive programs can increase employee performance by as much as 44% . However, while the possible gains you can get from motivating your employees are apparent, finding and implementing the adequate ways to do it can be quiet tricky.
While most employers choose to go with traditional means of motivation such as promoting their employees or giving them a raise, there are in fact methods that can be both far more rewarding and less demanding on your...
This is a story about choices and consequences and a journey through time and place. A host of historical, fictional and biblical characters gather in a makeshift courtroom in purgatory with Judas at the centre of it all, catatonic with despair and unable to defend himself in a trial that debates the motives of Christianity’s least popular apostle.
The Actor’s Wheel is an acting training company based at Plymouth Marjon University; providing degree-level training from industry professionals to guide and inspire the next generation of performers.
Having launched on Old Compton Street in late 2016, HIPCHIPS set out to reinvent the potato crisp by pairing hand-crafted crisps with a selection of fresh, sweet and savoury dips and successfully bringing an entirely new eating concept to London.
Fast-forward to 2019 and following the triumph in Soho, HIPCHIPS is pleased to announce that its crisps and dips will now be available nationwide with a brand-new range of products – boxes of either savoury or sweet crisps and dips available exclusively in over 100 Sainsbury’s stores from 9th April 2019.
Last season it was a watching brief for Matt Kvesic, but on Saturday the all-action forward aims to lead from the front as Exeter Chiefs target Gallagher Premiership Rugby glory against Saracens at Twickenham.
Kvesic has been a stand-out figure for Rob Baxter’s side this season, producing a catalogue of impressive displays that have not only guided the Chiefs back to the capital for a fourth successive year, but at the same time have put the player himself back on a pedestal within English rugby’s top flight.
Not only has the former Gloucester and Worcester Warriors star...
The evenings are getting longer and summer is finally upon us. It’s enough to make anyone want to get out and about of an evening, even those of us whose “Friday night is party night” days have been largely consigned to history. Being on the northern side of 40 doesn’t have to mean you can never get out and enjoy yourself, however, so why not get out there and enjoy a date night in Exeter this weekend?
In case you’ve been away from the scene for a little while, here are some ideas for a night out that will have you rolling back the years.
