In a period of economic turmoil, rising interest rates, and 40-year high inflation rates, it's no surprise that more and more Brits are now looking abroad for fresh opportunities.
That said, options are much scarcer than ever before for UK citizens. Of course, the main reason for this is Brexit, as Brits now require a visa to live in any of the 26 EU member states, as well as EEA countries. In addition, traditional UK emigration options such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the US have also not gotten any easier.
While a handful of EU countries are offering some...
The number of UK schools with international links has gone downhill since Brexit kicked in and the UK government’s decision to opt out of the Erasmus+ study scheme.
Redhills Primary school from Exeter back in early 2014 led by Mr Stuart Busby (headteacher of the school in those days) set up a pioneering link with Mr Enrique Ruiz Cano’s old school in Lorca, Spain and a school in Riga, Latvia so as to get an innovative project off the ground.
This initiative included both online collaborative activities between the students from the 3 countries and physical mobilities of...
A Exeter-based businessman has been appointed by the Government to help small businesses seize the post-Brexit opportunities offered by the UK’s new trade deals.
Simon Lane of HEL Performance Products has joined the Department for International Trade’s cadre of more than 400 successful business leaders across England, tasked with passing their expertise in selling overseas onto other, less experienced companies.
HEL Performance began exporting its range of performance vehicle braking products in 2002 by setting up distributors in five European countries, and the company...
Everyone has had a delayed or cancelled flight at some point. This is a stressful experience but there might be a silver lining. Apart from care and assistance from the airline, you could be entitled to flight compensation of up to £520 (or €600)!
The question is, are you aware of your rights and how to protect them in case of a disrupted flight?
Here is what you should know about your air passenger rights after Brexit.
All passengers in the European Union are protected by the EU Regulation 261/2004. It applies when your flight is within the EU, departs from it...
Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in Devon are being encouraged to have their say on trading beyond Brexit as part of the latest Manufacturing Barometer.
Organised by SWMAS (The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service) and the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), the country’s largest survey of its kind is looking to find out how companies are coping with the early months of life after leaving the EU and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The findings will be used to inform future Government policy and support, so input from as many SME manufacturers...
January 1st has come, and with it the long and excruciating process of Brexit has been finalised. It certainly wasn’t easy on both sides, but it was harder on the UK, having its economy on the line here. While Exeter was predominantly against leaving the EU back in 2016, the rest of Devon county was certainly up for it - and Devonians have certainly had their reasons to be in favour of the decision.
Now, only a few weeks after the day of the split, it seems like things aren’t as bad as they could have been for the people of Devon county (certainly when comparing the situation to...
As the date for Britain’s departure of the EU is now a reality, the current UK government, led by Boris Johnson, has decided to opt out of the Erasmus+ study scheme. The EU attempted to persuade the British government to continue with Erasmus+ because it is currently benefiting thousands of British students up and down the UK.
As of 1 January 2021, despite the post-Brexit trade deal which has been recently signed by the UK and the EU, UK schools and universities will not participate any more in this European programme which is one of the main insignias of the EU.
Businesses in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset are invited to a FREE webinar to hear from experts about preparing for Brexit in less than five weeks’ time.
Deal or no deal, after December 31, 2020 any business that trades with the EU must follow new rules.
The webinar is being presented by Better Business for All, a partnership of businesses, business support and regulators across Devon and Somerset and is on Friday 11 December, at 10am.
The webinar will offer practical guides on a range of issues including the new UKCA mark, which replaces the existing CE...
Comedian Matt Forde’s show Brexit, Pursued By A Bear is heading on a national tour, visiting the Exeter Phoenix in April.
Following a completely sold-out and critically-acclaimed month long run including extra shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Matt Forde has added a run at the Soho Theatre from 20-25th January to his biggest nationwide tour to date with new stand-up show, Brexit, Pursued By A Bear. Matt will now play 39-dates nationwide, including 10 London shows at the Southbank Centre, Bloomsbury Theatre and Soho Theatre.
"It's not too late to stop Brexit wrecking our lives." That will be the robust message from the South West’s Green MEP when she visits Exeter next week. Molly Scott Cato, the region’s most prominent and vocal MEP on Brexit, will be giving a presentation at the Exeter Community Centre in St David’s on Tuesday in which she will argue that the EU referendum result now has no legitimacy and we need a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final deal between the EU and UK.
Molly Scott Cato, who is also Green Party speaker on Brexit, said: “With revelations about criminal behaviour by the Leave campaign...
