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National Minimum Wage rate reminder for summer staff
Students and seasonal staff working in the South West are being reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check that they are being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW). All workers are legally entitled to be paid the NMW. This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contractsContinue Reading
Delamore Arts 2021
We heard about this event on BBC Spotlight and decided to go, and it was a wonderful experience, one I will be looking to repeat next year. This art exhibition was a beautiful marriage between an English summer garden and strategically located sculptures, both enhancing each other. Placing sculptures outside is an artContinue Reading
Campaign to oppose phone mast success
An application for a 18 metre mobile phone mast in Peverell has been defeated, in a win for local MP Luke Pollard and Peverell Councillor Jeremy Goslin. The mast was planned to be built at the junction of Long Rowden and Home Park Avenue in Peverell. At 18 metres high, it would be four times theContinue Reading
‘Beauty’ of ‘Power’ for punters!
Power Of Beauty should be in evidence tonight when the Hugo Palmer-trained Slade Power colt contests division one of a Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta, also the surface at Newcastle where Michael Dickinson’s creation is being laid next month on the superb left-handed galloping racetrack of Southwell.Continue Reading
Cornwall to Benefit from Western Power Distribution’s Net Zero Commitment
Western Power Distribution (WPD), the electricity distribution network operator for Cornwall, has announced that it has signed up to the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign – the largest ever global alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. As part of WPD’s commitment toContinue Reading
Hospitalizations rising again as delta variant spreads among the unvaccinated, doctors say
Top infectious disease specialists say the spread of the delta variant across unvaccinated pockets of the country is causing flare-ups and leading to an increase in hospitalizations as cases climb. Nationwide, cases are once again on the rise as the highly transmissible variant takes hold as the dominant strain inContinue Reading
Paul Orndorff dead news – WWE wrestler’s cause of death ‘revealed’ by son after star known as Mr Wonderful passes away
FAMILY RAISING CASH FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES VIA GOFUNDME Orndorff’s family created a GoFundMe page in order to raise money for the icon’s funeral. On the page, Travis’s wife, Amayou Smith, wrote: “Hi my name is Amayou, my husband is Travis Orndorff. “As some of you may know we are preparing for PaulContinue Reading
Horticulturist hopes to spearhead Westerleigh Group’s sustainability drive
Horticulturist Giles Palmer hopes to help Westerleigh Group become an industry-leader when it comes to sustainability and the presentation of its gardens. The father-of-two, from Torbay, was recently appointed as Head of Grounds for Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of crematoria, with 35 sites across England, Scotland and Wales. After a career spanning someContinue Reading
Lifelites receives £2,000 to gift amazing tech to isolated life-limited and disabled children using Cornwall Children’s Hospice
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall have supported the small charity Lifelites with a £2,000 donation so that they can continue to donate assistive technology for life-limited and disabled children in Cornwall. These children are particularly isolated and vulnerable during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The life-changing technology donated by LifelitesContinue Reading
Comment from Luke Pollard – National Marine Park
Commenting on the funding boost for the National Marine Park, Luke Pollard MP said: “I was proud to formally propose creating the UK’s first National Marine Park in 2017. We have such an incredible opportunity to reconnect with our oceans and I am glad that the City Council’s bid hasContinue Reading