#newton abbot

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Applejack has found cake.

In Newton Abbot, in Devon, England.

[chastity-slut00]

Add me on Snapchat @jth-31 and bully me about my tiny locked up dick. Also looking for women 18 - 50 that would make me their slave, peg me, whip me, humiliate me and be as harsh as possible in the Devon, UK area.

[londonspacegirl]

[placestoseeindevon]

Trip to Newton Abbot by bus

[michaeldbrooks]

Walking around Newton Abbot (I’ll miss this place)

Walking around Newton Abbot (I’ll miss this place)

[quartings]

Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate, here are all my favorite OC couples! Do you have any favorites?

[lizseyi]

Plans To Invest In Ai Help To Keep Uk Businesses Confident -  Ts Partners

It has been clear for all to see in recent times that firms across the UK have been buffeted by a range of adverse factors, not least inflation and climbing interest rates. However, at least one recent business outlook survey has found that many of the country’s businesses continue to be optimistic. 

Indeed, the digital newspaper, LondonlovesBusiness, has reported that according to one such survey, UK firms are confident in activity continuing to grow over the year to come. 

The businesses questioned indicated that they planned to heighten investment, including in artificial intelligence (AI), and it seems that this is helping to offset the other concerns many companies in the UK have right now. 

Greater UK business confidence than in other parts of Europe 

Specifically, the net balance of UK businesses that anticipated activity levels would go up over the next 12 months was +40% in June. This was just slightly lower than the +43% recorded in February, and a long way north of the record low that had been seen in October last year, a time defined by the unfolding chaos from the then-Liz Truss Government’s “mini-Budget”. 

It was also interesting to see how much more confident UK firms were about the future than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe, where the optimism reading was just +19%. This compares to a global average of +28%. In fact, Ireland was the sole country to provide a higher positivity reading than the UK. 

Inflation, though, remains a struggle – especially staffing costs 

In light of a recent fall in UK inflation, it is also intriguing to see businesses’ expectations for where it could be in the months ahead. The business outlook reported on by LondonlovesBusiness showed high inflation expectations with a +51% reading, although this is at least down from the +59% reading seen earlier in 2023. 

This was particularly evident on the subject of staffing costs, with a net balance of +72% of firms forecasting increases in wages over the looming 12 months. Again, this is lower than the +77% reading given in February. 

Given such evidence of higher costs, it won’t surprise too many of those using an accountant in Newton Abbot right now, to read that most firms are putting up their prices to offset them. A net balance of +45% of UK businesses predicted that they would increase their prices. This figure has gradually declined over the last 12 months, but continues to be three times higher than the net +15% of companies that expected a net rise in profits. 

Still, expectations of UK business activity were encouragingly high, and upbeat predictions were made, too, for employment (+21%), capital expenditure (+5%), and spending on research and development (+3%). Manufacturers signalled that they intended to put up their capital expenditure (capex) spending by the biggest amount in more than a year, amid ambitions to bolster automation and heighten productivity. 

The business environment is challenging, but firms seem to be warming to the task 

None of the above, of course, should cause UK companies to in any way underestimate the severe challenges that are likely to remain in the economy for a long time to come. High inflation and climbing interest rates are far from a “worry of the past” just yet. 

Still, it should hearten any individual or organisation drawing upon the services of an accountant in Newton Abbot, to read that a lot of firms are feeling positive about what the coming 12 months could bring for them. 

To learn more about our own accountancy services at TS Partners, and the difference they could make to your business’s operations this year and beyond, please feel free to reach out to us today. 

[elitespasandleisure]

[cryptotheism]

Rank alchemists by their fuckability?

I feel like Paracelsus would be really great in bed and also /really/ insufferable about it

ALEXANDRIAN ALCHEMISTS

Agathodaimon - Giant snake god. Fuckable.

Chymes - Doubtful historicity. Fuckability dubious.

Cleopatra the Alchemist - Ruled hard. Fuckable.

Mirriam of Alexandria - Ruled hard. Fuckable.

Moses of Alexandria - Doubtful historicity. Fuckability dubuous.

Paphnutia the Virgin - Egyptian Priestess. Unfuckable.

Zosimos of Panopolis - Cool mystic but probably smelled weird. Fuckability dubious.

ARAB-ISLAMIC ALCHEMISTS

Khalid ibn Yazid - Legendary, but a prince. Fuckable.

Jabir ibn Hayyan - Likely many authors. Fuckability Dubious.

Dhul-Nun al-Misri - Cave mystic and Sufi saint. Unfuckable.

Ibn Umayl - Scrawny scholar nerd. Fuckability dubious.

al-Tughra'i - Poet Alchemist. Highly Fuckable.

Artephius - Doubtful historicity. Fuckability dubious.

Al-Jildaki - Scant information available. Fuckability dubious.

EUROPEAN ALCHEMISTS

Albertus Magnus - Catholic. Unfuckable.

Roger Bacon - Fransiscan Friar. Fuckable.

Ramon Llull - Catalonian polymath and artist. Highly Fuckable.

Johannes Trithemius - Benedictine Abbot. Unfuckable.

Johann Georg Faust - Inspired Goethe. Highly Fuckable.

Hienrich Cornelius Agrippa - Infamously charming. Highly Fuckable.

Paracelsus - Tboy swag. Highly Fuckable.

John Dee - Infamously fuckable. Fuckable.

Edward Kelley - Infamously highly fuckable. Highly Fuckable.

Basil Valentine - Dubious historicity. Fuckability Dubious.

Michael Sendivogius - Polish. Fuckable.

Michael Maier - Mystical weirdo. Fuckable.

Johannes Valentinus Andreae - Poet Alchemist. Fuckable.

Elias Ashmole - English. Unfuckable.

Isaac Newton - Asexual king. Unfuckable, out of respect.

[shadyufo]

Cryptids & Creatures of Folklore Drawtober Day 21 — Blue-Nosed Frog

In 1997, a man named Jonathan Downes came across a very unique trio of tree frogs for sale at an animal fair at Newton Abbot in Devon, England. They were solid green, about two inches in length, and had a small horn on their nose. The seller claimed the frogs were from Cameroon in West Africa and that they were capable of making the horn on their nose glow blue in the dark to attract insects. The seller was asking $38 per frog.

Downes did not purchase any of them but later learned that no such frog is known to science. They have been since nicknamed the Blue-Nosed Frogs or the Flashlight Frogs.

[phantomarine]

One day out of pure curiosity I googled "world's first diving suit" and was greeted with this.

And I was never the same.

"John Lethbridge (1675–1759) invented the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17 children. He is the subject of the Fisherman's Friends song "John in the Barrel".

John Lethbridge was a wool merchant based in Newton Abbot who invented a diving machine in 1715 that was used to salvage valuables from wrecks. This machine was an airtight oak barrel that allowed “the diver” to submerge long enough to retrieve underwater material."

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Rarity is in the prawn noodles.

In Newton Abbot, in Devon, England.

[mynocturnality]

A murky river Lemon, Newton Abbot, UK.

| Artist: Tim Jenkinson

💧 Watercore month on @mynocturnality

[londonspacegirl]

Asda costa chocolate twist and vanilla latte. Have been in the charity shop for a few hours. Weather isn't great. Quite grey and dull. Not dark though. Yet.

[pennyvalleyrailway]

Penny Valley Profile: Evelyn Stanier

Hi all, just as a quick heads-up, I'll be taking some historical liberties with withdrawal dates, build dates and service careers in these, so sorry rivet-counters. Also, sorry for the shitty artwork, I did it in school :P

Pre-Preservation

Evelyn is a London, Midland and Scottish Railway 8F locomotive built in 1942. Upon her completion, she was immediately requisitioned for use by the Royal Engineers in hauling trains in North Africa. When returned in 1945, she was repainted and allocated to Barrow Hill depot where she'd serve diligently until her withdrawal in 1964.

Preservation

In 1970, Mr. Luke and Mr. Hughes found Evelyn rusting away in a siding near Newton Abbot, where she had supposedly been forgotten about. She was quickly snapped up by the pair and hauled by road to Rattery Engine Works. There, they stripped her down to nuts and bolts and reassembled her from the ground up, refurbishing what they could and replacing what they couldn't. When she returned to traffic in 1976, she was very eager to work. During her trials though, it was found that she was near-sighted to the point it was a miracle she hadn't caused a major accident. Rattery works quickly fabricated a pair of glasses for her use and she's been a loyal worker ever since.

Personality/Characteristics

Evelyn, despite her size and strength, is a very shy engine. She struggles with basic interactions with anyone she doesn't know, often mulls on awkward moments and sometimes even sweats during conversations. The one remedy to this is Luna. Her and Luna are quite possibly the closest friends on the line, with some speculating it could be even more. Luna's feistiness and stubbornness balances out with Evelyn's shyness and generally being something of a doormat. Even though she lets people walk all over her, she tries her best to be a good friend to Luna and the others.

Closing

All in all, Evelyn is an engine that works best when not in the spotlight, preferring (and sometimes needing) to take a backseat role to do a good job.

Thank you all for reading and I hope to see you in the next one.

Cheerio!

[garadinervi]

Garry Fabian Miller: 'Home Dartmoor', Designed by John Morgan studio, Filtow, Newton Abbot, 2012 [© Garry Fabian Miller]

«The book is built around an extended conversation between Fabian Miller and Dr Tom Greeves, a cultural environmentalist and expert on Dartmoor. Contains archival material, maps and a group of new works, these selected for an exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter»