Health & Beauty

Harmonie-Rose Allen is helping to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis on World Meningitis Day.

The four-year-old from Bath, contracted meningitis when she was 10 months old, and sadly lost all four limbs to the disease.

However, she hasn’t let her tough start in life dampen her spirit, as she confidently stars in Meningitis Now’s new awareness video.

Harmonie-Rose can be seen introducing herself and listing the signs and symptoms of meningitis, before stardom gets too much and she needs to have a little lie down!

The video aims to inform...

If you can’t relax on holiday, when can you? For most of us, a holiday is a rare treat, something that we should treasure and do our best not to squander. And yet, all too often, many of us are guilty of succumbing to the pressures and temptations of modern life. We end up checking our e-mails and responding to work-related requests. And all of this is in spite of the fact that we were very clear with ourselves before we left about not doing this. If we can’t fully unwind and relax on our holiday, then what are we really paying for? No, a good holiday is all about escaping from your...

Eminent NHS physician and policy advisor, Professor Sir Muir Gray, who helped develop Britain's screening programmes and NHS Choices, is coming to the South West to discuss the launch of innovative exercise and health initiatives. Sir Muir Gray, who advocates the power of activity in healthcare, is meeting the head of the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) on Friday 23 March to discuss how exercise can improve the physical and mental health of residents in the South West, particularly older people and people with one or more long term conditions – groups which overlap...

KIKO Milano, the Italian make-up brand opened in Princesshay last week.

This is its first store in the South West outside of Bristol, joining a further 50 stores across the UK. Established and founded in 1997 by Antonio Percassi, KIKO Milano is an Italian professional cosmetics brand which features a range of cutting-edge make-up, face and body treatments for all ages.

Lizzie Roberts, manager at KIKO Milano Exeter said: “We are delighted to be bringing KIKO Milano to Exeter and all that the brand has to offer. We pride ourselves on our ‘Made in Italy’ values and the variety...