Health & Beauty

Millions of UK workers are putting their health at risk by postponing important medical appointments because of their work, according to new research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

The BHF polled over 1,300 UK workers and found more than two thirds of workers (71%) had gone to work despite being too unwell to do their job. Two fifths (40%) had put off going to the doctors because of their job while almost two in ten (19%) had postponed a scheduled hospital appointment.

The findings showed two fifths (41%) of workers felt their job has had a negative impact on their...

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has urged Axminster residents to take part in a public consultation launched by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, to keep beds open at Axminster Community Hospital following concerns expressed by many in the community, including Neil.

The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has halted its decision to temporarily move inpatient services at Axminster to Seaton and has today launched a four-week public consultation over whether the transfer should take place. In October 2014 the Trust announced a plan to temporarily merge the beds at...

Oily skin can be an amazing asset as you age, keeping you looking fresh and dewy and blurring the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Great! But how about those times when having oily skin is a struggle, when you’re dealing with breakouts and are feeling like a greasy mess? Read on for some great tips on making oily skin behave and effectively covering spots.

• It is so important to cleanse your skin properly, and this is especially important if you are oily and spot-prone.

No matter what path you've taken in your life, it's almost a certainty that along the way you will...

Eighteen-year-old entrepreneur, Hannah White, has opened her first beauty salon based on Marsh Barton Trading Estate in Exeter.

Hannah, who grew up in Alphington and attended local schools Bowhill Primary School and St James High School, trained as a beautician at Exeter College and went on to work at several Exeter based salons before making the brave decision to follow her dreams and go it alone.

Hannah opened her tanning and beauty salon, The Beauty Lounge, on AlphinBrook Road last month and has had a constant stream of customers already.

Hannah said: “My first...