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How people break free from a criminal lifestyle will be the subject of a fascinating free talk by Exeter University psychologist Dr Jo Day.

Much research has focused on how people get into, and stay in, a serious criminal lifestyle, with significantly less attention given to how people actually leave.

Recent developments have indicated the importance of developing an adaptive identity, improving well-being and physical health to counterbalance a predominant emphasis on addressing psychological deficits and risk factors.

Dr Day will talk about the literature on...

As part of National Rogue Trader Week (7 – 11 April 2014), Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Officers have been focusing on the scourge of doorstep crime through education, engagement and enforcement in partnership with Police forces.

The vulnerable and elderly nature of targeted consumers, the high levels of financial loss, and the health issues that victims suffer also creates increased demands on local care and support services, particularly when victims are targeted repeatedly by organised criminal gangs whose tactics are constantly being changed and adapted.

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Security experts are warning the public to be on the lookout for fake pass word reset emails in the wake of the latest reports over the ‘Heartbleed’ bug . Exploiting the confusion of advice surrounding passwords after the uncovering of the Heartbleed flaw in the internet’s most widely used piece of data protection software OpenSSL; opportunistic scammers have been sending fake emails surrounding password resets. Many of these emails are ‘phishing ‘attacks containing links to visit a website where they are asked to update personal information, such as a password, credit card, social...

Devon based wellbeing specialist Annie Ford has recently expanded her Well Well Clinic to The Practice Rooms, 15 Castle Street, Exeter.

Well Well Clinic was founded in 2013 specialising in wellbeing coaching and stress management.

During her time as an executive, business and life coach, Annie noted that stress was common with executives, senior managers, clinicians and students. This inspired her to expand her training in mindfulness, reflexology and aromatherapy, all proven to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing.

Annie offers a range of services which include 1:1...