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A summer holiday home in Topsham for people living with dementia is to offer a specialist activity club over the winter months.

With recent news that the number of people with dementia could triple by 2050, there is an ever more pressing need for facilities that offer support.

Sallie Rutledge opened The Mede four years’ ago to enable carers and their loved ones to have holidays, after her own father in law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Although at full occupation in the summer months, the bungalow lies dormant through the cold season.

Sallie, a qualified...

2013 showed rock solid growth for Exeter based digital agency Rokk Media says Managing Director, Adam Stone.

"It’s been an incredible year for us. 2013 proved to be another record breaker thanks to our growing list of local, national and international clients with turnover and profit reaching new heights, staff levels increasing substantially and we’re now able to offer an unparalleled set of skills, professionalism and experience right here in Exeter - the South West's Silicon Valley!

We’ve become one of very few digital agencies in the UK that can truly boast both quality...

Devon County Council is warning people to be be prepared for icy roads in parts of the county tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Areas of higher ground could see road surface temperatures drop below freezing during the peak travel time and gritters will be out on Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Blackdown Hills and parts of north and west Devon overnight.

There is also the chance of sleet and wintry showers tomorrow morning, and everyone travelling on the county’s highways is urged to take extra care.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway...

It looks like we are heading for a windy, rather than a white Christmas this year.

Forecasters are predicting spells of wet and windy weather, more often mild, rather than very cold.

A spokeswoman for netweather.tv said: "The forecasts are showing another stormy area of low pressure heading for the UK around Christmas day. There is some cold air, wrapped up in this but a picture perfect glistening snowy scene is quite unlikely a week Wednesday."

According to the Met Office Christmas 2010 was the last white Christmas. It was extremely unusual, as not only was there...