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The Hidden Strain of Dementia Support Systems

When people think about dementia, they often think about memory loss, diagnosis or the practical aspects of care.

What is spoken about far less is the emotional toll of trying to navigate support systems whilst also coping with the reality of someone you care about living with dementia.

Over the past few years, families have reached out to me for support during incredibly vulnerable times. In one situation, a family approached me specifically for guidance and advocacy.

In another, my role began as a companion and personal assistant to somebody living with...

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Explore human relations through magic at the British Science Festival

Experts will use magic tricks to explain human actions and to illustrate how they help people to make sense of the world as part of the British Science Festival in Exeter.

The event, held at the Exeter Phoenix, will showcase University of Exeter research on how entertainment magic can help explain the fallibility of perception and reasoning.

Brian Rappert, a sociologist from the University of Exeter, and Gustav Kuhn a psychologist from the University of Plymouth, will perform sleight of hand tricks and illusions. The audience will be able to ask questions and will be...

QE Sixth Form Students Celebrate A-Level Results

QE Announces 2023 A-Level Results

QE Students achieve wonderful set of results

Students and staff at Queen Elizabeth's School, Crediton are celebrating a great set of A Level results today. Across the broad range of subjects that are taught in the Sixth Form:

27% of entries were awarded an A* or A grade
51% of entries were awarded at the A*-B grades
79% of entries gained a C grade or above

Paula Smith, Headteacher at QE, said; “Huge congratulations to all our Sixth Formers who have received their A Level results today. Yet again, despite the difficulties of recent years,...

Local housebuilder encourages Exeter youngsters to ‘please play here’

An Exeter housebuilder is launching a special initiative encouraging children to play outside more.

Redrow South West is offering free play packs at Saxon Brook , on Manley Meadow, and St Michael’s Meadow , on Chudleigh Road, for a limited time during the summer holidays.

The packs, which are designed to inspire youngsters to play more and encourage residents to connect with each other, contain classic childhood games including a frisbee, chalk and a yoyo.

Sian Smith, Sales Director at Redrow’s South West, said: “We’re thrilled to be offering these fun-filled...

World Record attempt at Exeter track demonstrates there are no barriers in sport

A wheelchair athlete who had her leg amputated below the knee three years ago is getting ready to attempt a new World Record in Exeter next week.

Lexi Chambers is looking to propel herself around Exeter Arena athletics track for 12 hours to raise £5,000 for charity.

As if the feat isn’t enough to endure, she will be using an everyday non-sports wheelchair, to demonstrate that sport and life holds no barriers.

Money raised from the event will go to The Aaron Lewis Foundation, a charity which assists military veterans and civilians in getting back into sports....

Family raises £10,000 for Samaritans to remember Danielle

A dozen members of an extended westcountry family have handed over a huge fundraising cheque to Samaritans.

The £10,000 donation - one of the largest ever made to the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the charity - was raised to remember Danielle Cornish who died last summer after losing a battle with her mental health.

The handover took place outside the charity’s branch in central Exeter and involved Danielle’s parents Debbie and Steve, their daughter Tayde, and other family members from Ideford, Kingsteignton and Saltash.

The sum was raised chiefly through...

More tea Gromit? Wallace & Gromit collaborate with Bird & Blend Tea Co.

Multi Academy AwardⓇ-winning animation studio, Aardman , is celebrating 30 years since the launch of Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, and to celebrate, independent tea company Bird & Blend Tea Co. has created Wallace’s every day cuppa, More Tea Gromit? , to help keep him and all Wallace & Gromit fans fuelled while creating their marvellous inventions.

In the words of Wallace, it’s always time to “Get the kettle on, lad,” and as More Tea Gromit? is a “cracking” flavour, full of energising ingredients, it's perfect for sparking inventive ideas as well as being the...

Hit dance show about the highs and lows of doing karaoke comes to Exeter

Hit dance show Empty Orchestra is coming to Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday 12th September as part of its UK tour, after sell-out shows in London and Yorkshire last year. Combining contemporary dance with live karaoke, Empty Orchestra is a hilarious hour of karaoke classics, beautiful choreography and gloriously out of tune singing.

From dance artist Lewys Holt’s company perfectly serviceable, Empty Orchestra explores the vulnerability, power and uncomfortable feelings of cringe inherent to karaoke. Featuring Holt and Luke Divall and Inari Hulkkonen, each dancer takes their turn at the...

Plans for over 60 sustainable homes approved in Exeter

Sovereign Housing has secured reserved matters approval for 68 affordable homes on land at Monkerton to the east of Cumberland Way, on the edge of Exeter.

Approval for the low-carbon development will see the association start work on its second development based on its new and more sustainable house type range.

The homes at Monkerton will benefit from an adaption of this new range of more sustainable home designs. These designs, which have been exclusively developed for Sovereign, will further enhance the health and wellbeing of future customers, and protect the...

Construction work begins for new affordable homes near Sandy Park

Construction work at Highgate Edge for 184 new affordable homes in Exeter has started.

Countryside Partnerships, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, is building the new development in partnership with the UK’s leading Social Enterprise, Places for People.

Located on Ikea Way and adjacent to Sandy Park stadium, home of the Exeter Chiefs, the new development has been designed to be energy efficient, with photovoltaic panels on every home, as well as electric car charging points. These smart design features will help to achieve a minimum 10% reduction in carbon...

It’s a bug’s life! Local housebuilder offers FREE bug hunting kits for kids this summer

An Exeter housebuilder is encouraging the community to embrace the nature on their doorstep by offering free bug quest kits to local children.

Redrow South West is inviting local children to take part in ‘The Big Bug Quest’ competition and collect a free bug quest kit* from St Michael’s Meadow, on Chudleigh Road.

The kits, which are available to collect throughout August*, include wildflower seeds to help local wildlife to thrive, a magnifying glass, a bug tick-list, and a pair of ‘make-your-own’ binoculars.

The housebuilder is inviting local children to make...

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The Hidden Strain of Dementia Support Systems

Explore human relations through magic at the British Science Festival

QE Announces 2023 A-Level Results

Local housebuilder encourages Exeter youngsters to ‘please play here’

World Record attempt at Exeter track demonstrates there are no barriers in sport

Family raises £10,000 for Samaritans to remember Danielle

More tea Gromit? Wallace & Gromit collaborate with Bird & Blend Tea Co.

Hit dance show about the highs and lows of doing karaoke comes to Exeter

Plans for over 60 sustainable homes approved in Exeter

Construction work begins for new affordable homes near Sandy Park

It’s a bug’s life! Local housebuilder offers FREE bug hunting kits for kids this summer

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