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Free NHS flu vaccination clinics available across Devon

It’s not too late to have your free NHS flu vaccination to protect yourself and your loved ones this winter.

Due to the current increase in the rates of flu and other respiratory infections, extra drop-in clinics are running for those eligible to get their free NHS flu vaccine and/or their seasonal COVID-19 booster vaccination.

Pregnant women, and those aged 75-79 and people who turned 80 after 1 September 2024, are also encouraged to take up the offer of Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination, which helps protect against respiratory syncytial virus, commonly referred...

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Stagecoach SW announce timetable changes across Devon

From Sunday 28th May we are introducing a number of new timetables across our network, focused primarily on the Torbay area, which are predominantly centred around improving the punctuality of our bus services, and a number of new exciting enhancements to our services.

We are excited to be introducing night buses, initially over the summer season, to our popular 12 service, with buses operating hourly until 3am Monday to Saturday nights. Also, in partnership with Torbay Council, a brand-new Saturday timetable will be introduced on Service 13. Plus, our popular open top bus route...

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Devon dementia specialists say wellbeing and early diagnosis are paramount for people living with illness

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/16/2023 - 3:23pm

The managing director of a group of Devon care homes, and a dementia specialist, say wellbeing and early diagnosis is paramount for people living with dementia.

Their comments come at the start of Alzheimer's Society Dementia Action Week [May 15 to 21], an awareness raising campaign that works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia. This year's theme is dementia diagnosis.

Geoffrey Cox, managing director of four Southern Healthcare homes in Plymouth, Exeter, Seaton and Dawlish, says residents’ wellbeing is integral to...

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Calls to reduce speed limit around junction east of Exeter

Calls to reduce the speed limit around a junction in the east of Exeter are to be investigated.

Councillors recently agreed to new traffic signals at the junction of Honiton Road and Tithebarn Way, near Exeter Science Park, but the plans did not include reductions to speed limits in the area.

Following a request from local councillor Sara Randall Johnson (Conservative, Broadclyst), the county council’s ruling cabinet was asked to look at cutting the speed limit around the junction on Honiton Road from 40 mph to 30 mph in view of current and proposed development in the...

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Dementia misdiagnosed as the Menopause

There are misconceptions that still exist around memory loss just being part of getting old and this can be a big barrier to accessing a dementia diagnosis.

This year's theme for Dementia Action Week is based around a timely diagnosis.

"It is vital to understand young people get dementia and there are around 40,000 people under 65 living with young onset dementia,” says Gina Awad BEM, Founder and Lead Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA).

“I talked with a lovely lady a few months ago who explained how she obtained her diagnosis.

Mary Bryant, was...

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Training shows care providers what it’s like to live with dementia

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/15/2023 - 12:15am

Care providers have been invited to learn more about what it’s like to live with dementia .

Devon County Council has organised a free virtual dementia experience delivered by Training2Care, and funded by the Health and Social Care Skills Accelerator Programme, and the European Social Fund.

The Virtual Dementia Tour stimulates the senses so that attendees can understand what people, who live with dementia, feel and experience in their daily lives.

It helps attendees to think about the environment, their approach to care and communication, and provides simple...

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Stagecoach SW and Devon County Council partner to operate bus journeys from Exeter to Okehampton, Chulmleigh and Barnstaple

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 05/14/2023 - 11:48pm

The current operator of Services 315, 345 and 377 linking Exeter with Barnstaple, Okehampton and Chumleigh, has notified Devon County Council that they no longer wish to operate these services. Working in partnership with Devon County Council, Stagecoach South West will provide replacement services, which will start from Monday 5 June 2023.

Service 315 will be replaced by Service 5B, which will provide up to four journeys per day Monday to Saturday between Exeter and Barnstaple via Crediton, Winkleigh, Great Torrington and Bideford.

Hatherleigh and Okehampton will be...

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Flavours of Us food and culture event in Exeter

The Encompass group, composed of Devon’s Caribbean, Hindu and Polish communities and supported by Exeter Northcott Theatre, has announced Flavours of Us , a family friendly food and culture event taking place at the city centre Barnfield Theatre on 27 May.

On the day, visitors can join one of two guided experiences offering a rich and vibrant exploration of Caribbean, Hindu, and Polish food cultures, including:

  • An ‘Afternoon Tea with a Twist’ – sample sweet and savoury treats and drinks from each culture.
  • A community memory sharing circle – a facilitated
    • ...
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Tom Chapman, founder of The Lion's Barber Collective

Torquay Barber Tackles Men's Mental Health Issues From His Barber Chair

Wellness experts and advocates are gearing up to inspire and enlighten visitors at this year's SpaFest, taking place at cinch presents CarFest from the 25th to the 27th of August at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire.

Among these remarkable advocates stands Tom Chapman, who has created a safe haven from his barber chair. Following the tragic loss of his friend Alex in 2015, Tom founded The Lions Barber Collective , a charity dedicated to suicide prevention. Their mission is to establish non-clinical, non-judgmental safe spaces where individuals feel at ease discussing their mental...

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Attendees at the tree planting workshop at Exeter Science Park

Exeter tree experts share knowledge to UK councils

Skills and knowledge from experts based at Exeter Science Park have supported councils across the UK to grow and nurture trees as part of meeting their environmental targets.

Councils and other organisations across the country have pledged to plant thousands of trees, but research has revealed that as many as 70% of the trees planted will go on to die and need to be replaced within a decade.

The tree establishment and care workshop was organised by Exeter Science Park-based Treeconomics, a UK-based consultancy which works internationally with community groups, research...

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The Ivy Exeter interior

Exeter's The Ivy is bloomin' great

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 05/12/2023 - 12:06pm

It’s no secret that the hospitality sector is facing something of a recruitment crisis.

A combination of Brexit and the pandemic have led to a dearth of staff who are prepared to work unsociable hours for, very often, little more than the minimum wage.

That has become evident at some establishments in my own experience with service levels deteriorating and kitchens, on occasions, having to close.

So, with that in mind I’m glad to say, Exeter’s The Ivy is very much bucking the trend.

From the moment we stepped through the door (greeted by not one but two...

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