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Gas emergency and pipeline service Wales & West Utilities has played a pivotal role in connecting the new Nightingale Hospital in Exeter to the local gas network.

An eight-strong team from the company spent two days connecting the new supply to a purpose-built kiosk, which has allowed the 116-bed NHS Nightingale hospital to benefit from mains gas. The hospital, which has been built in an industrial area of the city, was created to care for Covid-19 patients, but is now being utilised for cancer patients who will start to be screened at the facility.

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A picture by much-loved Plymouth artist Beryl Cook was the star of the show at Chilcotts first auction since lockdown measures were eased.

Signed in pencil by the artist, Angels sold for £440 and was bought by a local lady for her friend who works as a nurse in Cambridge. Chilcotts pledged the commission of £175 from the sale to the Honiton Hospital League of Friends.

Liz Chilcott says “We’re really pleased to donate this amount to the League – these are difficult times for so many charities unable to run their usual fundraising events.”

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Sometimes you just know when you need a change, whether it’s physically, mentally, or both. There comes a time when you may feel as though you’ve hit a brick wall, or perhaps you want to explore new areas of your personality or make changes to be more aligned with yourself. Choosing to reinvent yourself can be very liberating and refreshing. Knowing where to start can be tricky, but here are certain things you can try.

Physical Changes

Changing up your look and style can have you feeling more positive and more in tune with yourself. Maybe it’s something more daring with...

Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court, in Exeter, were overjoyed to be reunited with their loved ones this week after months without visitors.

The Home is among the first in the country to install a COVID-secure visitor pod, to enable residents to meet safely with their families again.

Like many other care homes, Cadogan Court closed its doors to all but essential visitors at the start of the pandemic to protect its residents.

Staff have worked tirelessly to ensure that residents have had regular contact with their families by ‘phone or video call, but...