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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 for somebody living with...

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Police launch Dawlish rape investigation

Police are appealing for witnesses following allegations of a rape in Dawlish.

The incident occurred on the beach path close to the Dawlish Warren Bird Nature Reserve on Thursday 18 January at around 11am.

The suspect is described as a white man, approaching 6ft in height and of stocky build. It is believed that the suspect may have had a tattoo in and around his right ear which could have been wings or an angel; the attackers face was covered.

It is believed that there were dog walkers in the vicinity who may have seen the victim immediately after the incident....

Spotting good investments online

People that have a lot of capital ready to invest can struggle with actually selecting the investment opportunities that work. There are so many of these online to sift through, so how do you pick out a good one to commit your cash to?

Do your research

If you want to invest in a company, don’t just take what they have to tell you at face value. Do your own research into the industry and the opportunities that the investment offers. The information they’re giving you might be outdated or inflated to make the opportunity look more attractive.

With this information in...

Chance to win a stay at Lympstone Manor when you enter £2.3m mansion competition

Enter a competition to win a £2.3m mansion and you will also be in with a chance of enjoying a one-night stay at celebrity chef Michael Caines' new luxury hotel.

All you need to do is enter the Millionaire Mansion competition by February 13 and you will automatically go into a draw to enjoy a romantic break at Lympstone Manor in Devon*.

You will stay in one of the Manor’s luxurious Junior Suites, for the night, and receive a bouquet of red roses, a Scent of the Manor candle gift and home made chocolates.

Lympstone Manor is the vision of Chef and Patron Michael...

Have your say on revised Exe Estuary Codes of Conduct

People are invited to have their say on proposals to update the Exe Estuary’s Codes of Conduct.

The codes, which have been in place for many years, ensure that users are able to enjoy the area in safety while wildlife is protected.

Many enjoy a range of varied activities on and around the Exe Estuary including walking, kayaking, kite-surfing, sailing and powerboating.

Codes of Conduct are particularly useful on the Estuary where different activities overlap, with many participants not linked to a particular club or are from outside the area.

Some visitors...

Exeter declares war on cyber crime

Exeter businesses are being offered the chance to prepare themselves for the escalating war against cyber crime.

The City’s Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) will offer a series of free workshops and seminars on all aspects of cyber crime, from taking preventative steps to watching a live data recovery demonstration.

One whole day of events will be devoted to the implications of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in May. Delegates will learn how to prepare to be data compliant as well as manage their day to day data protection,...

Nominate deserving individuals to receive Community Fund donation

For its next Well Built Community Fund giveaway, RGB Building Supplies will be donating £1,000 worth of building materials to a deserving person or family so they can complete a project in their own home.

Whether someone’s needs have changed and they need to make a bathroom accessible, new landscaping is required to accommodate a wheelchair, or a local person is always putting others first and their loved ones would like to nominate them so they can spruce up their own home, RGB would like to hear about them.

From all the nominations received, one individual or family will...

Drewsteignton gets a delivery from 100 years ago

Villagers on Dartmoor have received a postcard from the past, and an invitation inspired by First World War gift parcels. Wearing period costume, National Trust staff and volunteers from Castle Drogo made the deliveries to homes in the neighbouring village of Drewsteignton. The team has been researching the impact of the First World War on the house and village as part of the Devon Remembers Heritage Project, an initiative exploring the county’s unique First World War history. The team were struck by the story of a small group of Drewsteignton volunteers who formed a ‘Christmas Gifts...

County Council consults on Okehampton rail options

A number of options for a new railway station at Okehampton are being considered by Devon County Council as it develops proposals for the reintroduction of regular weekday trial services in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Great Western Railway (GWR).

A feasibility study, commissioned by the Council, is looking at a variety of platform layouts for a parkway station, and required infrastructure improvements as part of the scheme. These have been presented to the OkeRail Forum as part of consultation with key stakeholders, which also includes GWR, Aggregate...

The cream of Devon - The Maynard tops the DfE performance tables for third consecutive year

The Maynard School in Exeter has been ranked as Devon’s top school and 45th in the entire country in key areas of the Department for Education’s Schools Performance Tables, based on A-level results from 2017.

Already recognised as the South West’s leading independent school in The Telegraph’s 2017 league tables (and 13th best girls’ school in the UK by the equivalent tables in The Times), The Maynard achieved the county’s highest percentage of students to achieve AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects in these new tables published earlier this morning. These subjects...

Trading Standards appeals to victims of loan sharks to come forward

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service is urging victims of loan sharks to come forward, and has reassured them they can do so in the strictest confidence.

An estimated 310,000 households in the UK borrow from loan sharks every year, many over Christmas - but a relatively small loan can soon spiral into massive repayments. Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service has joined forces with The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), who specialise in investigating and prosecuting loan sharks, to appeal to victims to report them. It’s part of IMLT’s ‘Why I...

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The Hidden Strain of Dementia Support Systems

Police launch Dawlish rape investigation

Spotting good investments online

Chance to win a stay at Lympstone Manor when you enter £2.3m mansion competition

Have your say on revised Exe Estuary Codes of Conduct

Exeter declares war on cyber crime

Nominate deserving individuals to receive Community Fund donation

Drewsteignton gets a delivery from 100 years ago

County Council consults on Okehampton rail options

The cream of Devon - The Maynard tops the DfE performance tables for third consecutive year

Trading Standards appeals to victims of loan sharks to come forward

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