Imagine feeling confused, forgetful, and unable to perform simple tasks such as getting dressed in the morning. Dementia leaves 800,000 UK sufferers experiencing these symptoms.
This week will see the SW raise awareness of the disease with a whole host of events in aid of Dementia Awareness Week.(18th – 24th May 2014)
Today between 9.30 and 4pm, people are invited to join the Torbay Dementia Advisers in Union Street, Torquay Town Centre, to learn more about dementia and how Alzheimer’s Society can help.
On Wednseday 21st May in Paignton, come and meet the Dementia...
Rehearsals for The Day We Played Brazil are now well underway and the talented community company are already bringing the amazing musical that tells Exeter City's epic story to life.
However, there is still a chance to get involved in this once in a lifetime experience as a musical about football needs lots of young men. If you have been too shy to step forward or think you have missed the boat check out www.thedayweplayedbrazil.com to see what you are missing and e-mail weplayedbrazil@gmail.com to find out how you can get involved.
Why not try this delicious recipe which will feature in our Graduation Week Menu?
Crab mixture
Ingredients (makes roughly 10 portions) 10 Ramekins, polished glasses or whatever you are choosing for presentation. - 454gr of pasteurized white crab meat, flaked into very fine pieces - ¼ of a bunch of dill - the juice of 2 limes - 4 stalks of spring onions, sliced very finely - 3 tblsp of crème fraiche - 2 small pinches of paprika - salt and pepper to taste - 2 small drizzles of lemon zest infused oil - 50gr butter melted
Tony Hawks is well-known for his appearances on the Radio 4 shows ‘Just a Minute’ and ‘I’m sorry I haven’t got a clue’ among others. However, he is also a best-selling author, stand-up comedian, and now a film maker, producing the film versions of his own best-selling books ‘Round Ireland with a Fridge’ and ‘Playing the Moldovians at Tennis’.
In 2010, he toured with his ‘Random Fun’ show. Now he’s coming to Whimple on 6th July with ‘Fridges, Frolics & Films’, a 2-hour combination of storytelling, comedy and film clips. Tony will explain the fraught progression from ‘Comedian...
Berry Recruitment has seen pre-tax profit rise by 82 per cent to over £1 million, its latest accounts have revealed. The consultancy with 26 branches across the country, including one in Exeter, also recorded a significant rise in turnover to more than £42 million. Its specialist sectors include those of office, industrial, construction and catering – all good indicators of the wider economy. Berry’s figures relate to the year ending 31 December 2013, and show the company is well placed to continue its growth through 2014, in which it hopes to increase turnover to more than £50 million....
The Bike Shed Theatre was the perfect venue for the recent performances of TheatreState’s intimate and absurd brand of theatre.
The Fanny Hill Project V 2.0 came to the bike shed following a run in London and a earlier summer run at the Edinburgh fringe. The piece juxtaposed the stories of Fanny Hill, a literary creation of an eighteenth century prostitute, penned by John Cleland, with the autobiographical account of a graduate drama student, Tessa, who worked at a foot fetish parlour in New York.
The performance started in true untraditional fashion with some audience...
A man died when his tractor overturned after leaving a field.
Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene at Northmostown near Sidmouth yesterday afternoon (Monday May 19).
The tractor had been towing a trailer when it overturned just before 12:50pm. The male driver was trapped and despite the efforts of emergency crews died at the scene.
Environmental firm, SLR Consulting, has welcomed air quality specialist, Morgan Fitzpatrick to its Exeter base in Polsloe Road.
Morgan, who was previously based in the firm’s Bradford on Avon office, is an Associate with 12 years’ experience of undertaking air quality and odour assessments. The move helps to extend SLR’s capabilities to clients across the South West, especially for air quality issues related to proposed housing schemes, an area that is seeing significant increase as a result of an upturn in new build across the South West.
