Access 21 Care Interiors who work exclusively for the care sector on all types of schemes across the UK , has been appointed to the growing network of champions of Dementia Friendly Surrey. Created in support of the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, the partnership project aims to develop dementia friendly communities where people with dementia, their families and carers are understood, valued and can enjoy life.
The project advocated by Surrey County Council and three of Surrey’s Clinical Commissioning Groups, focus on the main areas for action: driving improvements in health...
A campaign from consumer advice group Which? is calling on the Government to bring in tighter regulations on the way money is lent by banks, credit card companies and pay day lenders. The consumer group has claimed that overdrafts and other high end credit products are just as expensive as controversial pay day loans. They found that on some current accounts borrowing £100 for 31 days on an authorised overdraft from some Halifax or Santander accounts will cost around the same amount as a high interest pay day lender. The research also revealed that those who go into an unauthorised...
Scientists may have taken the first steps in finding a treatment for conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. A study published in the journal Science Transitional Medicine claimed that researchers had managed to halt brain cell death in mice. Although potentially decades from a human application the study indicates that medicine which halts brain cell death is in the realms of possibility. The scientists induced a neurodegenerative condition in the mice using abnormal prion proteins which produces an approximation of human neurodegenerative disorders.
Devon’s most historic registration office is set to be re-launched as a wedding venue in its own right.
Couples will be able to get married and hold their reception at Larkbeare House in Exeter from January.
Grand rooms of various sizes and the landscaped grounds will for the first time be available at the city centre venue, which is just off Topsham Road and close to Exeter Quay.
People will be able to find out more at the Larkbeare Launch Wedding Fair on Saturday 9 November, 11am-3pm. Entry is free.
There’s increasing interest in the fate of a life-sized gorilla painted to look like Agatha Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot.
He is one of the star lots in a grand charity auction that takes place on Wednesday 6 November.
Poirot was created as part of The Great Gorillas Project, marking Paignton Zoo’s 90th birthday. Paignton Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “The question now is not so much “Whodunnit?” as “Whowillbuyit?”
The dapper gorilla is wearing a smart blue jacket and comes complete with spats, pince-nez and wing collar. Poirot was on display in...
What an incredible year at the increasingly popular skydiving school located in South West near Honiton.
The weather has been so good to the local adrenaline junkies this summer, that they have decided to give something back.
Jumping from 15,000ft from the UK’s fastest jump plane is no longer a challenge for experienced skydivers but doing the same for charity wearing just underwear is a different story!
The 35 strong team have already raised over £3,000 which is being split between Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer UK.
The Law Society has warned the Justice Select committee that proposed changes to legal aid pose ‘significant risks’ to the stability of our criminal justice system.
The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has written formally to the government in response to Ministry of Justice proposals to make the pricing of legal aid at least partly competitive.
In the Government’s response to consultation they wrote: “a model of competition where price is set administratively would still enable us to achieve the overall policy objectives of a sustainable, more...
People across Exeter are being challenged to try doing everyday things the digital way, in aid of national Get Online Week.
Now in its seventh year, Get Online Week takes place 14-20 October and encourages people to give online life a go at thousands of local events across the UK.
UK online centre St Loye’s Foundation on 51, New North Road is part of the campaign in Exeter, and they firmly believe computers and the internet can make everyone’s life quicker, easier and better.
Karen Clarke Head of Learning and Skills at the acclaimed Exeter-based training charity,...
Scotland Yard has released two efit images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The images have been made public ahead of an appeal on the BBC 1 Crimewatch programme to be televised on Monday (14 October) and are based on statements and descriptions from two witnesses.
Detectives working on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are finalising their preparations ahead of the investigation's most complex and detailed public appeal yet.
The appeal will run on Crimewatch as the top item in the programme...
Five children are locked up overnight in Devon and Cornwall Police cells each week, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (14 October).
New research by the charity shows that there were 285 overnight detentions of children aged 17 and under in police stations across the region during 2011.
The total across England and Wales was 40,716 – which equates to an average of 112 detentions per night.
However, the true number is likely to be far higher as some of the largest police services in the country were unable to provide figures.
