Cumberland Grange, Barchester Healthcare, Exeter

Barchester previews its latest luxury care home

Cumberland Grange, Barchester Healthcare’s new luxury care home in Exeter, is celebrating the official opening of its marketing suite with a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Gina Awad, Founder & Lead of Exeter Dementia Action Alliance.

When the new home opens in summer 2021, it will offer bespoke person-centred residential, dementia and respite care in stunning surroundings. Resident well-being is at the heart of Barchester Healthcare – we offer a café for socialising and enjoying freshly baked treats, spa bathrooms for a luxury bath time experience, beautiful en-...

Funding boost for Devon projects to tackle waiting lists for routine surgery

The NHS in Devon has received a funding boost from a national programme to support its work in tackling long waiting lists for eye and joint surgery caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health and care partners in the county are receiving £11.3million from the new national Accelerator Systems Programme (ASP) to spend on three initiatives aimed at further reducing waiting times for certain types of operation in Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and Dorset.

Learning from what works well in Devon and other sites nationwide will then help form a blueprint for the recovery of elective...

young family eating out

Top tips for eating out with kids

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 05/20/2021 - 12:01pm

I don't know about you, but I am so excited about being able to go to restaurants again! The great British weather isn't really made for eating outdoors, so having the luxury of knowing we can definitely eat indoors is going to be bliss!

Even though we are all pretty excited, the thought of eating out with kids can fill some people with fear! Especially after all of the lockdowns, where some of our children's manners or eating habits may have been allowed to slide a little.

I always try to be as prepared as I can to eat out with my littles ones, so today I thought I...

FORCE cancer Charity's Cream Teas for Cancer event is back this July.

Tasty way to support your local cancer charity

Cream Teas for Cancer, FORCE Cancer Charity’s popular foodie fundraiser, is back for this summer.

And there’s a big dollop of hope that this year’s event on Thursday July 8 can raise a record amount to help support anyone locally affected by cancer.

FORCE needs to sell 1,000 cream teas to take the overall total made from four years of Cream Teas for Cancer to £20,000.

“Cream Teas for Cancer is set for its biggest year yet in 2021,” said FORCE Fundraising Development Officer Olly Watts.

“We anticipate a great response as the country emerges from lockdown....

Exeter Panthers Under13s Team

Exeter Panthers Football Club receives sponsorship from Redrow Homes

National housebuilder Redrow Homes has sponsored Exeter Panthers Football Club new kit. The football club is located near the developer’s Saxon Brook development which is situated to the north east of the historic Exeter village, Pinhoe.

Established in 2010, the Exeter Panthers Football Club is now a reputable FA chartered standard development club based-in Exeter. The club is committed to providing football opportunities for the youth of Exeter and surrounding areas.

The side sports 13 teams ranging from U6s to adults, these include 10 youth teams of 140 youth players, a...

Interior design rules from the experts

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 05/20/2021 - 9:47am

Interior design is something that lots of people think they can do. But a lot of people get it wrong. If you don’t want to splash out on a professional interior designer, you need to know the rules before you jump in and start ordering light fittings and paint. So here are the interior design rules that the experts would rather you didn’t know.

M ix Textures

You can have too much of a good thing, especially when it comes to interior design. If you’re crazy about exposed brick, you need to complement it with some brass fittings and varnished wood. This is called mixing...

The benefits of brick cladding

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Thu, 05/20/2021 - 9:20am

Brick cladding is a process that involves using bricks to cover another type of material. It is quite commonly used in today's world. People use it for buildings, houses, hospitals, offices, and more. Brick cladding actually comes with a number of incredible benefits, and that is why most people out there opt for it. Have a look at some of them down below.

• Less maintenance

The thing about brick cladding is that it results in less maintenance of the building. Moreover, if it gets dirty, all you need to do is wash it, and that's it! However, if you opt for painting your...

All you need to know about stone cladding

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Thu, 05/20/2021 - 6:54am

Natural materials are pretty commonly used indoors as well as outdoors due to their incredible quality. They offer loads of amazing advantages, and this is why many people opt for stone cladding. This provides a natural texture to their walls that not only looks good but comes with many advantages as well. Individuals are given the choice of choosing the kind of stone they want, be it limestone, sandstone, and more. They can even opt for stone cladding panels according to their preference.

Advantages of stone cladding

Thinking of whether you should opt for stone cladding...

Can Vitamin D help you lose weight?

Vitamin D is one of the essential fat-soluble micronutrients. It brings major health benefits, including stronger bones and improved immunity. There’s also rising evidence that it could aid weight loss. In this article, we shall get closer to Vitamin’s D effects on weight loss.

One study conducted by the University of Minnesota showed that persons with deficient levels of vitamin D are more likely to accumulate a higher amount of fat compared to those who have no deficiency.

Since vitamin D is not always present in many foods, most health experts recommend taking at...

How to get your dream kitchen

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 05/20/2021 - 6:12am

Realising your dream kitchen has never been easier and never has there been so many choices out there. It is thus important to know a little about the process of planning, designing and installing a new kitchen. It’s one of the most important rooms in the house and will always be regarded as a key interior design feature.

From the concept or idea to the actual kitchen, it is now all in your hands. Both the technology and the companies exist that will be able to take your dream kitchen designs and turn these into a reality.

The process of kitchen design and installation...

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