In February 2020 Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) introduced two rapid response Critical Care Cars (CCC) to their fleet. Now, a year on, DAA are celebrating the anniversary of their first mission on 3 March 2020 and highlight the difference they have made to the service and their patients.
Whilst being a helicopter-led emergency service, it’s clear that DAA’s Critical Care Cars have enabled the charity to build resilience and extend their enhanced and critical care service across Devon. Darren Goodwin, Operations Manager at Devon Air Ambulance commented: “As we launched these two new...
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) Ltd has acquired Pollock (Holding) Ltd and its subsidiaries Pollock (Scotrans) Ltd and Pollock Express Ltd. The business is headquartered in Bathgate, West Lothian, in central Scotland.
Pollock is one of Scotland’s best known brands and like Gregory, is a private family-owned business with a strong reputation for customer service gained over more than 80 years of trading.
With 150 vehicles and 200+ staff, Pollock is a significant addition to the Gregory Group and will operate alongside Gregory Distribution, ARR Craib and its Scottish JV...
Debbie Fish from Swim Like A Fish, who has recently moved near to Sidmouth has been honoured by the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA), a national governing body for swimming, by being appointed a Brand Ambassador in recognition of her commitment and service to the aquatics industry.
STA is also an international award-winning charity dedicated to the preservation of human life through the teaching of swimming, lifesaving and survival techniques, and in this new voluntary ambassador role, Debbie will be working to support these objectives. She will use her experience and knowledge...
An investment of £15.5 million has been agreed between BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, and property developer Burrington Estates, to support the ambitious growth plans of the Exeter-based business.
Burrington Estates launched its New Homes business in 2016 and its Commercial industrial development business in 2019, creating two distinct divisions – Burrington Estates New Homes and Burrington Estates Commercial. The New Homes division has built over 400 homes worth £120 million across the South West during the past five years, building a brand and reputation for...
LGBT+ people across the South West are being urged to explore adoption as a potential parenting route as a part of a national campaign launching today (1 March).
With 80,000 children in care in 2020 in England alone, LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week brings together local adoption agencies and potential new LGBT+ adoptive families. The campaign is led by LGBT+ focused agency New Family Social, with support from local adoption charity Families for Children.
Families for Children, based in Devon, ran a hugely successful campaign last year in encouraging LGBT+ people to...
There’s no doubt that parents everywhere are keen to encourage their children to get outside to play, exercise and get some fresh air. However, it’s the same parental conscience that then leads to concerns about protection against the sun, but that’s where mineral sunscreen sticks come in handy.
But what are they? Why do you need both a lotion and a sunscreen stick? In this blog we look at the advantages of using sunscreen sticks and when to use them.
Sunscreen Sticks Are Fun to Use for Kids
While there is no actual UV protection difference between sunscreen...
People with Covid in Devon, who are over 65 or are clinically extremely vulnerable, are being encouraged to ask their GP about using a potentially life-saving device at home to check their blood oxygen levels are not getting dangerously low.
Under a new NHS scheme called Covid Oximetry at Home, eligible patients can be given a pulse oximeter – a small and simple device that measures levels of oxygen in the blood – to use in the comfort and safety of their home during the first 14 days of symptoms.
The service is available to patients who have coronavirus and are...
People across Exeter are being invited to take part in a study to assess the effect of ash dieback disease on the landscape of the city.
Over the next few weeks fixed camera points are being installed in three locations across the city where ash dieback will have an impact.
Members of the public will be encouraged to take photographs from the fixed posts to capture Exeter’s changing landscape over the coming months and years. The pictures, will capture changes to the treescape and will help inform decisions about future plantings across the city.
Study Inn Group, the luxury hotel-style student accommodation owner, developer and operator, are set to open in Exeter in September 2021.
The £25million development is located on the site of the former BBC studios in Walnut Gardens, St David’s Hill in the heart of the city. The property will provide 167 rooms in a mix of well-designed studios and shared serviced apartment bedrooms and is a 15-minute walk to the University of Exeter.
The Study Inn platforms’ latest generation of properties re-affirms the Group’s deep-rooted focus on resident wellbeing and life experience...
A local home care company is urging former employees from the hospitality and retail sectors to bring their valuable skills to the care sector.
As the pandemic brings unemployment and an uncertain future for the job market, Home Instead Exeter and East Devon are urging local people to consider a career in care. While there are job losses in sectors such as hospitality and retail, the pandemic has caused a surge in demand for home care as people look to protect their loved ones.
In addition to both full and part-time, hourly care roles are available. Home Instead also has...
