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The Importance Of Washing Your Face

Failing to wash your face is going to increase your chances of developing skin problems in this area. Simultaneously, you may get sick. If you’re serious about maintaining your perfect complexion and you want to be safe, you should wash your face regularly. Doing so will put your mind at ease and make a world of difference. Many people do not wash their faces regularly and they’ll regret their decisions. Below, you’re going to learn more about the importance of washing your face.

Skin Care Routine

There is a good chance that you follow a skincare routine religiously. If this is...

Support needed to keep Marie Curie Nurses on the frontline in the South West, through the Coronavirus crisis

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2020 - 6:21pm

Across the UK, Marie Curie is gearing up to care for hundreds of additional dying patients requiring end of life care, in order to relieve the unprecedented pressure on the NHS during the Coronavirus crisis. With the number of cases rapidly increasing in the South West, local Marie Curie Nursing teams are working harder than ever.

Given the choice, people overwhelmingly say they would prefer to die in their own home, or in a hospice, rather than a hospital. End of life patients who do not want to be in hospital need to be moved to a more appropriate setting, as beds in critical...

Councils identify alternative accommodation to help the NHS

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2020 - 6:02pm

Councils are identifying accommodation that could, if required, be turned into temporary care facilities for people when they’re ready to leave hospital, to relieve pressure on the NHS.

The accommodation could also be used to temporarily house additional staff being recruited into healthcare, or staff being redeployed to frontline care roles.

Hospitals everywhere are under considerable pressure due to coronavirus (COVID-19), therefore it’s important that patients remain in them only for as long as they require specialist care.

When they’re well enough to no...

Service department at Bristol Street Motors open to support key owkrs to stay on the move

Vertu Motors is opening the vast majority of service departments to ensure that key workers and vehicles critical to the country during the pandemic can continue their vital work.

The service departments at Bristol Street Motors Exeter Renault and Hyundai and Exeter Van Centre ar open.

Anyone classed by the government as a keyworker, or vehicles such as utilities, emergency services and food and necessary goods distributors will be able to access servicing and repairs. Where possible this will be extended to vulnerable people who need to stay mobile.

Robust...

Exeter Chiefs Foundation grant £100,000 in Exeter to offer help during coronavirus outbreak

New support service launched in Exeter to offer help during coronavirus outbreak

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation are today granting a six-figure sum to help back a new support service which has been launched in the city to help people through the current coronavirus outbreak.

Exeter Community Wellbeing – which has been set up by Exeter City Council and Wellbeing Exeter – will offer help and support to communities, including those individuals who are self-isolating as a result of the virus.

As part of its commitment to help the city during these unprecedented times...

Devon and Cornwall’s creative communities invited to show that “home is where the art is”

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:16pm

A playful and innovative set of new small-scale arts commissions, designed to harness Devon and Cornwall’s creative talents by showing that ‘home is where the arts is’, have been launched.

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter has partnered with the Exeter Phoenix, Kaleider and Exeter Northcott Theatre to unveil this new initiative to encourage freelance artists across Devon and Cornwall to unleash their creativity - using inspiration found only in their homes.

The project, called ‘Hyperlocal’, is offering 10 micro-commissions for artists working with any discipline -...

Devon Air Ambulance stands down aircraft

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2020 - 11:25am

Devon Air Ambulance will temporarily be responding to patients solely by critical care car but its critical care paramedics will still be able to respond to patients with their specialist skills and equipment. Heléna Holt, CEO, explains “Standing down our aircraft has been a very difficult decision for us to make but one we have had to take in order to protect all of our crew.” She added “Whilst the paramedics wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when treating and conveying patients, our pilots cannot operate the aircraft wearing PPE. They also cannot maintain a 2 metre distance...

Local Radio is there for you

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/30/2020 - 10:59am

More than 100,000 people have contacted BBC Local Radio’s coronavirus helpline since it was set up two weeks ago.

The Make a Difference campaign was launched to link up those in need of help with those who can provide it.

It is the biggest response the BBC has ever had to a Local Radio campaign.

Make a Difference has already helped get essential items to a terminally ill father of three, find a lift to work for an NHS worker whose car had broken down and stopped a man from getting evicted from his home.

Meanwhile from today the BBC’s local radio...

Keep Britain Singing with Rock Choir

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Sun, 03/29/2020 - 11:03pm

Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir of the UK and remains unique with over 32,000 Members participating in approximately 400 local communities across the UK. With coronavirus gripping the country and with many of their Members in isolation, Rock Choir Founder and Creative Director, Caroline Redman Lusher , has announced how Rock Choir will ‘Keep Britain Singing’ .

Rock Choir is known for its unique formula that leads to a natural high and change of mood experienced by its Membership on a weekly basis and confirmed by a singing experiment featured on BBC2’s Trust Me I’m A...

Devon charity sets up vital Covid-19 helpline to help communities

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/29/2020 - 10:44pm

A COVID-19 helpline has been launched by the charity Devon Communities Together to provide vital support for parish and town councils and the Devon Village Halls Community Buildings networks as they pull together their resilience plans to help support their communities.

Devon Communities Together is the Rural Community Council for Devon founded nearly 60 years ago, providing a huge range of projects and services throughout the county, helping communities help themselves. It has also supported Devon Community Resilience for many years.

Advice is available in a number of...

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