Did you know that one in five people in the UK is living with a disability? And of those people, 80% have a hidden disability. This means that they do not use any kind of aids such as a wheelchair or white cane.
Those living with hidden disabilities may come up against difficult situations while they are out and about. It’s easy for outsiders to jump to conclusions when they see someone with no visible disability park in a disabled spot or take up a priority seat on public transport.
The sunflower lanyard campaign is a very simple concept intended to make life easier for...
Introducing Rockabye Radio, a boutique radio station, available online or via the app, 24/7.
Created by Music Specialists, Mike and Karen Eaves, the unique radio station is sure to get the whole household jigging. The thoughtfully curated to support the family day, from nursey rhymes during activity time, to lullabies at nap time, the programme ticks all the boxes: http://rockabyeradio.co.uk/schedule/
Whether you are having a morning at home listening to ‘Up and About’ from 7am, you’re rocking around the kitchen table during the ‘Daytime Disco’ at 2.30pm, or doing a...
We know that work can drive you crazy sometimes. Honestly, you deserve peace of mind while making an honest living; don't let your place of employment send you into a bad state of mind.
Fortunately, you don't have to allow your workplace to keep you in a funk. If you're familiar with practicing self-care, you know how important it is to pick up healthy habits to help fight against daily stressors. This includes work-related stress! Here are a few tips on how to relieve any workplace stress:
1. Speak with a therapist.
Your workplace can often be a cause of your stress....
Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is proud to join with the World Health Organisation on 17 September, 2020 for the first World Patient Safety Day.
The overall objective of the Day is to enhance the understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of health care, enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm; firmly grounded in the fundamental of ‘Medicine – first, do no harm’.
However, Patient Safety isn’t something promoted on a single day; it sits at the heart of everything that Devon Air Ambulance does every day. From those delivering care to...
If you are looking to move to a new house, it can be difficult to decide whether to live in the city or in the countryside. While some people are die-hard country people and others wouldn’t dream of living more than a mile from a shopping centre, most of us are somewhere in between!
There are pros and cons of either option, and the right choice for you will be dependent on various factors. In this guide, we will look at the advantages and drawbacks of each, so that you can come to the best decision for you!
Live casino establishments are often associated with glitz and glamour, making them an enticing entertainment proposition for the rich and famous.
It is not unusual to visit casinos in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo or elsewhere in the world and stumble across at least one celebrity trying their luck on table games or slots.
Hollywood superstars, world class athletes, television stars and top music acts are amongst the ‘A-Listers’ who are often spotted trying to bump up their earnings in casinos.
In most cases the celebrities play just for fun, but there are also...
A man who is walking 11,000 miles around the UK coast to raise money for Children in Need is due to arrive in Exmouth this week. Chris Howard, 37, from Cambridge, has already covered over 1150 miles walking continuously around the coasts of East Anglia, the south east and East Dorset. Chris is currently in the Lyme Regis area and will be walking to Exmouth over the next few days via Seaton, Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Chris will continue clockwise around the UK aiming to arrive back in East Anglia in July 2021.
After setting off from Heacham South Beach in Norfolk on July 29...
Jurassic Fibre has announced that Honiton and Taunton will be the next two areas to benefit from ultrafast full fibre broadband.
The extension of the company’s network is part of a pioneering £250 million project to deliver fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband technology to towns and villages in the South West, overlooked by other service providers.
Work has already started in Honiton, with the service due to be available to many residents and businesses from later this year. Jurassic Fibre CEO and East Devon resident Michael Maltby says:
A major United Nations report has revealed the international community has failed to halt environmental decline over the last 10 years. Now, new analysis from the RSPB has revealed the UK’s self-assessment is overly optimistic as high environmental ambitions have not led to real progress being made.
The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, published yesterday by the United Nations, contained no country-level breakdowns of how the UK has fared. Instead, an RSPB report ‘A Lost Decade for Nature’, has revealed our true performance.
With UK wildlife continuing to decline and vital...
As winter draws near, it is essential to make sure that your home will remain comfortably toasty, and this involves checking to see that your boiler is ready to handle the cold.
Boilers are called upon to do the most work when the temperatures drop, so it is critical that they are in proper working order so that they do not suffer a breakdown when you truly need them. There is nothing worse than having a boiler failure during an especially harsh cold snap.
You may be wondering what proactive things you can do in order to rest assured that your boiler is in top shape for...
