Most of us have religiously shown our appreciation for NHS staff and key workers by raising the roof each week but very few will have gone to the lengths Devon Olymipan Jo Pavey has.
In an Astley Media In Conversations With webcast she revealed that on one occasion she took part in the 8pm tribute while running on a treadmill.
Jo had been asked to take part in a live-streamed, fundraising indoor relay but realised her slot coincided with the regular Thursday night celebration.
The University of Exeter has been awarded a grant of more than £1 million to create a new research hub to boost diagnosing and managing some of the world’s most debilitating long-term health conditions and antimicrobial infections.
The centre, called the Hub for Quantitative Modelling in Healthcare and led by experts from the University’s Living Systems Institute has received a grant of £1,231,618 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The hub is due to begin carrying out pioneering research from early 2021.
A SOUTH Devon care provider is praising unpaid carers this month who have been looking after vulnerable and elderly loved ones during the lockdown (June 2020).
As part of Carers Week from June 8, which highlights how being an unpaid carer impacts on an individual’s life, Guardian Homecare is raising awareness of those caring for others.
Catherine Porter, Manager for Guardian Homecare, which provides services in Exeter and surrounding areas, said: “There is an army of unsung heroes out there who provide care for their loved ones day-in and day-out, 24/7 in their own homes...
Sport, and football in particular, has remained at the forefront of many people’s minds over recent times, with the prospect of the English Premier League returning in the near future being hugely exciting. While questions remain unanswered surrounding whether Liverpool will claim their first title, who will finish in the top four and which teams will face relegation, the return of top-flight encounters would add significantly to the options for betting customers, who have recently been struggling to find appealing markets. A host of betting apps are currently available to punters in the...
From early childhood to the time when we are grown-up, we spend our whole life going to educational institutes. We aim to get the necessary knowledge and gain skills of critical reasoning and articulate writing to think better and speak better. However, in this routine, we are not blessed to learn everything about the world. We show great interest in one field of knowledge and completely ignore others. It is a pity that most of those who start their practical life have no idea whatsoever about financial management and making money . This has led to a severe lack of knowledge about bitcoin...
What do you know about Microsoft Azure? It is a cloud computing service that lets you create, test, implement, and manage applications through data centers managed by Microsoft. Its versatility makes it very useful for organizations and individuals that deal with large scale projects.
Most likely, you know that Microsoft not only provides products and services but also offers certifications that can prove one's skills in using them. In this post, we will be talking more about one such credential that deals with Azure technology.
The 2020 Caulfield Cup looks set to be moved to the end of November as part of dramatic changes to Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the world is set to result in the latest-ever Caulfield Cup, which is one of the three crown jewels on the Australian racing calendar.
Horse racing in Australia has managed to continue with only minimal impact during the world wide Covid-19 outbreak, but that doesn’t look like it will mean the Spring Carnival schedule remaining unaltered.
Free Masketeers is designing bespoke masks for businesses using the leftover fabric from London hotel uniforms and NHS approved scrubs whilst supporting charities across the UK.
For every 100 masks ordered, 20 masks are donated to charities who need them the most.
Free Masketeers combines the skills of Lynn Mackie ( www.lynnmackie.co.uk ), who runs a renowned high-end, bespoke uniform business for the hospitality sector and Lindsay Paterson, a leadership coach working in the public affairs and comms space. The two have been firm friends for many years and combined their...
A group of seven donkeys comprising of one of the largest breeds, and one of the smallest, have been relinquished into the care of The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.
Due to a change in their owner’s circumstances, the three large Poitou donkeys, and four Mediterranean Miniature donkeys were taken into the care of the international animal welfare charity and will now have a home for life at its sanctuary in Sidmouth.
Poitou donkeys measure an average of 14.2 hands high (142-152 cm). They are distinctive not just because of their size, but also from their long shaggy coats and...
A new campaign encouraging people who live in Devon to put their county first as it begins its recovery from the Corovirus pandemics has been launched by the charity Love Devon.
As Devon navigates its slow and cautious route out of lockdown, it is encouraging people to put #DevonFirst.
Love Devon is the trading and fundraising arm of Devon Communities Together which works with a very broad range of people, from rural and coastal communities to more urban centres, people like you, or people you might know.
The charity supports them to tackle a wide variety of...
