Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter.

Free advice for Dementia Action Week 2019

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 1:47pm

EXETER residents who would like more information on Dementia or have any questions regarding care can drop into a care provider’s offices in the south Devon area next week (May 20-26, 2019) for free advice.

Guardian Homecare, which cares for people in Exeter and Torbay, is supporting Dementia Action Week from May 20-26 and will have expert staff on hand on May 22 and 23 to answer any questions people may have.

Catherine Porter, Manager for Guardian Homecare in Devon, said: “According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK,...

Gina Awad delivering a recent Dementia Friends session and sharing the work of EDAA at Wonford Community Centre

Dementia Action across the city

Monday 20th May 2019 will see Dementia Action week begin.

Across the UK communities will be coming together to raise awareness and take action for dementia.

With over 850,000 people living with a dementia diagnosis in the country and no cure yet it is vital we continue to consider how as a society we can collectively collaborate and make a difference for those living with the condition and their families.

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) are a social action movement in the city and have over 70 organisations who have pledged to make a difference through...

Mangalitza Pigs to make their debut at Devon County Show

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 11:52am

Visitors to Devon County Show will be able to admire rare breed Mangalitza pig for the first time in the Show’s history.

Mango, a Mangalitza and her litter of nine piglets, will be located in the outdoor pig feature next to the pig showing rings for the duration of the show which takes place from 16-18 May.

Mango’s owners, Amelia and Jason, who run an organic farm in Broadclyst with four Manga Sows and one Boar, are delighted to be attending. Amelia said: ‘These are lovely pigs, highly social, docile and with strong maternal instincts. They are fantastic for the organic...

Understanding success: How the Internet can help with everything

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 11:36am

The internet has a huge influence on everything in daily life, and offers new opportunities for learning, including how to play high variance slots in online casinos.

Can you remember a time before the internet was part of daily life? Baby Boomers may well recall what the world was like before the internet came along, but for Generation Z the idea is inconceivable.

From starting out as a frivolous luxury, the world wide web has gradually become an essential for living. Want to know what the weather is like on another continent? How to rewire a plug? Or when that film is...

Partner Gordon Fox, centre, is pictured with new starters Emily White (nee Hobbs) and Mark Trevethan at PKF Francis Clark, Plymouth.

Three new tax recruits for PKF Francis Clark Plymouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:49am

Chartered accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark, have announced that they are welcoming three new additions to the tax team in their Plymouth office.

Emily White and Mark Trevethan have recently joined and will be shortly followed by Kate Cully.

The firm, that is currently celebrating its centenary year and has recently been announced as finalists in the Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm, Best Corporate Tax Practice and Best Private Client Tax Practice categories in the Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2019, has already seen substantial growth in their tax teams...

Andrew Millington accompanies Exeter Philharmonic Choir for its summer concert

Former musical director Andrew Millington rejoins Exeter Philharmonic Choir for its summer concert

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:43am

Exeter musician Andrew Millington will be back performing with the city's oldest choir for a one-off performance at Exeter Northcott on June 1st.

This time around Andrew, who retired as the Choir's Musical Director in 2017, will be rejoining EPC on the piano rather than on the rostrum. He'll be accompanied by two other musicians who have greatly contributed to Exeter's musical life: David Davies, also on the piano, and Stephen Tanner on the harmonium.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir's summer concert combines musical drama and colourful, memorable tunes.

Rossini’s Petite...

Title: Why programmatic advertising may be the future of media buying

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:39am

Programmatic advertising (PA) rose only lesser than a decade ago but now, it is the most powerful market in the global advertising area. Already now, more than 60% of all ads are programmatically placed on the internet sites thanks to RTB platforms with no human involving behind it. Sure, people do still take part – in starting promo campaigns, measuring them, allocating budgets, adopting decisions, and so on. But the way the advertisement is shown is a computerized manner that is led by Artificial Intelligence.

Based on what programmatic advertising knows how to place an ad?...

Tips on making chores easier

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:36am

Life is no fairytale. How great it would be if only we had mice friends or elves to help us with our chores? In the real world, that vacuum cleaner won’t turn itself on. Those dishes won’t magically fly and wash themselves and neatly go back to the cupboard.

Sometimes, it feels ridiculous to do those petty chores when you have deadlines and projects piling up. Still, you can’t bring yourself to concentrate on that report you’re writing when you keep thinking about the mountainous pile of laundry you’ve been putting off for weeks.

Aside from the bills and rent, you also have...

60 tonnes of black plastic prevented by British bacon brand

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 10:05am

Devon-based bacon producer Denhay has announced it has switched its products’ packaging to fully recyclable clear trays made from 25% recycled plastic - completely removing black plastic from any retail packs of bacon which will avoid an estimated 60 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from going to landfill.

Denhay’s new easy-peel packaging is both consumer and environmentally-friendly, as the clear plastic tray can be recycled by most waste management facilities across the UK through local authority recycling schemes.

The packaging is designed to have a fresh and contemporary...

How to create the perfect Android App

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 05/15/2019 - 9:52am

The Google Play Store has over 2.6 million available apps as of December 2018 according to Statista. The reason so many developers decide to develop for Android is two-fold. Firstly, because of the freedom that the Android platform offers them with what they can potentially do and secondly, because of the resources available for developing applications. If building android apps was excessively easy, however, everyone would be doing it. Having an app idea is one thing, but realizing that idea into an app requires skill, dedication, and ambition. While there is no guaranteed way to develop a...

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