Hospiscare@Home, the new service bringing the expertise of the hospice into the home for residents in and around Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Lympstone and Woodbury, has received touching feedback about one of the first patients to use the service.
Earlier this year, Katie, who lived on her own in East Budleigh, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour and given the prognosis that she had 3 months left to live.
Her best friend Alice explains further: “We knew at the end of 2016 that something wasn’t quite right. Katie and I have been best friends for years but I live...
Richard Harris and Andy Thornhill have joined PKF Francis Clark’s awarding wining corporate finance team to continue the growth of its specialist renewable energy advisory business.
Richard and Andy are both senior sector experts with a proven track record of delivering market leading results for their clients over a number of years.
Previously at JLL and Deloitte, in the past 5 years, Richard and Andy successfully completed in excess of 20 renewable energy transactions including industry firsts such as the first subsidy free wind project disposal earlier this year and the...
Significant emission reductions are required if we are to achieve one of the key goals of the Paris Agreement, and limit the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C, a new study warns.
In a collaboration involving the University of Exeter, the University of Oxford, University College London and several other national and international partners, researchershave investigated the geophysical likelihood of limiting global warming to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C.”
East Devon residents are being asked to have their say on how much the council should pay towards the council tax bills of working age householders on low incomes who live in the district.
Earlier this month East Devon District Council began a six week consultation about proposed changes to the working-age Council Tax Reduction Scheme which sets out a framework on how much council tax support can be claimed by these households. The council reviews the reduction scheme every year.
This year, the council is consulting on making three changes to the scheme and the proposed...
This October, Tom Whittle from Teignmouth will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest crossing of Iceland on foot for the charity CLIC Sargent.
CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading provider of support for young cancer patients under the age of 25, and their families.
When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health. Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families – relationships, confidence, money, school, and work. CLIC Sargent care teams will fight tirelessly to minimize...
Schools across Devon stand to gain £7.5 million more from the Government's proposed new funding formula, it has been revealed.
Education Secretary Justine Greening announced the revised formula last Thursday and accountants at County Hall in Exeter have been number crunching the figures.
Their initial calculations show that schools across the county should share in an extra £7.5 million if the formula remains as announced.
Devon County Council leader John Hart said the initial formula announced by the Government would have left two thirds of the pupils in Devon's...
The dates for Exeter City’s under-23 Premier League Cup matches have been set with their first home game coming against Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday, December 4. Championship sides Sunderland and Hull City will also visit the park in the group stage of the competition. Hull with visit on Monday, January 22, while Sunderland will play at the Park on Sunday, February 11, with a 2pm kick-off. The full fixture list for the group stage of the competition is as follows, with the top two teams in the group qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition. AWAY: Monday, October 23 (...
Exeter based skittles team The Loungers gave their best ever performance by reaching the finals of the men’s British Skittles Championship. The team, who play out of The Kings pub in Exeter, had fought their way through group rounds and knock out matches to book their place in the finals. They were eventually beaten by just 16 points in a dramatic contest in front of a packed audience. Winners were the Wiltshire Wonders, who were previously champions in 2014.
Loungers captain Rob Parkhouse was delighted at the team’s performance which he said had been consistent all the way through...
Life is stressful. There are ups and downs, and sometimes everything can become all too much. Whether it’s because of coursework, a relationship, work or marital issues, trying to deal with such anxiety and tension can be difficult and tiring. There are, however, many different ways to relieve such worry so you can continue living a blissful life where troubles are limited. This is how to deal with stress.
Count and Breathe
Sometimes, stress can appear in the most inconvenient of places. You could be in a business meeting and all of a sudden an anxiety attack makes itself...
Keeping your business safe, both in the physical and digital sense, is of the utmost importance. This is true whether you’re a larger corporation, or a small start-up company working from home; without safety, your business can quickly fall apart.
Due to the all the areas you need to think about covering, you can start to feel overwhelmed. After all, what first seemed like a small operation could soon blossom into a hefty investment. Although it can be a daunting prospect, there are a number of ways to approach business safety.
