£1.2 million in government funding will help researchers develop an innovative online programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in care homes, which were hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
Many of the 400,000 people living in care homes in the UK have dementia, mental health or neuropsychiatric symptoms, and a number of physical illnesses. They are at particularly high risk of developing severe COVID-19, and providing support is challenging for care staff who are facing a difficult, distressing and isolated work environment.
Following weeks of preparation, a luxury Jonas & James kitchen showroom opened at The Range in Alphington, Exeter this morning. The opening of their new showroom is expected to be a welcome addition to the popular store, which already has an extensive offering across 16 departments, including an outdoor garden centre and family café.
The improvements to the store are part of an ongoing development plan for The Range to roll out their luxury kitchen offering to many more stores in the estate. With a showroom opening at their Coventry store on the same day, there are now over...
A local children’s services provider, Five Rivers Child Care, has been shortlisted for a UK-wide award that recognises businesses and organisations that go above and beyond for their employees.
The organisation, which provides a range of children’s services including foster care, residential homes, therapeutic provision and education, has been nominated by The Investors in People Awards 2020 in the Employer of the Year category.
Five Rivers Child Care, which is based in Alphington, has been named one of 12 finalists in the Gold category for organisations with over 250...
The EFL and its clubs will once again come together with charity partner, Mind, to collectively mark World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10 October).
With Mind's latest research revealing that more than 60% of adults and over two thirds of young people (68%) felt their mental health deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, encouraging conversations around our own mental health and that of others has never been more important.
Mind's 'do one thing' campaign aims to inspire people to make one small change or take one action to look after their mental health...
Charlie Bigham’s requires electricity 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week to produce wonderful food for the likes of Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
So, when the fine-food manufacturer got the opportunity to make its operations even more sustainable—by hugely reducing the amount of electricity it imports—it contacted Exeter company SunGift Energy to design a bespoke 318.58kWp solar PV system.
Carbon emissions reduced by 163 tonnes per year
The 318.58 kWp solar PV system will produce around 314,000 kWh of electricity per year—enough to power the equivalent of 101...
Talented young athletes will soon get advice and support on reducing the risk of injury from two projects jointly run by the University of Exeter and England Athletics.
The first project will create an evidence-based and practice-informed intervention to reduce the risk of injury in adolescent distance runners.
This intervention will be focused on runners in the Youth Talent Programme (YTP) – one of the first steps on England Athletics' "talent pathway" for English track and field athletes aged 16-18.
Robert Mann, a final year PhD student at the University of...
Hundreds of volunteers from the South West will from today be invited to join a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study, as the number of people who have signed up to take part in vaccine research hits 9,220 across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset.
The study will test the safety and effectiveness of a promising new vaccine, developed by US biotechnology company Novavax, across a broad spectrum of people, including those from a variety of age groups and backgrounds. Phase 3 studies involve many thousands of people, giving researchers insights into the effects of a vaccine...
NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing to blood donors to make appointments to donate blood.
The next sessions take place in Exeter at Exeter Corn Exchange in Market Street on Monday, October 12 at 9.40am-12.10pm and 1.10pm-3.05pm.
An NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson said: “We need people who are fit and healthy to keep donating as normal during the coronavirus pandemic. We've put extra safety measures in place and safety is always our number one priority. We’re doing extra cleaning, ensuring social distancing, and triage everyone who arrives so only people with no...
Repairs and resurfacing are being carried out to a section of footpath in Heavitree Road, Exeter, from today (Monday 5 October).
The inbound lane, heading towards the city centre, will be closed from its junction with Magdalen Road to the junction with Baring Crescent, Monday to Friday, for four weeks to enable work to the pavement to be carried out safely. The road will be open as usual at weekends.
During the closure, traffic heading towards the city centre will need to follow the signed diversion via Magdalen Road and Western Way.
As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt across the UK, charities everywhere are struggling to cope. But this might be hitting the smallest hardest - as the smaller, more specialist local charities and community groups are faced with providing ever greater local support to their local communities.
These groups, already operating hand-to-mouth pre-COVID-19, are now dealing with even more challenges, including raising money in a cash-strapped economy.
That’s why the UK’s number one gift-card exchange, Exeter-based, Cardyard, is targeting their national fundraising...
