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The Hidden Strain of Dementia Support Systems

When people think about dementia, they often think about memory loss, diagnosis, or the practical aspects of care.

What is spoken about far less is the emotional toll of trying to navigate support systems, whilst also coping with the reality of someone you care about living with...

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RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity partner for 2022 and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months.

The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for nearly 200 years and relies on volunteers and supporters to operate its lifesaving services.

The volunteer...

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Affordable Honey Cake

Baking a cake is a ritual. And while it doesn't require any specific tools or ingredients, it does require the right recipe and a few hours of your time. The perfect cake-sweet and rich, yet light and fluffy-can transform even the most ordinary day into something special.

In addition to being delicious, honey cake is also relatively easy to make. Honey is a natural sweetener that...

Reasons why you should buy a high-quality gaming chair

There are many reasons why you should buy a high-quality gaming chair. Gaming is becoming increasingly popular and with that popularity comes a need for better gaming chairs. If you are someone who takes their gaming seriously, then you know how important it is to have a comfortable chair to play in. With an affordable ergonomic gaming chair from Razer , you can get all of the features and...

The great Foot Anstey bike ride smashes fundraising for Ukraine

A team of riders from national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, completed a two-day bike ride in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Ukraine Appeal. The fundraisers have now raised over £5,000.

The two-day bike ride started on 5 May from Foot Anstey's Truro office and saw the team cycle to Foot Anstey's offices in Plymouth, Exeter, and Taunton before finishing at the firm's...

Visit South Devon Launches new Food and Drink membership scheme

Over the past few years there has been an increase in local producers who are turning the fruits, vegetables and plants grown throughout the region into marvellous fruit juices, beers, wines, spirits, and fizzy drinks.

From grapes grown on riverbanks, gin distilled in coastal communities and juices pressed and bottled on the very farms that grow the fruits, there is now award winning...

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Foot Anstey works with Empire Fighting Chance to donate 70 laptops to charities across the South and South West

Foot Anstey LLP has partnered with Bristol-based charity Empire Fighting Chance to donate 70 laptops to five charities based near its offices across the South and South West.

The laptops will help reduce the digital divide that impacts many communities. In 2021, Ofcom reported that one in five children who had been home-schooling did not have access to an appropriate device for their...

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Food Drink Devon Launches Sustainability Pioneer Award

A major new Devon-based award designed to celebrate and promote sustainability has been launched by Food Drink Devon, the county’s leading food and drink organisation which has over 350 members, at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter. Food Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award will shine a light on businesses that go the extra mile in their endeavours to be environmentally friendly....

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Planning on Selling Your House? Everything You Should Know

Contrary to common misconceptions, selling a house is not as simple as taking pictures of each room, and posting them online.

No matter if you personally own the house or you’re an investor who’s looking into earning a profit off of your investment, it doesn’t change that there are a lot of things that you should know way before you put that “For Sale” sign. Doing things rashly just...

Devon Dad takes on on 117-mile Two Moors Way Ultra 2022 inspired by son’s brain tumour diagnosis

Tom Adams will take on this epic challenge for his three-year old son Barney, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020.

The Devon Dad of three, will take part in the infamous Two Moors Way Ultra 2022 this weekend; a gruelling 117 coast-to-coast race across the county, starting in Wembury on Saturday morning before crossing both Dartmoor and Exmoor and finishing in Lynmouth. Tom’s mammoth...

Star studded international line-up announced for Budleigh Music Festival 2022

Budleigh Music Festival makes a welcome return for 2022 with a week-long programme of live music from 8th – 16thJuly. Boasting an impressive bill of talent formulated by artistic director Jason Thornton, classical music fans will be spoilt for choice with lunchtime and evening concerts at St. Peter’s Church, in Budleigh Salterton.

World class musicians, Castalian Quartet, officially...

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