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Devon’s health and care system under extreme pressure

Devon’s health and social care system is under extreme pressure due to high demand for services, sustained demand for Covid beds, pressure on staffing and the need for social care exceeding the available capacity.

Pressures are being seen across the system, in mental health care, primary care (GPs) and adult social care as well as our acute hospital trusts.

Dr Paul Johnson,...

A guide to getting an antigen test at Heathrow

A rapid antigen test, also known as a rapid test or often simply a quick test, is an easy, non-invasive diagnostic test suitable for direct point-of-use testing which directly checks for the existence or absence of an antigen, especially a non-protein molecule.

It's most commonly used for the diagnosis of SARS -Canine Communicable Diseases, the virus which causes CPV.

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Timewade and Exeter College work together to boost career aspirations

Exeter-based IT support specialist Timewade is working with Exeter College to encourage more young people to consider a career in technology with a series of ‘How I got into Tech’ blogs showcasing the educational and career journeys Timewade employees have taken.

In the series, Timewade employees share how they got into technology, what they like about working in the sector, and their...

Food Drink Devon Award winners 2021 with host Oz Clarke OBE

Devon’s Finest Honoured at Sell-Out Food Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday (4th October) night’s 10th Food Drink Devon Awards. Over 250 of the county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in style at the esteemed awards’ ceremony, held at the Grade II listed Victorian New Continental Hotel, in Plymouth. The ceremony was hosted by wine writer...

Speedo Mick reaches Plymouth on his 2,000 mile Giving Back Tour

Britain’s most celebrated charity fundraiser, SpeedoMick, is back on the road again on his 2,000 mile ‘Giving Back Tour’. In his trusty speedos, Mick is currently halfway through his six-month trek around the UK and Ireland, raising funds for the SpeedoMick Foundation and finding charities to donate up to £250,000 to along the way.

Mick Cullen (SpeedoMick) set up The SpeedoMick...

The best casinos in Devon

Dartmoor, Torquay, Dartmouth, Exmoor, Woolacombe… Devon is undoubtedly one of the prettiest counties in England. It has everything, from beautiful rural landscapes, hills, to many beautiful seaside resorts. You will also find many activities here, including sailing, cycling, surfing, and heritage tours. Naturally, the county receives a lot of tourists from all over England and even from other...

Three Ways to Add Value to Your Home for Less than You’d Spend on an Extension

When it comes to selling your home, the aim is to get the best possible price, truly reflective of your home's value. You might not be thinking of advertising any time soon. Maybe you're planning to stay where you are for a decade or more. At some point, however, a move is going to be on the cards.

When that day comes, you want the value of your property to be as high as possible,...

Quit smoking with VOOPOO this October, backing vaping

From Manchester, York, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, to Sheffield, Birmingham, London and Cardiff, the VOOPOO Bus is coming to the UK in October, with a series of stop smoking activities in city centre squares, specialist vape stores and wholesale outlets, pushing the concept of "Quitting Smoking" into the minds of UK public.

Stoptober is a national campaign launched by the Public Health...

Scope charity shops call for ‘goods and garms’ from the people of the South West

New polling from Scope charity shops reveals the average adult from the South West has on average 29 unworn items of clothing and footwear in their wardrobe [1]. That’s potentially 1.5 billion items taking up valuable space throughout the UK [2].

Tops top the list of unworn items as people from the South West have an average of seven in their wardrobes and a foot-stomping 31 per cent...

Cornish Dairy’s Butter Rated ‘Outstanding’ in World’s Largest Food and Drink Awards

Trewithen Dairy has been awarded 2-stars in the Great Taste Awards, the largest and most trusted food and drink awards on the planet. Revealed on Tuesday 21 September, their Salted Butter churned from Cornish cream achieved ‘outstanding’ in the judges blind taste tests - less than 10% of all 14,113 entries have received this rating.

Trewithen Dairy’s Salted Butter is churned from cream...

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