Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon. Piotr Piatrouski/Shutterstock The benefits of a certification scheme, in terms of a public health intervention, in terms of incentivising vaccination, those benefits outweigh the concerns that still remain. Humza YousafContinue Reading
Welsh Ultrarunner, Rhys Jenkins, is attempting to set a new world record running from John O’Groats to Land’s End whilst summiting each of the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to help in the fight against child abuse. OnContinue Reading
The American Ballet Theatre — the country’s national ballet company — has announced it will be returning to the stage in New York City this October, a year after halting indoor performances due to Covid. “We cannot wait to seeContinue Reading
Even before the pandemic, Eden Schiano, 19, had concerns about her first year of college. Schiano suffered from anorexia in high school and was uncertain how the fall of 2020 would go as a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University. BeingContinue Reading
Bluebird Care Exeter, Exmouth, North, East and West Devon have increased the wages of their Care Assistants by up to 11% as they recruit additional team members following their expansion into new areas of the region. Over the course ofContinue Reading
A young man who was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the skull at the age of 16 has beaten all the odds to reach his 21st birthday. Aaron McMahon of Shanagarry, Co Cork underwent arduous eleven-hour surgery to remove aContinue Reading
Horticulturist Giles Palmer hopes to help Westerleigh Group become an industry-leader when it comes to sustainability and the presentation of its gardens. The father-of-two, from Torbay, was recently appointed as Head of Grounds for Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of crematoria, withContinue Reading
Communities across the South West will come together this Sunday to say ‘thank you’ to the everyday heroes who have played their part in helping to get through lockdown. From community choirs performing at care homes and BBQs in parksContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI saw a new Chair take the Helm of its Lifeboat Management Group recently. In an appointment that was delayed by Covid-19, Ralf Pearson took on the role of Chair of Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Management Group this week, takingContinue Reading
Emerging contemporary sculptor Nicola Turner has won the 2021 Ashburner Prize with her piece This Mortal Coir (Photo). She has used part of her prize money to buy 23 recently shorn black fleeces from local Devon smallholder Tim Short, afterContinue Reading