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Anthony Thres OBE, DL, died peacefully on July 13th aged 92
Anthony Thres OBE, DL, died peacefully on July 13th aged 92 at Lucerne House in Exeter. Following a distinguished military career Anthony retrained as a chartered surveyor, and became Devon’s longest serving regional secretary for the County Landowners Association and on retirement after eighteen years, he was awarded both anContinue Reading
Lockdown turns farm barn into contemporary art gallery
Thrown, a specialist ceramics gallery established in London in 2018, will open the doors on its lockdown-created gallery in a disused barn on the Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall, next week. It’s director Claire, 32, grew up on the farm where the barn sits, part of the Caerhays estate, and found herselfContinue Reading
To support the importance of water safety on UK beaches this summer
Cornwall-based Konfidence is proud to announce a new partnership with RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) in support of the charity’s children’s beach and water safety awareness programmes this summer. Andrew Regan, the founder of Konfidence says: “We are extremely proud to be partnering with RNLI, they are a national institution,Continue Reading
‘Dazzling’ prospects for a ‘Wonderful’ outcome with this ‘Dreamer!’
Wonderful Night is uniquely advantaged by circumstances and ‘politics’ for the six-runner group one King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes over twelve furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Ascot this afternoon and one particular twist of fate, which involves trainer David Menuisier’s charge, is this four-year-old ‘winning machine’ hasContinue Reading
Inside the strange, wobbly jelly revival
Jelly is finding favour among an increasingly discerning audience of grown-ups seeking a more subtle and sophisticated taste sensationContinue Reading
All the data WhatsApp and Instagram send to Facebook
When combined The Facebook Companies know a huge amount about youContinue Reading
Why Burberry and Gucci are betting on mini-games
The rampant growth of WeChat mini-game retail is attracting the attention of luxury brandsContinue Reading
National ballet company predicts largest audiences in years for its return after Covid halt
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 see ABT in the Lincoln Center theaters that are our home,”Continue Reading
Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads, but still prevents severe illness
People receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine inside a Covid-19 mass vaccination center at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2020. Kobi Wolf | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer and BioNTech‘s Covid-19 vaccine is just 39% effective in Israel where the delta variant isContinue Reading
Tuition insurance may help cover costs if a student withdraws from college
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. Being mostly isolated in her dorm quickly took a toll. “IContinue Reading