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No let up for baking boom in the South West, as region’s lockdown kitchen craze continues
The South West’s newfound love for baking looks here to stay, with new data from Alzheimer’s Society1, ahead of the charity’s Cupcake Day on 17 June, revealing that 28% of the region’s population have picked up baking as a new skill in the past 12 months. A survey by the charityContinue Reading
California’ here I come, along with ‘Danni!’
‘A ‘daay’ to ‘Remember’ it certainly was when our ‘headline’ horse romped home unchallenged at Lingfield to kick off this week in grand style and later Tom Marquand took Windsor by storm with a devastating hat-trick in an hour locals will never forget; his rides on all-the-way winners Sea SylphContinue Reading
Local carpenters honoured to be involved in the British Normandy Memorial
The British Normandy Memorial was officially opened on Sunday 6 June, 77 years to the day from the D-Day landings and Totnes based company Carpenter Oak were honoured to play a part in its construction. Carpenter Oak specialise in creating unique timber structures and worked with the Normandy Memorial TrustContinue Reading
Boris Johnson urged to push ahead with roadmap – but Rishi Sunak ‘willing’ to delay June 21 by four weeks
BORIS Johnson has been urged to push ahead with the Covid roadmap – but Rishi Sunak is “willing” to delay June 21 by four weeks, it’s been said. With fresh fears over rising cases and coronavirus variants, people are urging the Prime Minister to continue on with total unlocking inContinue Reading
Taoiseach hints at earlier lifting of Covid restrictions
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has suggested that the easing of Covid-19 restrictions could be accelerated if progress is maintained. This could include a “blended” return of workers to offices in August, rather than September, as suggested by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Mr Martin said we will know by the end of theContinue Reading
Three young professionals from Mid Devon (Bovey Tracey, Liverton and Totnes) completed a marathon 26 mile trek
Three young professionals from Mid Devon (Bovey Tracey, Liverton and Totnes) completed a marathon 26 mile trek across London in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society on Saturday 5th June. Taking in all the capital’s iconic sights including Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and Smithfield market along the way, the Westcountry trio Continue Reading
Little Troopers at School: South West military children take part in charity workshop
400 military children from 27 primary schools across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset took part in a free virtual workshop run by the charity Little Troopers this week. As part of a nationwide virtual roadshow being delivered by the charity throughout June, children who have parents currently serving inContinue Reading
This really should prove a ‘Tantastic’ bet!
Tantastic is a very long time winning but a gilt-edged opportunity presents itself in the eight-runner Novice Median Auction Stakes over five furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta today; it will be impossible for Brian Ellison’s charge to gain ‘winning brackets’ if this tenth attempt fails. One of my favourite sayings is,Continue Reading
Stroke Survivor Cycles 100 miles in a month to raise money for Calvert Trust Exmoor
Nick Cole, a 68-year-old stroke survivor from London, has pedalled 100 miles in one month on his recumbent bike and in his home gym to raise £370 for Calvert Trust Exmoor, the North Devon charity that inspired him to take up accessible cycling. This is the second year in a rowContinue Reading
Biogen CEO says $56,000 annually for Alzheimer’s drug is ‘fair,’ promises not to hike price for at least 4 years
Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos told CNBC on Monday that the list price of $56,000 per year for the company’s FDA-approved Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab is “fair.” That being said, the Massachusetts-based biotech company has vowed to not increase the price of the medication, which is marketed under the name Aduhelm,Continue Reading