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£29,895 grant to Cornwall Hospice Care, Harbour Housing and St Austell Healthcare will allow vulnerable people to die with dignity
Vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the St Austell area who are facing the end of their lives, will have the opportunity to make their own choices about their end-of-life care, thanks to a grant from provided by The Freemasons of Cornwall. The £29,895 grant to Cornwall Hospice Care, Harbour Housing and StContinue Reading
Quidel recalls Lyra Covid test due to high risk of false negative results
A man inquires about a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a mobile testing van in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 2, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Quidel is recalling its Lyra Covid-19 Assay test due to a high risk of false negative results in patients who actually have high amountsContinue Reading
England vs Denmark LIVE: Stream FREE, score, TV channel as Schmeichel saves Danes – Euro 2020 semi-final latest updates
ENGLAND 1-1 DENMARK 57. Denmark are showing again what a danger than can be. Braithwaite wins a corner on their latest attack, and it prompts Maguire into winning a header in his own area. The Danes keep the ball alive though, alive that is until Dolberg fails to keep itContinue Reading
UK Covid cases double in two weeks with 32,548 infections – the highest since JANUARY – with 33 deaths
BRITAIN today recorded 32,548 daily Covid cases – the highest figure since January. Deaths have increased by 33, bringing the total to 128,301. Rex Another 32,548 Covid cases were recorded today[/caption] It marks the highest increase in cases since January 23 when 33,522 infections were recorded. And it’s a 100 perContinue Reading
Arts prize supports smallholder sheep farming
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, after he advertised them in a community group online. Tim said,Continue Reading
North Devon UNESCO Biosphere launches Nature Recovery Declaration and Plan
The Biosphere is launching an ambitious new Nature Recovery Plan as our contribution to tackling the ecological emergency here in northern Devon, aligning with the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and the Prime Minister’s pledge for 30% of the UK land to be protected by 2030. Join individuals, organisations, councilsContinue Reading
‘General’ is expected to rule on a day of ‘buts!’
Matamua, one of two fancied Simon Crisford-trained declarations, has the call in a Maiden Fillies Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘ good to soft’ Lingfield today, mainly due to her fourth outing which resulted in a career-best time-handicap effort at Nottingham only thirteen days ago; the Lope de Vega three-year-oldContinue Reading
We need to kick Big Tech out of the Metaverse
Technology monopolies have conquered the web. As we move to virtual world, we should strive for opennessContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s plan to lift mass restrictions ‘too risky’ – Varadkar
Leo Varadkar has criticised the British Government’s plan to strip away most of England’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the move is “too risky”. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Downing Street press conference on Monday afternoon to set out what Step 4 of his plans to end lockdown restrictions inContinue Reading
‘Oscar’ all set to sail home under ‘Captain Kingy!’
Sea Oscar, sixth to Miss Scaletta at Goodwood just over four weeks ago, is strongly-fancied by trainer William Haggas to reverse placings with his Newmarket-based counterpart, Ed Walker, in an intriguing Fillies’ Novice Stakes over an extended nine furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta this afternoon; none of eight other rivals hasContinue Reading