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Leaks and restrictions: ‘It’s psychologically unsatisfactory to blame a virus’
While leaks and uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic are bad for people’s mental health, a professor of psychiatry has said the tendency to blame public health officials and politicians comes because blaming the virus itself is “emotionally unsatisfactory”. Leaks of National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) advice to Government haveContinue Reading
Holiday heart syndrome: binge drinking can cause heart problems
nelen/Shutterstock Many people enjoy a tipple over the festive season, but overdoing it could cause “holiday heart syndrome”, a condition where the heart beats abnormally – known as atrial fibrillation or AF. This is often experienced as a fluttering in the chest. If it continues for a while and isContinue Reading
Five of the most exciting telescope pictures of the universe
Hubble: NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); Spitzer: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center/Caltech) The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity to reflect on what previous generations of telescopes haveContinue Reading
Why Boxing Day provides the perfect Proportunity to find your new property
Spring was once the traditional time for the property market to burst into action but the post-Christmas comedown is now providing house hunters with the perfect opportunity to find a new home. For just as the Boxing Day sales swing into action, the rush to source the next des resContinue Reading
MEMBERS of local blind bowling club celebrate 25 years
THE members of Bugle Blues Bowling Club met in December to enjoy a special Christmas dinner to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary. Bugle Blues Bowling Club was formed on 1 June 1996 by the Cornwall County Association for the Blind, now known as iSightCornwall. They were originally based in Bugle,Continue Reading
Recycle your old Christmas tree
Recycle your old Christmas tree and support St Margaret’s Hospice St Margaret’s Hospice is encouraging the community to recycle their old Christmas trees to support them. The hospice has launched its Christmas Tree Collection scheme and is offering people across Somerset the chance to get rid of their Christmas treesContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor: The Wave Project Santa Surfs to End the Year
It’s really been a wonderful year in the water for The Wave Project here in Devon. As we hang up our rash vests for Christmas I wanted to write and say thank you! 1 in 6 children in the UK struggle daily with their mental health. Issues including anxiety, loneliness,Continue Reading
Somerset refugee features in TV Christmas Show
A Syrian refugee supported by Taunton based charity CHARIS refugees features in the Christmas edition of the BBC’s Countryfile programme. Abdullah Al Boukan came to Somerset with his family in 2017 as part of the UK government’s Community Sponsorship Scheme. The programme shows the former Syrian olive grower working atContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor
As 2021 draws to a close, we would like to thank all those who have supported the work of Barnardo’s during the last 12 months. The past year has been one of the most difficult for the charity in our 155-year history, but we adapted and innovated our services toContinue Reading
Four ways to stop COVID ruining Christmas
To go ahead this year, Christmas celebrations may need to be more low key than they would usually be. PorporLing/Shutterstock This autumn the UK has had between 30,000 and 50,000 new COVID cases each day, and globally cases are rising again after months of steady decline – so much soContinue Reading