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CARE home residents took part in an eight-hour relay to raise hundreds of pounds for people suffering from Covid. Residents at St Mary’s Court and the New Deanery, both in Bocking, and children from Scallywags Day Nursery took turns covering part of the care homes’ six-acre gardens. Together they raised more than £1,000 for India as the country grapples with an major outbreak of Covid. Activities manager Jo Whitehouse said: “I am overwhelmed by the number of people who wanted to ...

CARE home residents took part in an eight-hour relay to raise hundreds of pounds for people suffering from Covid. Residents at St Mary’s Court and the New Deanery, both in Bocking, and children from Scallywags Day Nursery took turns covering part of the care homes’ six-acre gardens. Together they raised more than £1,000 for India as the country grapples with an major outbreak of Covid. Activities manager Jo Whitehouse said: “I am overwhelmed by the number of people who wanted to ...

CARE home residents took part in an eight-hour relay to raise hundreds of pounds for people suffering from Covid. Residents at St Mary’s Court and the New Deanery, both in Bocking, and children from Scallywags Day Nursery took turns covering part of the care homes’ six-acre gardens. Together they raised more than £1,000 for India as the country grapples with an major outbreak of Covid. Activities manager Jo Whitehouse said: “I am overwhelmed by the number of people who wanted to ...

Powerful new Alzheimer’s Society film highlights the challenges facing carers Created by Engine, the film starkly illustrates the plight of families caring for a loved one with dementia, and highlights a petition calling on the government to tackle the UK social care system 17/05/2021 8:16 am The film is an intimate and sensitive portrayal of a woman’s daily life as she cares for husband with dementia and battles, fruitlessly, for much-needed support. Accompanied by OOH, online and social...

Elaine Hayes on her 90th birthday celebration with her sons (from left to right) Mark, Larry, and Peter. Credit: Courtesy of Jo Moore Elaine Ishikawa Hayes, 97, civil rights advocate, pioneer in early childhood programs Mar 31, 2021 Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story. Elaine Hayes was so full of energy that people who knew her call...

Buyers of these gilts tend to be the banks, the big insurers and pension funds. Under rules put in place after the financial crisis, all are required to hold a safety cushion of capital in the safest of assets.  Indeed, this policy is deemed to have worked well in Covid when the banks have maintained lending without risk to financial stability. The other backstop is the Bank of England. Since the financial crisis, it has gained the authority to buy up £875billion of Government debt.  This ha...

Laughter and loss: One streets Covid-19 stories By Steve Mellen image captionResidents of the street have been telling their stories Covid-19 has affected all of us in some way, disrupting work, making ourselves or loved ones ill and changing society in many ways. Several households in one street - Dunkerry Road in the southern Bristol suburb of Windmill Hill - tell their personal stories of how life has changed since the virus arrived in the UK early last year. I couldnt be with my mum at the ...

Creating the award-winning Relic installation, Photo Rita Floyd - Credit: Rita Floyd China clay encircled and created wealth in St Austell and became known as white gold. But as the industry has shrunk - just one quarry remains –so has the fortunes of the town. Now a trail of new public art works are bringing the area’s proud industry back to life as part of a revolution that is bring some of the UK’s cutting-edge ceramicists to Cornwall. Neil Brownsword with his award-winning Relic inst...

share-square-1078803 Over their 138-season history, the Giants have seen scores of talented players become synonymous with the numbers on the backs of their jerseys. Here’s a look at the best Giants player to wear each uniform number: Oliver batted .298 with a .705 OPS over 91 games with the Giants in 1984 before being dealt to the Phillies in exchange for Kelly Downs and George Riley in a midseason trade. Known as “HacMan,” Leonard endeared himself to Giants fans by trotting around the b...