Health

Anne gives 70th pint of blood just before her 70th

Anne Westaway will give her 70th pint of blood, just before her 70th birthday Marcus Thompson MDG030310_MT02-01

Thursday, March 11, 2010

GREAT-grandmother Anne Westaway will be donating her 70th pint of blood later this month.

Anne, from Shobrooke, near Crediton, is keen to reach the milestone before her 70th birthday in June.

She will then be just five pints away from getting a crystal plate at a...

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New maternity plan will offer 'more choice'

Thursday, March 11, 2010

HEALTH bosses say a number of events are planned to help prospective parents find out more about changes to maternity provision in Tiverton. Under new...

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X-ray machine to be in operation by end of the month

Thursday, March 04, 2010

A LONG-awaited new X-ray machine for Tiverton and District Hospital is expected to be operational by the end of the month. Half of the cash for the...

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Family claim over 'holiday from hell'

Kevin Taylor and his son Adam Taylor EX210210_MA2_01

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A MID Devon family, who claim poor hygiene standards left them quarantined for three days, are among the hundreds of tourists suing a leading travel...

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NO ROOM FOR NEW MUMS AT HOSPITAL

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

POST-natal care at Tiverton Hospital could be axed following an announcement that management of maternity services will be taken over by the Royal...

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Maya mightn't be about today were it not for hospital

Thursday, February 18, 2010

SCHOOLGIRL Maya Dyer may not have survived to see her sixth birthday had it not been for the life-saving efforts of surgeons. Born with a hole in her...

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Auntie Di brews a strong idea for help

Thursday, February 18, 2010

WHEN Di Vickery heard her 18-year-old niece Erin Berry, from Tiverton, had been diagnosed with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma, she knew just what to do. She...

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Busy time for elderly at multi-activity group

Carer Leah Price and Danuta Kawalec play an exercise game Marcus Thompson MDG120210_MT01_01

Thursday, February 18, 2010

LIGHT exercise to music was one of a series of activities at an event attended by almost 60 people in Tiverton last week. The winter activities were...

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Centre will enable people to discover map of their lives

Thursday, February 11, 2010

TWO clinical psychotherapists are opening a new therapy centre with a modern approach in Tiverton. Bernadette Brady-Lockwood, 42, and Linda Pinfold,...

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Work starts on Age Concern's new day centre

Roger Hayler, left, a trustee of Age Concern, builder Derek Healey, centre, and Chris Lane, carpenter Marcus Thompson MDG300110_MT03_01

Thursday, February 04, 2010

A NEW haven for elderly people has begun to take shape. Age Concern Tiverton, Cullompton and District is relocating its day service centre to the old...

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