Cornwall will spend Christmas in tier 1 - live updates
The Government s Tier system has been reviewed today
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Cornwall will spend Christmas in tier one of the coronavirus restrictions, the Government has confirmed.
In a coronavirus tier review announced by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, it was confirmed that Cornwall will continue to have the lowest level of restrictions in the current structure.
Earlier this month, only Cornwall and the Isle of Wight were put into the lowest category.
The news this morning comes amid a warning from the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson calling on people to have a “merry, little Christmas” in light of an increase in cases across the country.
Plymouth Tier updates as Government set to make announcement
A statement is expected later this morning
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Plymouth will find out which Tier it has been placed into after the Government reviewed the Covid grading system yesterday.
The city, along with the rest of Devon, was placed into Tier 2 at the beginning of December, with neighbouring Cornwall put into Tier 1.
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Dr Harrell said: The number of cases has steadily declined since the middle of last month and we are now in a similar position to where we were at the beginning of October.
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9:51 AM December 7, 2020
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9:14 AM December 15, 2020
Retired Barnstaple physiotherapist Grace Dorey MBE has written a humorous account of her 54 year career in Rubbed Up the Wrong Way.
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A retired Barnstaple physiotherapist has published her memoirs of what really goes on behind the curtains in Rubbed Up the Wrong Way.
Grace Dorey MBE will be well-known to many for her work and clinics at North Devon District Hospital, and was also an expert in her field as well as an international lecturer.
The 80-year-old brings plenty of humour to medical memoirs that span an impressive half century career in which she also managed to write three textbooks and eight self-help books.
She is an active child but becomes frustrated when she cannot keep up with her friends or play as they do.
The High Bickington youngster is under North Devon District Hospital, but the family have struggled to get appointments, even before Covid, but Brenda said the pandemic took things ‘to a whole new level’.
She said: “Eventually we had a face-to-face appointment at the end of September in which it was suggested Emilia was ‘functioning really well’ having been observed walking up and down a lovely, flat and even hospital corridor surface for two minutes.
“Another splint was ordered and we were informed that it would be sent to our GP practice and we would yet again be left to fit it ourselves. This splint has never arrived to us.
His current placement as SIREN Study administrator was organised by employment support specialist Seetec Pluss.
Only six per cent of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in England are in paid work.
The theme for this year’s IDPWD is ‘not all disabilities are visible’.
Marise Mackie, Seetec Pluss’ regional manager for Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, said it was an important opportunity to raise awareness of the work to break down barriers in society.
She said: “Our society must never be complacent about addressing the challenges disabled people can face in their community and place of work. Seetec Pluss is committed to working with people of all abilities to help them achieve their full potential.