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A teacher who fell in love with outdoor learning while counting barnacles on a school trip has taken on a new role with the UK’s leading environmental education charity. Jo Harris has taken up the post of education manager at...
A special television channel for people living with dementia is proving very popular with residents of Shropshire’s leading independent care home provider. Coverage Care Services has been piloting the My Life TV app in its homes, offering a wide variety...
A lifesaving charity is celebrating its tenth birthday in style – with a glittering fundraising ball which promises to be a night to remember. Stone-based AEDdonate – which provides vital defibrillators to communities throughout the UK and was awarded the...
Salcombe action-woman Imogen Yeoman is preparing to run this year’s London Marathon to raise vital funds and awareness for people with head and neck diseases. Immy will be taking to the streets of London in April to support the Get...
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is trumpeting the success of its bespoke training programme this Apprenticeship Week. Each year, the Field Studies Council recruits a new cohort of outdoor education apprentices and equips them with the skills and knowledge...
A school leaver who discovered his passion for caring after looking after his own grandad is celebrating having completed an apprenticeship with Shropshire’s leading not-for-profit care provider. Ben Morgan joined Coverage Care Services as an apprentice adult care worker straight...
Care home residents and staff across Shropshire have raised more than £5,000 in memory of a colleague and to support the ongoing work of one of the region’s most vital charities. Coverage Care Services, which operates 11 care homes across...
Teachers are being given the chance to get hands-on experience at workplaces across the region as part of a new scheme to boost links between education and the world of work. The Marches Careers Hub’s Teacher Encounters programme gives teachers...
Nothing is too much trouble when it comes to doing the little things to make life brighter for residents of Shropshire’s leading care home company. Whether it be having a chat over a nicely brewed cup of tea, reading a...
A specialist charity which supports people with head and neck diseases, especially cancer, to live better lives is gearing up for a year of celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary. The Get A-Head Charitable Trust was formed in the Midlands...