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International Space Station
Tonight will be a great night to see it – AND you can avoid watching the news! The space station will be crossing our skies tonight around about 10.09pm. Here is NASA’s alert: Time: Thu May 28 10:09 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 59°, Appears: 18° above W, Disappears: 11° above ESE If you want future alerts, register with NASA – log on to: Spotthestation@nasa.gov
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The Moorlander
Message from the Publisher of The Moorlander Good afternoon The latest, and fifth, digital edition of The Moorlander, which has temporarily replaced our more familiar print edition since the beginning of April is available online – click on www.themoorlander.co.uk. The GOOD NEWS is that we will be returning to our print edition on Friday, 12th June and will be available at even more news outlets than ever before. And still only 50p too – the lowest priced newspaper in the region. If you are a business and wish to tell our readers that you too are ‘back in business’ following the easing of the lockdown restrictions then please contact me, Eric Partridge for details of our extremely advantageous ‘relaunch…
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If you are an Essential Worker
Patient Testing for Covid There are mobile testing centres run on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care for people who have coronavirus-like symptoms to test if they currently have the virus. Everyone over the age of five with symptoms may apply. The test can be booked online at the following address. https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-essential-workers If there is no access to the internet you can ring 119. Testing is by appointment only.
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Firing on Dartmoor
Before you go haring about in the wide blue yonder…
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From Mel Stride MP
I thought it may be helpful for me to refresh the list of key websites that I am advising businesses to go to for information or help regarding the coronavirus pandemic. I remain fully available should anyone need my help, with both myself and my team operating remotely. I can be best contacted at mel.stride.mp@parliament.uk and for those without internet access, the postal address is House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. 1: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme If a business cannot maintain its workforce because of the impact of COVID-19 it can furlough employees and apply for a grant that covers 80% of their usual monthly wage costs, up to £2,500 a month,…
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North Bovey Belles W.I.
VIRTUAL W.I. MEETINGS It’s the end of May already and what extraordinary times we are living through. Everyone at the North Bovey Belles W.I. is hoping that our members are all keeping well. We might not be able to meet in the Parish Hall for our monthly meetings. However we are thinking of ways that we can keep in contact with interesting items, photos, tips on what to do when you are bored or lonely. Our secretary will be sending out emails with links to various speakers, YouTube events, WI wanderers events, NFWI online courses and shows. The first link is to “Victory Fashion, To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe”. Look out for it…
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Police alert from Neighbourhood Watch
Traffic Victim Support Podcast Three simple steps you can take to ensure you travel safely as the lockdown easesNo one sets out to cause a crash when they take to the road, yet an easing of Covid-19 restrictions last weekend was marred across Devon and Cornwall by a series of serious injuries and deaths on the region’s highways. Now partners committed to making Devon and Cornwall’s roads safer are urging motorists to take some practical steps to ensure they have a trouble-free journey and to relieve pressure on the NHS. South West Peninsular Road Safety Partnership (SWPRSP) members remain very concerned about the number of serious collisions that have taken…
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EConsult – important message from the Health Centre.
EConsult – the new way of contacting the Health Centre electronically! No more emailing!!!!As mandated in our GP contract, we have introduced eConsult which now means we will no longer accept emails directly from patients. What is eConsult? EConsult is an interactive online form which patients fill in when they wish to contact the surgery. Whether you need help with an administrative matter (eg sick notes, insurance forms and letters or requests for copies of records), have a prescription enquiry or wish to ask a GP or nurse a question, this is the quickest way to get help from us. EConsult was written by GPs for GPs and will ask…
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Moretonhampstead Health Centre
Possible Scam POSSIBLE SCAM – Cervical Screening Text Messages We have received reports today of a possible scam. Some women are being contacted by text message, claiming to be from the call and recall service to advise they are overdue for screening. The message asks them to call a mobile number and provide personal details. These messages are not from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. The Action Fraud Line has been contacted. If you receive on of these text messages, please do let us know at the surgery on 01647 440591 or email us on moretonhampsteadhealthcentre@nhs.net.
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White’s Fruit and Vegetables
Message From Alice So my beauties,From next week we will be open daily 9am till 1pm!We are still delivering though and the general days for deliveries are :Monday :Clifford Bridge direction Tuesday : limited to moretonWeds: Dunsford & doccombe wayThursdays: North Bovey & ChagfordFridays: Postbridge directionSaturdays: limited to Moreton areas We can deliver in and around moreton everyday no problem, these days are just a guideline we prefer to stick to.Email your order to: ajwhitesfoods@gmail.comCut off is 7pm each night for next day.