Despite a share of a £1.2m fund, government support and access to the retail guru Mary Portas, ten of the 12 "Portas Pilot" towns have seen a fall in the number of occupied shop units since the scheme began last year. The High Street Innovation Fund, launched a year ago, was part of the government's response to Ms Portas' review of the High Street...

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An overhaul of GCSEs in England has been announced by Education Secretary Michael Gove in a bid to raise standards and "compete with the best in the world". From 2015, GCSEs will move from coursework to exams at the end of two years and will be graded from 8 to 1, rather than A* to G. So far,..

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eCosway Wellbeing Centre Sterling House, St George Street introduced a wonderful new natural product called Nn SupaFuco (chewable seaweed formula) It’s derived from seaweed, and not just any seaweed. It comes from organically raised, hand-harvested wild seaweed from pristine ocean waters. Importantly, the active ingredient, Fucoidan, is kept at it’s highest potency, integrity and bioavailability by the special Triple E (electrolyte enhanced extraction) solvent-free, cold water processing by Marinova Pty Ltd, Australia. Marinova are based in Tasmania and are world-renowned experts in fucoidan. Probably by now you’re asking what Fucoidan does! Well the best is yet to come. Marinova’s SupaFuco Fucoidan has an ORAC score of 3,000 – incredibly high. So its a very powerful antioxidant. The Scientific Research Supports Maritech® Fucoidan ! Great for immune boosting! In a human trial conducted at the NatMed Research Centre, subjects given Maritech® Fucoidan experienced a substantial rise in their immune system markers, including T-cells and Natural Killer Cells. They were even able to fight off a drug-resistant strain of Herpes! Powerful antioxidant properties! Based on a series of clinical studies performed at Southern Cross University, Australia, it was found that Maritech® Fucoidan has a staggering ORAC score of 3,000, making it a much stronger antioxidant than popular choices like Vitamin C, grape seed extract, and even Goji berries. Other studies found that Maritech® Fucoidan increases the antioxidant levels in human body. For healthier, younger-looking skin! In a USD 1.5 million study funded by the Australian government, it was demonstrated that Maritech® Fucoidan accelerated skin healing, limits skin darkening, promotes skin elasticity, prevents skin irritation and inflammation, and reduces skin imperfections and blemishes. Reduces joint pain in just one week! In a 2008 study performed at Southern Cross University, Australia, subjects with osteoarthritis were given Maritech® Fucoidan. After just a week, the subjects had a whopping 21% reduction in joint pain! Soothes the fires of inflammation! Studies at the Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education and Research (ACCMER) demonstrated that Maritech® Fucoidan actively inhibits inflammation that causes rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and accelerated ageing. "Homes in" on ageing or injured tissue! According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Hematology, Maritech® Fucoidan mobilises the release of stem cells from bone marrow. It also stimulates the receptors that allow stem cells to "home in" on ageing or injured tissue. Fucoidan has the ability to mobilize and multiply our adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are what is called pluripotency cells in your..

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