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Don’t endanger your hearing this Bonfire Night, expert warns

A HEARING expert is advising people in Plymouth to stand at least 20 metres away from firework displays to protect their hearing this Bonfire Night.

Sudden and excessively loud noises can damage people’s hearing, but keeping a good distance from the source of the sound can lessen its negative effects.

Gordon Harrison, Specsavers chief audiologist, says: ‘According to UK...

Tips for buying a second property in Portugal

Portugal is a very popular location for British buyers looking to purchase a second home, and the attractions of the country aren’t hard to discern. Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, is just a two-and-half-hour flight from London and yet it enjoys over 300 days of sunshine a year and is within an hour of the glorious beaches of the Algarve, widely acknowledged as the best beach destination in...

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3 best ways to use garden pods

Garden pods are considered the latest trend in real estate/home improvement and for a very good reason. These modern structures are affordable, versatile, eco-friendly, and come in many different shapes and sizes. With attractive designs, their popularity shouldn’t come as a surprise as many specialists like to refer to them as a modern solution to modern problems.

Whether you’re in...

Bought your first home? Time for some changes!

If you have been renting for the past while you’ll probably have been getting sick and tired of changes that you want to make but simply can’t.

Once you buy your home though, the possibilities can feel overwhelming - your home is your own now, you can do what you want with it.

But this can easily prove to be a complex and costly process that involves planning permission,...

Colleagues take fundraising leap from 15,000ft to help protect children

Work colleagues from the valleys have taken on a sky-high fundraising challenge for the NSPCC to help raise money for the children’s charity’s work preventing child abuse.

The group of seven work for family run Welsh home builder business, Davies Homes, based in Pontypridd, which organises a charity challenge every year - this year supporting NSPCC Cymru/Wales.

Fundraiser...

Avoid Halloween ‘sight-mare’ from novelty contact lenses

WANNABE witches, warlocks, black cats and devils in Plymouth are being urged to avoid using spooky novelty contact lenses that could harm their eyes this Halloween.

An increasingly popular trend at this time of year is for people to wear coloured novelty contact lenses – but not knowing how to wear or care for them can also result in numerous eye conditions.

This includes...

How important is reading during the EYFS?

Do you know that children experience faster development within the first five years of their lives than at any other time in their natural lives?

It’s a fact that helps explain why this period is referred to as the ‘ foundation years .’

The skills nurtured during this period allow you to create a stable foundation for the child to base the rest of their life.

Try to...

Young brothers take on challenge in memory of ‘adored’ grandad

Two Cambridgeshire brothers are taking on unique literary challenges to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts.

Six-year-old Albie Price and his autistic 10-year-old brother, Reuben, are taking part in a 20 for 20 challenge in aid of Brain Tumour Research , in memory of the grandfather they ‘ adored ’, who died of an inoperable brain tumour in 2019.

The challenge...

Independent spa beats big chains as most Googled in UK

A spa in Berkshire has beaten big chains like Champneys and Bannatyne as the most searched for spa retreat in the UK.

The research, conducted by price comparison website Find A Cheap Flight , found that Nirvana Spa was searched for nearly twice as many times in a month than the Bannatyne Spa chain, and nearly three-and-a-half times more than Champneys.

The Nirvana Spa in Wokingham,...

Parks act to help families beat threat of 2022 holiday famine

One of Britain's largest holiday park groups, Park Holidays UK, says that almost 50% of its bookings are now for 2022 holidays – an unprecedented figure for this time of year.

They say the surge, which usually begins in December, could mean families struggling to get the holidays they want next year if they don't stake an early claim.

Now, in a move to try and ensure customers...

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