Lifestyle

Looking younger on the outside, dying on the inside – Baby Boomers have longer but less healthy lives than their parents

Figures from the Office for National Statistics predict that by 2039, 30% of the UK population will be aged over 60. Whilst our life expectancy continues to rise (an average of 81 years old), our healthy life expectancy has not risen as quickly (65 years old). In light of this, new research from leading nutrition charity the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) has explored how we feel about...

Students SHOUT about dangers of carbon monoxide

Project SHOUT is back for the second year running and is enlisting the help of students across the UK to take part in the brand new University Challenge competition. Carbon monoxide which is also known as the silent killer, takes the lives of around fifty people in the UK every year due to leaks from boilers, cookers, fires and other fuel burning appliances.

Project SHOUT University...

5 Ways to Lower Your Air Conditioning Bill

Air conditioning has become the standard way to cool homes during the summer months, but it's an expensive energy hog. If you would like to find ways to lower your power bill without sweating through the summer, then take a look at these five energy efficient options.

Run Fans

Before the invention of air conditioning, people cooled their homes with ceiling fans. As well as...

Get ready to #ShareYourSponge to help children learn

Sponge UK, a leading digital learning provider is inviting people to unlock a donation to charity by simply sharing a ‘sponge photo’ on social media.

The company will donate £1 for each photo of someone holding one of its complimentary sponges (or any creative sponge photo) uploaded with the hashtag #ShareYourSponge to Twitter or Instagram during 2017.*

The international...

Call for blood donors in Plymouth

By now many New Year’s Resolutions will be long forgotten but there’s still plenty of time to do something amazing in 2017. Why not make it the year you start saving lives?

Doing something good this year doesn’t have to mean giving something up. We’re asking people in Plymouth to give blood.

In just one hour of your time you could save or improve up to three lives. Proud,...

Deliveroo launches breakfast service in Plymouth

Breakfast now available to order from a host of restaurants in Plymouth allowing foodies to enjoy full menu of culinary delights from the comfort of their own home

Deliveroo, the on-demand delivery service for high-quality restaurant meals, has partnered with some of Plymouth’s favourite breakfast haunts to offer a weekend breakfast delivery service.

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Antony Woodland Garden reopens for 2017

One of Cornwall’s most beautiful gardens, Antony Woodland Garden, reopens to the public on 1st March. Renowned as a haven of peace and tranquillity, the gardens are just a short ferry ride away from the hustle and bustle of Plymouth.

This year the Carew Pole Garden Trust, which runs the gardens, is hoping more people than ever before will visit the unique location, an International...

The importance of sleep

You might not even realise it but your bed plays a very significant part in your health and well-being. In addition to a bad bed making it difficult to get a good night’s sleep, there are other problems that a bad bed can lead to.

You could experience back or neck pain from sleeping on the wrong type of mattress and a bad mattress has even been found to relate to the build up of stress...

Ivybridge dancers head to Swindon for regional U.Dance festival

Eight dancers from Ivybridge Dance Academy, based at Ivybridge Community College, have been selected to perform at the regional U.Dance Festival in Swindon on 26 February, with the opportunity to make it through to the national festival in July.

The talented eight will be performing their well-practiced contemporary YAHA piece to an audience of 635, plus a panel of expert U.Dance...

The X Factor is coming to Plymouth

The UK’s favourite singing show, The X Factor, is coming to Drake Circus on Saturday 4 February - 10.30am-5pm - to hold auditions for Britain’s best talent.

The Xfactor Team are on the lookout for the next big breakout music stars as they travel the length and breadth of the country on the 2017 audition tour.

The team will be searching high and low, bringing the auditions...

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