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Mr Chris Gatherer Headmaster of Plymouth College Preparatory School certainly thinks so. To demonstrate the difference made to a child’s education the Prep School is throwing open their doors, for local families to see the difference.

Families will be able to see Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Maths, English, Geography, History, Art, Cookery, Sport, Music and Drama performances all...

Scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) have received funding of more than £58,500 from BRACE, a charity which supports research into Alzheimer’s disease, for a pilot study to investigate how a failure in our cells’ ‘recycling centre’ could hold the key to new drug therapies for dementia diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease...

When homeless hound Beau arrived at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe in February 2014, the team never thought he would still be with them three years later.

But sadly that’s the case for the six-year-old Lurcher, Beau who is one of the rehoming centres’ longest-serving residents after being there for 1,100 days and overlooked by more than 16,000 dog-loving visitors.

Now, as he faces...

This is the time when many people book their summer holiday. When it seems to have been dull and grey for a ridiculously long time, and we need something to look forward to. Traveling with a family, especially one that includes young children, can be challenging, so the sooner you start preparing, the better. Start working through this checklist now, and you’ll be well organised and prepared...