Lifestyle

Thousands at risk of sudden death from silent heart conditions

Around 52,000 people in the South West are carrying a faulty gene that puts them at high risk of developing coronary heart disease or sudden death, according to new estimates from the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Worryingly, the majority of people affected are undiagnosed and unaware that they may be at risk of a deadly heart attack or cardiac arrest. The figure is higher than...

Freemasons donate to Devon & Cornwall Food Association

The Masonic Charitable Foundation have given a £2,000 grant to The Devon & Cornwall Food Action Association (Plymouth Branch).

The Devon & Cornwall Food Association (DCFA) is a charity reflecting the need to link food waste with food poverty and they were visited by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire V. W. Bro. Nicholas Ball where he met up with Jackie Young their...

Exeter takes centre stage for a sensational summer of music

This summer is set to be an explosive year for music, with two fantastic events taking place at the home of the Earl and Countess of Devon, Powderham Castle.

Your ultimate weekend of music starts with the fantastic Olly Murs, with his much anticipated 24 hours tour set to wow 15,000 fans on July 29 2017. You can expect an explosive event with all of Olly’s best known tracks including...

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.

Jake’s, Jake’s In The City...

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...

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