Lifestyle

Choosing A Bed When You Have A Specific Room Style: Tips

Walk into any bedroom that's been thoughtfully designed and the bed always belongs there. Walk into one that's been assembled rather than designed and the bed often sits at odds with everything around it. The difference isn't usually about money or taste. It's about whether the bed was chosen...

Full story

Euro funding for pan-European Alzheimer's training and research programme

A pan-European consortium of researchers and diagnostics experts led by Plymouth University, has received funding of €3.5 million for a project which could revolutionise the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s diagnosis and clinical drug trials – which in turn may lead to disease-modifying treatments and prevention strategies.

The funding comes from European (Horizons 2020) Marie Sklodowska-...

Tags:

European funding for innovative research and training programme

Plymouth

University

Devon

Alzheimers

Down’s syndrome contract renewed with Plymouth University

Public Health England (PHE) has renewed its contract with Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) to provide the Down’s syndrome screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS) for its Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes antenatal screening programme in England.

The service has been run by staff in the Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomarkers...

Tags:

Plymouth University

downs syndrome

screening

Survey shows new UK holiday trend

A new survey by www.stayindevon.co.uk and www.stayincornwall.co.uk reveals the true cost of term time holiday penalties - and how families plan to save hundreds of pounds by holidaying in the UK this year.

Families across the UK say it's costing them an average of £873 more per year to take a holiday abroad, since Michael Gove introduced penalties to prevent children being taken out of...

Tags:

holidays

Devon

Plymouth

What a dog called Cap taught me about society

As I was reading the news today, I came across a story about a dog from Yorkshire. Cap the Sheepdog was recently sold at auction for nearly £15,000 and has become the UK’s most expensive. It wasn’t long after having a giggle at the complete absurdness of it all, that I was left with the horrible realisation that a dog called Cap is probably worth more than I am.

Being a freelance...

Tags:

Vintage, Collectors, Crafts and Antiques Fayre at Redlake

The Old Clay Factory at Redlake (between Ivybridge and Bittaford) will host its first ever Vintage, Antiques, Crafts and Collectors Fair on Sunday 12th June, which was unfortunately cancelled from 8 May due to unforeseen circumstances.

This historical building sits between Bittaford and Ivybridge and is seen as a hub for all communities within a radius comprising the South Hams and...

Tags:

Research reveals UK’s love of walking

For over 52% of Brits, walking is the favourite form of exercise, a study has revealed.

Researchers polled 1,000 people and found that walking tops the list of the nation’s preferred form of exercise, with cycling next in line at 8%, followed by hitting the gym and running. 10% of respondents said they don’t exercise at all.

The UK is clearly a nation of walking lovers too,...

Tags:

walking

hf holidays

Devon

This years Lord Mayor's Festival brings a new theme

The annual Lord Mayor’s Day is changing to Lord Mayor’s Festival event this year.

It will welcome the new Lord Mayor into their role and will give the opportunity for the people of Plymouth to celebrate this occasion. Sponsored by Rowes Honda & Rowes Suzuki.

This year’s theme will be ‘Super Heroes’, so come along and take part in the Super Hero under 5's and over 5's fancy...

Tags:

Plymouth

lord mayors festival

Ridgeway School teachers take part in Rat Race Dirty Weekend

Three teachers from Ridgeway School took part in the gruelling Rat Race Dirty Weekend recently.

Craig Follett (Assistant Principal / Head of Maths); Ian Hartley (Head of Personal Development & Religious Studies) and Martin Tinkler (Head of Care & Services) completed the world’s largest obstacle course as part of the school’s Staff Resilience Challenge.

“Some of the...

Tags:

Junk food causes similar high blood sugar levels as type 2 diabetes

A junk food diet can cause as much damage to the kidney as diabetes, according to a study published today in Experimental Physiology.

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity and the number of cases are rising worldwide at an alarming rate. In type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t react to it. This causes an accumulation of sugar (glucose)...

Tags:

How to Care for Eyelash Extensions

Eyelashes are a good focal point in relation to beauty. In case you are the kind of girl obsessed with mascara, this is another solution for you i.e. use of eyelash extension. These extensions are simpler to maintain in comparison with mascara. Though the extensions are false, no one can notice that they are not natural if you maintain them according to the ways discussed deeply below....

Tags: