Lifestyle

Parents putting thousands at risk by "hoping for the best"

A third (33%) of parents in the South West now see it as their ‘parental duty’ to contribute to their child’s first property purchase, with nearly half (49%) gifting over £10,000 to their child and one in eight (12%) over £50,000, according to new research from QualitySolicitors.

In the process, parents in the region are making major sacrifices, with one in five (20%) of parents in...

Morph into a filmmaker this Easter

Morph, one of Aardman’s oldest and best loved animated characters, is lending his support to The Big Lunch this spring and to celebrate, a competition has been launched to find the best of new talent in the world of animation.

The Big Lunch - the UK’s annual get together for neighbours - is challenging all young people aged between seven and 15 to create a one minute animation showing...

Poor living conditions lead to Council intervention

Plymouth City Council have issued an Interim Management Order (IMO) against a city landlord and taken over the management of a large house in Stoke due to poor living conditions.

Following a small fire in the property housing officers discovered that it was being rented by eight tenants but was not licenced as a house with multiple occupants (HMO).

In addition, the property did...

Dental students alert pupils to hidden sugar

A group of dental students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Devonport to make them aware of the dangers of hidden sugar in what they eat and drink .

For many years, fat has been recognised as the ‘bogeyman’ in our diets. But recently sugar has been identified as the real...

Ant & Dec's supercomputer heads for Drake Circus

Drake Circus shoppers in Plymouth can become TV stars if they’re brave enough to take on the Saturday Night Takeaway Supercomputer which is coming to the region’s leading shopping centre today (Monday 24 March).

The Supercomputer, made famous by the prime time show hosted by presenting duo Ant and Dec, has been travelling up and down the UK giving members of the public the chance to...

Pupils become scientists for the day

As part of National Science and Engineering Week Year 9 pupils from schools in and around Plymouth had the chance to get hands on in the laboratory and see what it is like to be a scientist, when Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry opened up its research labs.

The SoCool for Science event took place at labs on the Tamar Science Park. Pupils met with...

Do you know what honey are you getting for your money?

HEALTH conscious Manuka honey fans should ensure that what they are buying is genuine after it was revealed that five out of six jars are fake. The warning came as Channel Four’s Dispatches programme this week (Monday, March 17) documented figures which show that UK consumption of the immune boosting honey exceeds global production. And with jars of Manuka honey selling for up to £45, someone...

7 reasons why you should laugh more

You may have heard the saying that “laughter is the best medicine.” Well, research has shown time and time again that laughter is great for your health – but that’s just one of seven reasons why you should laugh more…

Reason 1 – Strong Medicine for Mind & Body

Laughter is an amazing source of physical and emotional healing. Physically, laughter improves deep breathing,...

Sigma swaps chocolate for charity this Easter

A Plymouth marketing and advertising agency has donated an egg-stra special gift to the city’s food bank in the run up to Easter. Rather than buying Easter eggs, the nine employees at Sigma Marketing and Advertising based in Cremyll Street, decided to hold a collection. They raised £50 and decided to donate it to Plymouth Foodbank, based in Manor Street, Stonehouse. The money will go towards...

Building blocks for new nursery in Barne Barton

Huge building blocks are being craned into place next week that will form the external walls of a new nursery in Barne Barton.

Councillor Nicky Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and ward councillors for St Budeaux, will watch the pieces of the nursery come together in a giant 3-D jigsaw puzzle on Monday (24 March).

The new £517,000 nursery at Kit Hill Park...

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