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7 Healthy Reasons to Drink Beer

Are you heading into town for a few beverages tonight? Well here's your excuse to have a few beers...

#1 – Beer is a Great Vitamin Mix

Many people tend to think that beer is just a beverage people use to cool off or get wasted. However, what you should know is that this drink is actually quite a great vitamin mix, as it contains high amounts of Vitamin B and Vitamin C. It is...

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South West kids’ teams want to bring back oranges at half-time

Children’s teams in the South West are being called on to sign up to a scheme to bring back half-time oranges to kids’ football.

The Half Time Jaffa project is calling for children’s teams around the country to sign a pledge to replace chocolate, crisps, sweets and biscuits during the half-time break with a healthier choice of snack.

Teams sign up to the scheme free at www....

Young SW couples wanted for hit BBC3 show

BBC Three hit ' Hotel of Mum and Dad' is back and it's creators Mentorn Media are urging couples in Devon to consider appearing.

The show gives couples who are living in the family home a chance to live on their own for a week to see if domesticated bliss is all it's made out to be!

If you or your partner are :

• Desperate for your own space • Too used to home comforts...

Local people must lobby for more housing says NHF

Local people must say ‘Yes to Homes’ to repair the South West housing market according to a report by the National Housing Federation (NHF).

The report by the NHF, an industry body which represents the providers of affordable housing in the UK, claims that a shortage of affordable homes resulting in rising house prices means that the South West housing market is now at ‘breaking point...

Cleaners talk dirty in smash-hit comedy

If you’re looking for a way to do some theatrical spring cleaning and dust off the winter blues with a good laugh, then Plymouth-based Gadzooks Theatre Company have got just the thing for you.

“Dirty Dusting”, by Ed Wood and Trevor Waugh, is the hilarious tale of three cleaning women who are going to be made redundant and decide that to get their own back, they set up a sex chat line...

Leading hotel App adds Bristol to its destinations

HotelTonight, an app which allows users to book quality hotel rooms at the last minute, had added Bristol to their destination list.

This means that users of the app will now be able to book up a stay in a Bristol Hotel at the swipe of a button on the very day they wish to visit the city.

Users of the mobile app can get a room at a selection of stylish hotels including the...

Derriford Trio’s Arctic Success

A tri-service team of military junior doctors from Derriford Hospital have returned home safely after completing the gruelling Rovaniemi 150 ultra-marathon in Lapland, and raising close to £6,000 for Combat Stress in the process.

Flight Lieutenant Michael Thompson (Royal Air Force), Surgeon Lieutenant Alex Bamford (Royal Navy) and Captain George Graham (British Army) braved the 150...

Majority of children get preferred school place in Plymouth

Thousands of pupils in Plymouth have been told which secondary school they will be going to this September.

Plymouth City Council confirmed that 94.58 per cent of young people received their first choice of Plymouth secondary school, 4.01 per cent their second and 1.12 per cent their third. Less than one per cent did not receive any of the schools they listed as a preference.

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Juice Bar Opens on NHS Change Day

A juice bar opened at Derriford Hospital yesterday (Monday).

The launch coincides with NHS Change Day and is a key part of the Trust's commitment to improve staff and patient health and wellbeing, by improving the availability of healthier food and drink choices.

Chief Executive Ann James has pledged, for NHS Change Day, saying: “We will support patients, staff &...

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