Lifestyle

A blog by Karina Bailey.

When you’re on the phone or just sat thinking with a pen in your hand the chances are you’ll be doodling. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had to re-write notes before because I drew all over the page! I’ve even found myself doodling while I’ve been taking minutes during a board meeting and still managed to understand my minutes at the end of it.

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The team at River Cottage are celebrating a successful month after scooping up a staggering four awards in February, with the icing on the cake being the award for Best Cookery School as voted for by Food Reader Magazine readers.

The canteens at Plymouth and Bristol also picked up awards, achieving a Gold Award in the South West Tourism Awards, Taste of the South West category as well...

A touring exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, London featuring paintings by one of the most popular and pioneering British artists of the 20th century will open at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 1 March.

'Laura Knight Portraits' highlights the life and career of Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), whose highly distinctive and vivid work saw her rise to the top...

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards are warning residents today to be aware of unscrupulous traders offering carpet cleaning services, following complaints from concerned consumers.

The traders, some of whom operate nationally, normally make initial contact by telephone, offering to clean carpets for a low or special price, often around £20 per room.

A card then arrives with a...