Lifestyle

Drivers urged to slow down to avoid twilight dazzle

The AA is urging drivers to slow down particularly at sunrise and sunset as AA research reveals that drivers and other road users blinded by the glare of the sun have contributed on average to 28 road deaths a year since 2010.

Dazzle remains a stubborn factor in the injury of a further 3,900 road users each year.

This is despite the number of people killed on UK roads falling 7...

Janner Jam helps juniors go greener

Janner Jam “made ‘ere in Devon” has launched a fantastic new scheme to raise money for a ground-breaking project that is getting thousands of school children in the South West out of the classroom and learning outdoors.

For the first time ever Janner Jam is putting their special edition Strawberry & Blueberry Jam on the shelves for sale following its huge success last year when it...

Film fans vote to be Spirited Away at grand finale of international festival

Hayao Miyazaki’s stunning Oscar-winning film Spirited Away has been chosen by film fans to close a major international festival set on the banks of the River Tamar.

It’s All About the River launched on September 12 and since then, a public vote has been staged to decide which of six river-themed films would close the month long event.

More than 40% of the votes cast were for...

Live Love Eat launches new Food & Drink Awards

Live Love Eat, the home of all things foodie in the South West, have launched their very first South West Food and Drink Awards.

You can nominate all sorts of organisations from food and drink producers to restaurants, pubs, retailers and even farmers markets.

When the nominations are in and counted those who have done the best will be put to a public vote. This is your chance...

Stagecoach celebrates a golden year

Stagecoach South West celebrated the first anniversary of its flagship luxury Stagecoach Gold bus service, which connects Plymouth to the English Riviera on Tuesday (30 September).

Such is the success of this premium bus route that, in May of this year, Stagecoach responded to customer demand by doubling the frequency of buses between Plymouth and Torquay. Buses now run every 30...

Make Christmas special for disadvantaged kids

Children’s Christmas wishes are evolving as today’s kids show awareness of the less fortunate and consider what they could give to a disadvantaged child, according to new research released today.

Rather than seeing other children go without toys in the festive season, the research from Argos and Barnardo’s shows that 95 per cent of children would happily give up some of their Christmas...

Community eats their way to new defibrillator

Kingswear’s popular Manna from Devon Cooking School was buzzing on the evening of Thursday 25th September. Co-owners Holly and David Jones hosted a charity pop up supper at the cooking school to raise money to help equip the village with a community defibrillator. The well-attended event raised an impressive £600 to go towards this.

This fundraising initiative has been set up by two...

Budding Beckhams raise money for Brain Tumour Research

The budding Beckhams of the Devon Junior and Minor Football League will be helping raise much needed money for ground-breaking local research into brain tumours, thanks to an exciting new partnership between the league and national charity Brain Tumour Research.

The League has agreed a charity partnership with Brain Tumour Research, which includes exclusive rights to fundraise at each...

Discover two-wheeled adventures

Saltram is hosting its first cycle festival on Saturday 4 October, from 11am to 3pm, to showcase to visitors as well as locals across Plymouth what incredible places the National Trust has to offer cyclists.

Whether you like to pootle down the track or prefer haring around bends, did you know that both Saltram and the Plym Valley have miles of traffic-free paths, mountain bike trails...

Arts venues join forces for acclaimed exhibition

Four of the city’s biggest arts venues have joined forces to present an acclaimed national exhibition.

‘Walk On: From Richard Long to Janet Cardiff – 40 Years of Art Walking’ will be on display until Saturday 13 December.

The nationally touring show is presented as a multi-site exhibition across Peninsula Arts (Plymouth University), Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth City Museum...

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