Lifestyle

The Age of the Cookie-Cutter is Over!

As more and more consumers look for tailored products and services, so the need to move away from the cookie-cutter approach for branding becomes necessary. In response to this the large chains and supermarkets are moving away from ‘generic’ and ‘corporate’ and taking into account their surroundings and locations in a new way and identifying that they need to serve different communities with...

Further road works in September

Plymouth City Council will continue its extensive road resurfacing programme in September.

Eight more Plymouth roads are due to be resurfaced in September as part of the major five month programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth.

Five roads will be fully closed for between one to three days throughout the period. Diversion routes will be signposted...

Plymouth University cuts down on animal testing

A researcher from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has received funding to reduce the need for live animals in scientific research.

Dr Gyorgy Fejer has been awarded nearly £95,000 by the National Centre for the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research (NC3Rs).

The funding is for a pilot study to develop the lab-based creation...

Apple crumbles teaching children about sustainable food

Produce from the Tamar Valley will be sailed to Plymouth in an event teaching schoolchildren about food sustainability next month.

Apples, eggs, flour and honey from local producers will travel along the River Tamar on the Shamrock, a traditional sailing boat operated by SailTrade, a sustainable food transport company.

The school children will spend the morning picking...

Plymouth seeks to become world-leader for seafood sustainability

Plymouth’s restaurants are being given an opportunity to participate in a scheme that could bring a prestigious award to the city and set Plymouth apart as a world-leading city for seafood sustainability.

A partnership between National Marine Aquarium, Destination Plymouth and Plymouth University's Marine Institute has teamed up with Fish2Fork – the online sustainable dining guide – in...

The Organiser or the Ostrich? What kind of mover are you?

As the summer buying season continues with The Great Barratt Move, the five star housebuilder takes a look at how your personality shapes your moving experience.

Leading psychology and health expert, Professor Cary Cooper says that moving home continues to be one of the most stressful life events and that your everyday personality will have a massive effect on how you approach a move...

Fantasy Jukebox - 4. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Imagine a fantasy jukebox that contained all the most influential, innovative, adventurous and just plain great music since the dawn of the recording era. OK, so the likes of iTunes, YouTube and Spotify have made this more of a reality than a fantasy, but setting aside their rather indiscriminating presence, what should it include?

Continuing a series exploring some of the key...

Mamma mia – Year 9 twins take top grades in Italian GCSE

14-year-old Ivybridge Community College students achieve A*s.

There was double the excitement for one Devon family today, as twins Ella and Phoebe Middleton both achieved A* grades in their Italian GCSE exams, scoring exactly the same marks across all four units of their work.

And what made the achievement even more incredible is that the girls are both in year nine – aged just...

Best GCSE results in Ivybridge Community College’s history

77% achieve five A*-C (including English and Maths) - 11% growth on previous year

• 37% achieve 3 A/A*s or more • 23 students achieve 10 A/A*s or more

Staff and students at Ivybridge Community College are celebrating today, after recording the best GCSE results in the college’s history.

The college saw a huge increase in those attaining five A*-C grades (including...

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