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The Cosy Girl’s Guide to Staying Warm in Style

As the palette of nature starts to shift from vibrant summer hues to the soft pastel tones of fall, the whiff of imagery and poetry immerses us in a sense of warmth and cosiness. Cue falling leaves, rich hot chocolates, layers of clothing, and evening snuggles under the blanket. Staying warm...

Amy Fenton

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To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done

Pushing the envelope

“Pushing the envelope” is a phrase that originated with American test pilots like Chuck Yaeger and John Glenn in the 1940s. It described max stress situations for the metal skin (“envelope”) of a jet aircraft. In other words, the plane was designed to fly safely up to a certain speed for a certain distance at a certain altitude. The job of test pilots was to “push...

Crime figures – good news or bad?

This week we saw the publication of the three-monthly crime figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

As police and crime commissioner it is inevitable that the media will want me to comment in simple sound bites - is this good news or bad news news - so I thought I would clarify why I have been guarded in some of the interviews I have carried out this week.

ONS...

Plymouth Lives: Oliver Colvile MP

Oliver Colvile is the Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.

Name: Oliver Colvile

And what do you do?

I am the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Persistent, loyal, approachable, reliable, hardworking.

How would you describe Plymouth in 5 words?

Working to...

We need a government for the many, not the few

Luke Pollard, Labour's Parliamentary Candidate in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, looks back on the party conference season.

As the party conference season draws to a close for another year there's little doubt who’s been setting the agenda. Ed Miliband and Labour have identified the real problem of living standards facing families in Plymouth, and laid out policies to help deal with...

Plymouth solicitor closes adding to over 1,000 solicitor firms closed in the last year

Thornleys Solicitors of Plymouth closed on Monday ending 32 years of serving the Plymouth, Plymstock and South Hams communities.15 staff have been made redundant.

The Law Society Gazette reported that more than 1,000 small legal practices in the UK have ceased trading in the past year, and they predicted that the figure is set to rise further.

The Solicitors Regulation...

Plymouth Lives: Luke Pollard

Plymouth-born Luke Pollard is the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport seat.

Name: Luke Pollard

And what do you do? : Labour and Co-operative Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport - a long way of saying I’m running to be Plymouth’s next Member of Parliament.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?...

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...

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...

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