Family Life

Disabled children in Plymouth could soon be enjoying a much better choice of short breaks and accessible activities following the launch of a pilot project to get parents to join forces.

Parents across the country tell Scope that it can be difficult finding the right services for their children .

The disability charity is running a Department for Education-funded pilot where...

A group of children from Chernobyl will now be better protected against the risks of fire in their homes, thanks to a donation of smoke alarms from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Kingsbridge firefighters were delighted to play host to 10 youngsters from the Gomel region of Belarus, an area hugely affected by the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. As part of the visit organised...

Things are hotting up at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, which has a packed programme of events and activities on offer for children and families throughout the summer holiday.

Free film screenings of Wreck-It Ralph (6 August), Madagascar 3 (13 August), Ice Age 4 (20 August) and The Croods (27 August) will run from 1.30pm each Tuesday.

Drop-in craft sessions will run on...

Plymouth primary school teacher and newly published author Andrew Beasley will have youngsters on the edge of their seats this week when he drops in at Plymstock Library to talk about his super scary story ‘Ben Kingdom: The Claws of Evil’.

The swashbuckling adventure, set in an imaginary Victorian London, is Andrew’s debut novel and has been included in the official book collection for...