That’s according to rental giant www.Holidaylettings.co.uk , after new data revealed that 13 English towns have seen a significant year-on-year increase in bookings for Easter Weekend.
Jack Johnson, spokesperson of the UK’s leading holiday rentals website, said that he wouldn’t be surprised if the figures caused a stir in the places mentioned in...
Plymouth is moving a step closer to being a Baby Friendly city after all of its Everyone Active leisure centres are now signed up to the Plymouth Breastfeeding Kite Mark Scheme.
Now all Everyone Active sites in the city – including the iconic Plymouth Life Centre – are officially Breastfeeding Friendly.
The Livewell Southwest initiative commissioned by Plymouth City Council is...
A service in Plymouth which has saved local people thousands of pounds by helping them change how they buy, use and generate energy, is backing a national campaign.
Local Community Benefit Society, Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) are supporting the #PowertoSwitch campaign, alongside Plymouth City Council. PEC’s trained advisors offer a range of services to help local residents and...
A marine biologist at Plymouth University will be hitting the nation’s television screens this week in a ground-breaking documentary on sharks in British waters.
Dr Nicholas Higgs, a Research Fellow in the Marine Institute, was a consultant for Britain’s Sharks, which airs on ITV1 on Friday, and features a unique experiment in which a humpback whale carcass is towed out into the deep...
New research released today shows that over 63% of women living in the South West dream of starting their own business, motivated by the desire to bring more flexibility and earnings to their lives and the potential to be their own boss.
In order to have a perfect work/life balance, women in the South West believe work should be 37% and life 63% however, currently 87% of their waking...
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the Easter weekend.
High winds are expected to affect Devon on Saturday with gusts of 40-50mph in some inland areas, possibly topping 60mph across exposed coasts and hills.
The strong winds will be accompanied by heavy rain at times.
Buying land in Bath Street is a crucial step in Plymouth City Council’s long-held ambition of better linking the city centre to Millbay and the sea.
The Council is in discussions with the Homes & Communities Agency to fund the acquisition of five properties in Bath Street to help progress the development along the boulevard which will deliver over 170 new homes as well as new shops...
As well as having impact on general health, smoking is also bad for teeth and oral health, which is why a group of dental students from Plymouth University are working on a project to help their fellow students quit smoking.
Their project is raising awareness of the harmful effects of smoking on health and signposting other students to the Stop Smoking Service in Plymouth.
Join in the Mammal Society’s annual hunt for Easter Bunnies and Mad March Hares this Easter weekend. The Mammal Society is appealing for the public to record sightings of rabbits and hares and help target conservation efforts in the UK.
Both rabbits and hares are a regular sight in the countryside and are relatively easy to spot compared with many other mammals.
