Family Life

Devon’s Top Attractions are getting ready for a Spooktacular half term of fun and Halloween happenings and will be offering the very best selection of scary fun and spooky surprises.

A spell will be cast across the county this October Half Term with many ‘trick or treats’ on offer. From bats to broomsticks, pumpkins to parties, it’s all going on! There will be lots of low key Halloween and pumpkin fun for the preschoolers and younger ones and lots of spine-chilling frightful fun for the older children.

Ride the ‘Beer Frights Ghost Train’ at Pecorama and receive a spooky...

Exeter Phoenix’s half term events are full of wonder with theatre, films and courses to keep children, and those who are young at heart, inspired and engaged while school is out. Family theatre show Your Toys, from Slot Machine Theatre company, invites its young audience to bring their own toys to life. Using a unique style of puppetry, original live music and quirky humour, the show is literally made by the audience’s toys. Expect adventure, laughs and audience participation at this show suitable for 5-9 year olds and their grown ups. Exeter Phoenix’s cinema, Studio 74, will be full of...

A cafe in Exeter called 'Wild Stuff' has been nominated for a national award which has been launched by Lansinoh. The awards are designed to celebrate places and people across the country supporting breastfeeding mums.

In 2015, 776,950 babies were born in the UK. Yet just 0.5% of UK mums are breastfeeding their newborn at 12 months, despite recommendations from the World Health Organisation to continue breastfeeding into your baby's second year. With British breastfeeding rates among the worst in the world, could the culprit be society’s attitudes towards breastfeeding?

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Planning a wedding can be daunting for both the bride and groom-to-be. Not only is it a day for you to express your love for one another and become husband and wife, but it is a celebration you want to pull off flawlessly for your guest’s behalf. With a wedding comes stress and the notion that you must make everyone happy; yet, this is far from the truth.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with catering to your guests, but the future Mr and Mrs should remember what they want, and ensure they, first and foremost, tailor their wedding to themselves. Here’s how to keep your wedding...