Family Life

Trill Farm, the 300 acre organic farm and education centre near Axminster, will be participating in this national event - Open Farm Sunday - for the first time in 2015, on Sunday 7th June between 11am - 4pm. Each year since 2006, Open Farm Sunday has seen hundreds of UK farms open up their gates to the public on the same day across the country. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the British public to get to understand the importance of farming and its connection to food production, something that is at the heart of The Trill Trust, the educational charity based at Trill. People can visit...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting Arson Awareness Week (May 3-9) by focusing on their Firesetter Intervention Programme aimed at young children who are drawn to lighting fires.

Our Firesetter Intervention Programme helps children and young people understand and control the feelings and circumstances that lead them to set fires.

Most children show a natural interest and curiosity in fire, even if they do not display any firesetting behaviour. Children may be fascinated by the glow from a real flame from when they blow out their birthday candles,...

Just under half of all Brits admit they have secretly checked their partner’s Facebook account and one in five went on to row about what they discovered, new research has revealed.

One in seven said they had contemplated divorce because of their other halves activities on Facebook, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter or What’sApp.

Nearly a quarter or the 2,000 married Brits asked, said they had at least one argument a week with their partner because of social media use and 17 per cent said they rowed every day because of it.

The most common reasons for checking their partner’s...

Michelin-starred celebrity chef Michael Caines, MBE, has today announced the launch of a unique partnership of adoption agencies based in Devon, Adopt South West.

The new partnership includes the adoption agencies of Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and charities Barnardo’s and Families for Children.

Adopt South West, who are committed to finding and supporting stable and secure placements for children, are also launching a campaign to break down the myths surrounding adoption. The campaign will also focus on encouraging people who have not...