Family Life

As you prepare to head home for the evening, here's a survey that will ring true with many.

For a new study has revealed that in the South West, parents have a staggering 91 battles a week with their children – and win 73 of them. · The most common battles take place around bedtime when mums and dads desperately try to get their children to go to sleep without a fight. · Cleaning up their mess, not allowing junk food and getting them to brush their teeth were also amongst the constant clashes between parents and offspring. · Researchers studied 2,000 parents of children aged one to...

Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics which shows that at the end of July 2014 it helped 2090 people directly with advice and information in the first four months of the financial year.

The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following areas compared to the same period last year:

Welfare benefit enquires • 59.4% increase about local support for council tax • 34.7% increase about tax credits • 30.7% increase about attendance allowance • 27.2% increase about housing benefit...

Exeter Tennis Centre has unveiled a revamped coaching programme specially designed to make it easier for local families to pick up a racquet.

The new programme features an exciting selection of toddler, mini, junior, teen and adult sessions timed to make it possible for children, siblings and parents to be on-court at the same time.

Director of Tennis Will McNally explained: “Families are incredibly busy so we wanted to find the best way for them to make the most of tennis.

“We’re in the privileged position of having 10 fabulous indoor courts which allows different...

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park offers a world of adventure to seek and explore this summer. Guests are invited to let their imaginations run wild, making Crealy the most exciting and magical place to be in the South West.

Imagine getting up close to prehistoric friends in the land that time forgot at one of Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park’s new rides, Dino Jeeps. The roaring T-Rex, mischievous Stegosaurus and clever Velociraptor are a wonder to be seen. Take a seat and experience a prehistoric journey with family and friends and watch out for exciting surprises at every...