Family Life

The Natural Nursery is delighted to announce that it will be holding regular pop-up shops in McCoys Arcade, Fore Street, Exeter.

Selling a range of cloth nappies, baby slings and other natural parenting products, the pop-up shop will give Exeter parents a much-needed opportunity to see, try and handle goods before purchasing or ordering.

Arabella Greatorex, partner of The Natural Nursery, says “We are thrilled to be able to offer this to Exeter parents. Since closing our retail shop in Bristol, I have really missed the day-to-day contact with customers and the ability to...

Charity Sustrans has urged the government to introduce a minimum standard of everyday cycling education and support for schools in England by 2016 to tackle childhood obesity, a move supported by Olympic cycling gold medallist Dani King.

Sustrans’ report, ‘Going for Gold’, calls for cycling to school to be integrated into the national curriculum so every student can access regular training in safety and maintenance and have a spot to park their bike.

Evidence shows that the one-off training sessions currently available do little to change habits in the...

Adapted from the short story, Pobby and Dingan , by Ben Rice, The Mysterious Vanishment of Pobby and Dingan will be coming to the Northcott Theatre this Sunday and is recommended for children of nine and over. The Stage said of it "This Tasmanian writer has a quirky, audacious, wonderfully unfettered way of looking at life'.

The storyline is based around Kellyanne’s best friends, Pobby and Dingan. Her big brother Ashmol hates them. They’re invisible and they make her act weird. Everyone thinks she’s a fruitloop and it’s no fun having a fruitloop for a sister in Lightning Ridge....

New research reveals key times to teach your little one simple hand hygiene habits. Insights from new research sponsored by Dettol have found that play time makes up almost half of a toddler's day, with 88% of mothers saying they like to spend that play time in the garden or in a park. With Global Hand Wash Day (15th October) fast approaching, it's important to highlight that hand hygiene is the first-line of defence against germs. So it’s not surprising that almost 75% of mums ensure that their child washes their hands after playing outside, however it means that over a quarter (26%)...