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There’s no getting around it. We love the giant ball of blazing gas in the sky. We really do. The second we see it, our brain tells our body to run to the nearest beer garden, stand with a cold beer in our hand, and say sentences like: “Well, this is the life”, or “It’s like being in Spain”, or “the Sun’s hot today”. However, when it comes to protecting ourselves from that same cosmic heat source, we, as a nation, are not good.

This summer, Beavertown Brewery is launching a very own sunscreen ‘Oil Your Neck’, targeted specifically at beer drinkers. More than 10,000 sachets of the...

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is working with Tomorrow’s Tourism on a groundbreaking piece of work to develop a business plan for Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) in Somerset and Devon.

The LVEP Programme , developed by VisitEngland , aims to create vibrant and sustainable visitor economies and generate better outcomes for visitors, businesses, the environment, and local communities. The Partnerships provide strong leadership and management, working with the public and private sector to shape and deliver strategy and activities for the...

Devon County Council is backing a special programme that can help struggling children improve their reading age by more than two years in just eight weeks.

HFL Education’s KS2 Reading Fluency Project is being launched nationwide today (11 July 2023) and is backed by teacher, author and activist Hon. Dr Stuart Lawrence.

The programme has been running in schools around Devon since 2020. 87 schools in the county with 689 pupils ranging from Year 2 to Year 8 have taken part.

School and library closures during the pandemic significantly impacted reading standards in...

The concept of play and playgrounds transcends the realm of simple fun and games. While they are undeniably sources of enjoyment and physical activity for children, their impact is more profound than initially perceived. In particular, school playground equipment , from the simple swing set to complex climbing frames, forms a critical component in the development of a child's social skill set.

In the United Kingdom, playground equipment is designed not only to entertain and challenge a child physically but also to stimulate their social, cognitive, and emotional...