At some point in your life, you’ve probably had to endure the noisy eater who manages to eat his food in a manner not dissimilar to a pig slurping on its swill. Oblivious to his fellow diners, he munches, crunches, slurps and swallows the food set before him for all to hear while you try to enjoy your own. But you can’t. Of course, you’d love to politely point out his immensely annoying eating habits but you know you’re not going to. Oh no, you’re going to suffer in silence until he finishes every last morsel on place plate. Arghh!
Making small talk with a neighbour doesn’t always come naturally for people in the South West but when they do make the effort they feel happier, a new study has revealed.
A national survey carried out by Lottery-funded initiative The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, found that more than 70% of people in the South West said that small talk makes them feel happier, despite it not coming naturally for 40% of those who responded.
Nearly 60% of people in the South West do make small talk with their neighbours on a regular basis and more than 50% in the...
Entry is free for all children aged 17 and under, and a special two for one offer for pre-booked adult tickets means Family Day at Exeter Racecourse on April 15, which is sponsored by Finlake Holiday Park, is one of Devon’s most popular days out during the Easter holidays.
It’s when the racecourse stages a host of activities so that children can discover for themselves the fun and excitement of horse racing from question and answer sessions with top jockeys, to an informative behind-the-scenes tour with Ollie McPhai, a former jockey who now works with the British Horse Racing...
Neil Parish MP attended Bliss’ parliamentary event on Thursday 27 February. The campaign and reception were organised by Bliss, the special care baby charity, which provides support to families of babies born premature and sick across the UK.
The campaign has been launched with the release of their report called ‘It’s not a game: the very real costs of having a premature or sick baby’, which is based on a survey of over 1300 parents and 178 hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales. The report found that:
Parents of a baby admitted to neonatal care face extra costs
After months of bad weather the sun is finally back and South West locals are lapping up the good weather whilst they can. However, the sun does not mean a break for all of us, with Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service being called to many incidents over the weekend.
In the early hours of this morning ( Sunday 16th March) firefighters from Danes Castle were called to conduct a lift rescue.
Crew spent around half an hour rescuing two people trapped in a lift at Birks Grange, New North Road, Exeter at 12.15am.
Music therapy is the use of music as an essentially social and communicative activity to try and enhance behavioural and emotional outcomes. Music Therapists work with a variety of people in a variety of settings but at the core of their approach lies the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client.
One local charity using Music Therapy to enhance the lives of children in our community here in Devon is Honeylands Children’s Centre. The Music Therapy team at Honeylands work with around 100 children who either find language difficult or impossible. For the children who...
A woman who sustained head injuries following a crash on Exeter Road, in Teignmouth yesterday has been transferred to Derriford Hospital.
A female casualty was initially taken to Torbay Hospital after the vehicle she was travelling in crashed into a lampost just before 1pm on Friday 14th March.
Due to the severity of her injuries she has now been transferred to Derriford Hospital.
A police spokesman said:
" We recieved a report of a Road Traffic collision at Exeter Road in Teignmouth at 12.55pm. The car, a Black KIA Picanto, had crashed into a lampost...
You need to be very careful when you feel like preparing shrimps at home. Our suggestion is that you skip the packages that they offer in big supermarkets. Instead, buy shrimp at a local fish counter. The difference is that precooked frozen shrimp that you can buy at the supermarket is processed with too much salt (around 75 mg alt per ounce), while you won’t find nearly as much sodium salt when you buy them at a fish counter.
#4 – Cornflakes Yep, most people are still completely unaware of the fact that a cup of cornflakes contains around 274...
