Cosmetic surgery is enjoying something of a post-lockdown boom. A range of factors are driving the surge in interest. We’ve spent a lot of time looking at our own faces on Zoom, and at the (more attractive) faces of Instagram influencers, YouTube personalities, and Hollywood actors. Many of us have put on weight during the first and second lockdown, and might seek a tummy-tuck to correct the problem . And then there’s the availability of low-level interventions like lip-fillers, and digital gateways to the world of cosmetic surgery, like Instagram’s now-banned surgery features.

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Businesses across the South West worked more closely together in 2020 despite the economic challenges of the pandemic.

A survey of over 100 companies by Collaborate South West found that over two thirds increased levels of collaboration with other organisations, with 80% believing collaboration to be extremely or very important to their business success moving forward.

A similar number 64% said the experience of lockdown has made them believe collaboration for business is more important than ever before.

Despite the closure of many workplaces, as millions of...

Dame Helen Mirren is urging residents in the South West to help raise money for homeless and vulnerable people in an appeal launched by Just Eat and Social Bite. Other well-known faces including Rob Brydon and Sir Chris Hoy have posted videos backing the new Christmas Meal Appeal launched by Just Eat in partnership with charities Social Bite & FoodCycle .

The appeal comes after reports detail the increasing issue of homelessness in the UK, and the increased pressure and reliance on charities as the nation deals with the economic and social fallout of the Covid pandemic....

Apparently, you must first create an immense love for yourself to be able to love others. Read on to learn more about self-care and creating healthy relationships .

How Important Is Self-care For A Healthy Relationship?

Ooh, how tiring is it when all the efforts you make in your relationship don't count to your partner? You feel like they don't appreciate you, or maybe they're just turning a blind eye to all you're doing. But look, your better half isn't turning a blind eye; maybe you're working on the relationship from the wrong direction. Not sure? Let’s find out....

Most people love animals and think of them as a best friend. Every time we see either a dog, cat or perhaps a horse, we tend to smile, at least if we are animal lovers. A lot of people also really enjoy watching sports, so how about we combine the two? Horse racing has become a popular and interesting sport not only to watch, but also to bet on.

Find free horse racing tips before you bet As you may already know, there is a ton of different sports to choose from, so it is easy to skip out on some of them. However, many people may have heard of horse racing, but have never really...

Having a Christmas tree in the background of our morning meetings and decorating our makeshift desks with some tinsel is a great way to start feeling festive, but who says it has to stop there just because we’re working from home?

This Friday is Christmas Jumper Day and it’s the perfect opportunity to begin celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. Get cosy and warm at your work from home station by pairing your comfiest pyjamas with your favourite jolly jumper.

But where in the UK are people dressing down for their home offices, and have we hung up our work uniforms...

Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.

Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.

Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and Leeds, plus The Eden Project in Cornwall and the...

Award winning, chart topping podcast and online TV channel History Hit has announced a new 11 date live tour for Autumn 2021.

The tour will see one of the world’s most celebrated history broadcasters Dan Snow taking his accessible interview style to the stage in 10 cities across England, Scotland and Wales. He will talk to some of our best historians about the biggest stories from the past as well as hear the history of the towns and cities that he visits.

Dan will be at The Great Hall in Exeter on 16 October.

Interviews and show content will also be broadcast...

Budding astronomers will be given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a truly special celestial event in the run-in to Christmas.

This month, the gas giants Saturn and Jupiter - the two largest planets in our Solar System - will be so close in the sky that they’ll both be visible through a telescope eyepiece at the same time.

The planets will reach their once-every-20-years conjunction on December 21 – which will be their closest alignment since 1623, almost 400 years ago.

To mark the occasion, experts from the University of Exeter are offering...

The current Covid-19 pandemic has really changed the way people live. Now that the government is using lockdowns to tame the virus, fitness enthusiasts can’t hit the gym as usual. But as we wait for a solution to be implemented, you have to look for a way of working out at home so that you don’t lose the gains you achieved before the pandemic struck. The advantage of home based exercise is that you train at your own convenience and also guarantees that you don’t contract the virus and spread it to other people in your household. On the other hand, working out on your own is easier said...