With the school holidays in full swing, families across Britain will be off on their travels - but it doesn’t have to spell out the beginning of traffic jams, squabbling kids and endless toilet breaks.
Research from leading train company CrossCountry reveals that some parents are opting for train services when travelling with children – with 43% of parents agreeing that they are able to have more stimulating conversations with their children on a train than if they were travelling by car.
Just under half (48%) of Exeter parents say they are able to have more stimulating...
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Becoming a parent is an amazing and exciting time, but it can bring challenges too, and the right practical and emotional support can make all the difference for new mums and dads who are struggling with the transition to their new role.
Any new parent can feel isolated, particularly when they live far away from family, and new mums are more likely to suffer from depression than at any other point in their lives. NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, believes every new mum or dad should have the...
The school holidays are about to trigger the start of the busy summer getaway period for Exeter Airport and up to 25,000 passengers will be travelling through the terminal in the next seven days.
The week will see 12,500 passengers using the airport on variety of routes from the Isles of Scilly to as far away as Sharm el Sheikh.
South West flights from Exeter to St. Marys have increased to five a day and over the summer 11,000 passengers will use the service.
The holiday operator Thomson, which has a based Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Exeter, has a busy schedule which...
From early morning crowds started pouring into the Devon County Showground at Westpoint near Exeter for the second day of the Devon County Show. Organisers say the atmosphere was relaxed and happy as visitors enjoyed the early sunshine and the many features which reflect rural life in the county. Ollie Allen, Show Secretary, said: "Numbers are on a par with our record-breaking gate last year and we're looking forward to great weather tomorrow - bring it on!" Thousands of local school children enjoyed exploring the 118th Show and finding out more about where their food comes from. And...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, the South West’s No 1 Multi Award Winning Family Attraction is offering an exclusive 30% online discount off admission prices for this Saturday 11 May! The discount, which is available to pre-book online now, offers fun for all the family with plenty of all-weather attractions! What’s more, guests can also enjoy seven days of fun for the price of one with this exclusive online offer!
With over 60 rides and attractions including the latest theme park rides, the friendliest animals and exciting indoor and outdoor play areas, there’s no shortage of...
A donation from Haines Watts Chartered Accountants Exeter to their Charity of the Year, Families for Children Adoption Agency (FFC), has enabled the worthy cause to run two preparation courses for potential adopters. Haines Watts, based in Southernhay, raised over £2,000 for FFC through various activities and networking events over the 12-month period. This included an event to launch FFC as their new Charity of the Year held at Exeter Audi with sponsored Exeter Chiefs player Craig Mitchell during National Adoption Week.
Families will be more than £3,000 a year worse off by 2015 as a result of tax credit cuts, says the South West TUC.
With many tax credit changes that could leave families thousands of pounds out of pocket taking effect from today, the South West TUC has updated its tax credit calculator to help parents find out how they will be affected by the government’s recent changes.
The tax credit calculator – available on the TUC touchstone blog – allows working parents currently in receipt of tax credits to add their household details, such as income level and number of children,...
Children in care would be found a home with adoptive parents more quickly under new plans to reform the adoption system.
In a joint submission to Government, councillors, chief executives and directors of children's services have set out proposals to significantly increase the number of adopters recruited and speed up the process of finding new homes for children in care.
Under the reforms, councils would work more closely together to help match suitable adopters with children in other parts of the country.
Targeted support work would focus on speeding up the...
In the latest of a series of articles in The Telegraph newspaper looking into the Coalition Government's taxation policies affecting families, the Rt Rev Michael Langrish has said that "Mothers who choose to stay at home to care for their children are being unfairly penalised by a Government that has failed to reward their role at the heart of society."
The Bishop has also said that his views represent those of a number of bishops who are concerned by the Government’s apparent lack of support for family life.
Picking up on a speech made by the Bishop of Exeter in the House...
At least 9,000 new foster families are needed across the UK during 2013 to look after the record numbers of children in care who need to be fostered, according to figures out today from the Fostering Network.
