Family Life

What was it actually like to grow up and work in rural West Devon during the 20th century?

Almost beyond imagination - but you can find out for yourself in a new book 'Farming and Rural Life' (£3 recommended donation or £4 posted) published by The Life Stories Project - part of Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS) a registered charity ( http://tasstavistock.org.uk/category/...

Parenting is demanding. No matter what age your children are, parenting presents is own set of challenges. When you have babies, you are constantly in a routine of feeds and nappy changes, when they begin school you need to be there to support their learning at home as well as day to day caring, and when they are teenagers, you have hormones to deal with! Often, being a parent means that you...

This October half-term, the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) in Plymouth will be celebrating Deep Blue Spaces. Dedicated to wellbeing and art, activities will promote mindfulness and creativity, focusing on the positive effects of gazing into wide open Ocean spaces.

Taking place from 20th – 28th October, the NMA will be inviting families to join in the fun of its Deep Blue Spaces trail...

More than 60% of parents in the South West with children under 18 have made no will, a new survey has revealed.

The study, carried out by Will Aid, found that 63% of mums and dads have not prepared this vital piece of paperwork.

A staggering 79% of Northern Irish parents and 74% of parents in the North East were without wills.

Meanwhile in the north west 64% of...