Family Life

Plymouth libraries will be hosting free story and craft sessions for five to 11-year-olds this half term holiday, celebrating classic children’s books.

Staff will share stories including the tale of Pinocchio and his growing nose, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Alice in Wonderland and Jack’s adventures up the beanstalk.

There’s a chance to go along to a fancy dress Mad Hatter’...

Living Streets is encouraging people to hit the streets and swap four wheels for two feet for National Walking Month in May.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to put their best feet forward during Walk to Work Week and Walk to School Week, which are part of the national charity’s annual flagship event aimed at raising awareness of the many benefits of walking.

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New research conducted by Cadburys has revealed that children of Plymouth are more likely to see celebrities such as Ant and Dec and Joey Essex as explorers than Sir David Attenborough and Christopher Columbus.

The research was conducted to celebrate the annual Easter Egg Trails provided by Cadburys and The National Trust.

This year's trails have a ' eggsplorer theme' which is...

The clocks sprung forward this weekend, resulting in the loss of another precious hour of sleep.

But it’s not just one hour of sleep that we’re losing. A new sleep study from New Febreze Sleep Serenity shows that on at least three different nights each week, the average person in the South West loses one hour and 48 minutes of shut eye while struggling to nod off – that’s five hours...