The Rickshaw Challenge 2018- Harry’s story
The inspirational Plymouth school boy, Harry, is taking part in the ‘The Rickshaw Challenge’ 2018, from the 9th -15th November , cycling from the Eurotunnel in Calais all the way to Manchester for BBC’s Children in Need. Harry suffers with a Cerebral...
“There was nothing they could do, I would die in a couple of hours”
It was on an unspectacular day in December, 2008, in which Sheila Connolly’s life would take a sharp u-turn. She had collapsed and was rushed into intensive care, the signs were dire. An hour later Sheila’s husband, Stephen, arrived and after being...
Remembrance Day: one-hundred years on
Remembrance Sunday On this day 100 years ago, the guns across western Europe fell silent for the final time. Germany surrendered and the ‘war to end all wars’ was finally over. And thus the signing of the armistice became a catalyst for remembrance...
On average which university in the United Kingdom spends the most money?
Student website that allows support and guidance for people studying at university has revealed which university’s spend the most money and what they have been indulging on as well as who spends the least. Over 3100 students were asked in a survey how much they spend...
Drowning (in plastic) at MVV Devonport Energy from Waste
The mindful reduce, reuse, recycle phrase is well known in the UK and environmentally sensitive packaging is becoming increasingly more accessible; especially for independent businesses determined to promote minimizing single use waste. However, for those of us who...
MARJON defeats Southampton in emphatic fashion 5-0
I went down to watch the woman’s football match where MARJON played Southampton and spoke to Head Coach Ryan Yeoman and Captain Hayley...
Keeping Recyclable Materials Out Of The Fire
Plymouth’s MVV Energy from Waste facility urge that incineration of plastic should not be an alternative to recycling when dealing with the UK’s overflow of recyclable waste. After China announced a ban on surplus plastic exports from the UK in January, some councils...
Tracey Beaker is back
For people in their 20s Tracey Beaker is an iconic characters from their childhood. Whether they discovered here through Jacqueline Wilson’s books, or the hit CBBC TV series, Tracey’s misadventures as a feisty 10-year old in the care home she referred to...