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Christmas is cancelled in major cities across the UK
This comes as festive markets and light switch-ons have been scrapped in popular areas such as Brighton, Sheffield and Lincoln. Brighton and Hove City Council have stated they couldn’t afford the £70,000 needed for the event to go ahead. Meanwhile in Lincoln,...
Rumours fly over Glastonbury, Reading and Boardmasters line-ups
Glastonbury Festival: Rumours are flying around about headliners for next year’s Glastonbury, according to the official Glastonbury website the festival will take place from the 26th to the 30th of June next year, with many big artists leaving Glastonbury gaps in...
Erik ten Hag denies crisis while Unai Emery and Pep Guardiola praise Aston Villa
Erik ten Hag gives honest opinion on Manchester United situation Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has denied claims that the club is in crisis following a 2-1 win against Chelsea last night. He said: “we are moving in the right direction.” United are just 3...
12 Days of Christmas?
New polls around the actual beginning of Christmas have revealed that opinions on the start date of the holiday are not quite shared by Plymouth’s public. Everyone knows the classic ‘12 days of Christmas’ expectation but few people agree with this time length for...
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Gunners destroy London Rivals in 45 minutes
Arsenal delivered an incredible first-half performance at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, securing a crucial 5-2 victory over West Ham. The win showcased their attacking prowess and moved the Gunners to second place in the Premier League standings. Arsenal...
Booster Jabs… how have they affected people and are they working to stop the spread of Covid-19?
As of Monday December 27th, 215,703 people received a booster or third dose, and 56.9% of people in the UK aged 12 and over have now received their booster jab. ITV News highlighted that PM Boris Johnson, scrapped his original goal of vaccinating all adults with a...
Student Accommodation – Here’s the problem.
Picture this; it’s September first, and you’re moving into your new flat – fresh into your second year at university and experiencing letting for the first time after a year of complete uncertainty. This was me.I got the train down the night before,...
Should We Be More Cautious Of The Omicron Varient?
The Omicron variant is well and truly upon us, but is it as a dangerous as it has been portrayed within the media? It is understood that the Omicron variant of Covid-19, is far more transmissible compared to other variants of the virus, with it being 5.4 more times...
Children smoking as young as nine. Cigarette giants advertise to kids.
The major tobacco companies collectively known as Big Tobacco have been involved in some very “shady” practices over the decades, from increasing the addictive nicotine levels in cigarettes, allegedly bribing top doctors to deny smoking’s harmful side effects, and to...
The truth behind touch therapy for dementia patients.
Around 5 million adults, at least age 65, have dementia. On the 18th March 2018 my Grandma, 75 years of age, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It wasn’t sudden, I always knew that things were not quite right as she was slowly forgetting what would have...
The fight goes on to save five Cornish leisure centres from closure
Saltash Leisure Centre is one of five Cornish leisure centres, currently under the threat of imminent closure. Centres at Saltash, Wadebridge, Falmouth, Launceston, and the hydrotherapy pool at St Austell, could all face closure as early as March 2022. In Saltash, the...
Are both members of the public and NHS workers able to take days off work due to mental health related issues?
Since March 2020, people’s mental health has become increasingly worse due to the global pandemic, and as a result, the NHS staff have been put under a massive strain; to help others whilst considering the affect on themselves. When it comes to mental health, 72...
F1 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Live Blog Coverage
It all comes down to this. F1 has arrived at Abu Dhabi for the final race of the season, and for the second time in Formula One history, the championship leaders have arrived at the final race on equal points. Max Verstappen will start today’s race from pole...
What is ‘Plan B ‘ and how does it apply to us?
With the arrival of the Omicron variant and cases of Covid-19 still high, the introduction of the ‘so-called’ Plan B restrictions has been in the talks for quite some time. We have been warned in the past that winter could be a challenging time with seasonal illnesses...
Charity Sports at Marjon
Every week at Marjon is great for sport no matter what team you play for. The social aspect being part of one is integral for a great experience This week on campus we saw 2 mixed gendered teams competing in charity games, The first event took place on the Marjon...
How safe are women in Plymouth?
With the recent surge of spiking cases, sexual assault and even murder in Plymouth, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to feel safe on a night out or even venturing out in the dark for a walk or to see your friends. Since the body of a young woman was found...
Should you be worried about the Omricon variant?
Yesterday marked a ‘grim milestone’ in terms of COVID deaths in Plymouth. The area’s fatalities have risen to 306 people since the start of the pandemic, with 300 of those deaths coming from Derriford hospital and 6 coming from Mount Gould hospital....
Goodbye Great British Bake off 2021
Sadly, we’ve reached the final of the Great British Bake Off 2021 Can it be so? Surely this year’s Great British Bake Off can’t be over already? The last 10 weeks have whipped by, and we’re now so familiar with the bakers in the tent, they...
Happy 69th Birthday to Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Let me take you back to a different time, long before the age of social media and iPhones, long before Covid made such a massive impact on our lives. It’s 1952, Winston Churchill is prime minister, Stalin is the head of Russia, television shuts off at 10.20pm every...
Norwegian Postal Company Include Gay Santa in Advert
PROGRESSIVE Norwegian postal service ‘Posten’ have launched their 2021 Christmas advert marking the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality within the country. Within the ad, Santa’s love story, traditionally depicted as heterosexual, is instead...
GBBO – free from week and goodbye Lizzie
We’ve now reached week 8 of 2021’s Great British Bake Off, and this week the bakers were asked to make a range of free from recipes. The first signature challenge saw the contestants asked to create dairy free ice cream sandwich biscuits. Lizzie’s...
Wildlife in the River Thames thriving, but climate change remains a threat
Back in 1957, the famous River Thames was described as filthy, strange opaque brown in colour and smelling of rotten eggs. That same year, The Natural History Museum declared it as biologically dead, meaning that the water quality was so poor and the oxygen levels so...
GBBO Goodbye George – It’s been sweet
What’s been happining in the world of The Great British Bake off? Since I last reported our GBBO goings on, much has happened. We’ve had pastry week, where the contestants had to produce chouxnuts – yep, you guessed it, yet another delicacy nobody...