neighbours

Volunteers wanted to help sort donations for fire victims

Around 1,000 bags of donations have been collected and are waiting to be sorted through and distributed to the families affected by the Clowance Street fire.

Since the fire, kind hearted members of the public have literally been flooding Devonport with donations to the families affected, some of whom have lost everything in the blaze.

Devonport based community groups along with...

Do you know your neighbour's name?

At a time when politicians have pledged to strengthen local communities, it seems our new government may have a tough job on their hands as less than 5% of British people profess to know their neighbours names reveals a survey by Weber®; the world’s favourite barbecue brand.

The survey of over 2,000 UK residents by Weber® reveals the scale of our anti-social behaviour as one in five...

The Chattiest Streets in the South West are the Happiest Streets

Making small talk with a neighbour doesn’t always come naturally for people in the South West but when they do make the effort they feel happier, a new study has revealed.

A national survey carried out by Lottery-funded initiative The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, found that more than 70% of people in the South West said that small talk makes them feel happier...