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According to the Children’s Commissioner, 93% of children in the UK play video games. For adults who didn’t grow up with a PlayStation or Xbox, it might feel like your children are completely obsessed with a form of media...

Zoom (or your video conferencing app of choice) may have become a staple of your personal and professional life. But what effect is this having on your mental wellbeing? Zoom fatigue is a real phenomenon, and if you’re always on a video...

If you’re spending a lot of time indoors, you might be looking for new ways to keep your family, housemates and support bubbles entertained. There’s no need to break out Monopoly when people are already bored and irritable; check out...

Sadly, to protect the health and safety of our team and clients from Covid-19 we have found that we haven't used our Durham office since April 2020.  Therefore, we’ve made the decision to shut down the office for the foreseeable...

Cancer treatment is already a lot for patients to deal with, and having to worry about transport to and from the hospital only adds to the stress. Luckily, local charity Daft as a Brush is here to help.

What is Daft as a Brush?

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If you’re looking for ways to keep yourself occupied during lockdown, then it might be time to learn a new skill. With Christmas around the corner money may be tight, but with skill swapping, you can stay busy and learn new things for...

The nights are drawing in, the weather is getting colder, and suddenly the great outdoors doesn’t seem nearly as appealing. If you’re looking for ways to keep connected during lockdown without having to leave your home, we’ve...

This year has been an isolating time for many, and without the internet, video calls and technology it could have been much worse. Unfortunately, that is the reality for many elderly people up and down the country, who are less likely to have...

As a business, you may be looking for ways to support your community during lockdown. There are a few different ways that you can support your local area and surrounding businesses, and also ways that your staff and employees can get involved....

The government recently announced the NHS Test and Trace, a service designed to trace people who have been connected to those who have tested positive for COVID-19.  The government hopes that by tracing close recent contacts of people who...