Jones Myers niche family law firm is helping disabled Art Makers to fulfil their potential by supporting a seasonal ’12 Days Of Giving Appeal’ organised by Henshaws charity. The firm’s participation is part of its long-standing partnership with the charity which enhances the quality of life for 4,000 service users with sight loss and wide-ranging disabilities.

Christmas is here and families are planning ahead for how to keep the kids entertained during the festive season.

Christmas is fast approaching and supermarkets have geared up for the occasion by releasing their festive adverts for 2024. But just how successful have the retailers been with audiences over the last five years?

Fortnum and Mason, a brand renowned for their luxurious (and pricy) goodies, has just released Christmas crackers, priced at over £500. Retail experts, however, stress that you can get the same boujie Christmas experience at a fraction of the price by making them yourself.

The children’s outpatient department at Airedale General Hospital has had a Christmas toy bonus – thanks to the Friends of Airedale (FoA) playing Santa. The clinic, which likes to keep its young waiting visitors entertained with a good range of toys, recently experienced a worrying loss of playthings.

It’s that time of the year - the busy supermarkets are full of people frantically doing their Christmas shopping, and the shelves see the return of tubs and boxes of favourite festive chocolates. Whether your choice is Heroes, Celebrations, After Eights, or even all of them (no shame), resisting the temptation to dig in before Christmas Day is always a tough battle.

Advent is the period of four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Advent comes from the Latin word 'adventus' which means 'arrival'. This year in 2024 the first Sunday in Advent is on Sunday 1 December and ends on Tuesday 24 December. The definition of Advent is the arrival of a notable person or thing, the first season of the Church year leading up to Christmas.

When it’s Christmas Day and grub’s up, there’s no doubt your dog will be well aware of a feast - especially with all those amazing smells. So you might want to treat them to a Christmas dinner of their own. Hold your horses, though! Rather than scraping from your plates into their bowl, you’ll want to check whether their sensitive stomachs can handle all those rich, gravy-soaked treats.

Jones Myers family law specialist is supporting a global campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence which can have a profound impact on victims. The initiative, called 16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence, starts on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - and finishes on International Human Rights Day on December 10th.

A charity which provides holistic support to struggling families across Lancashire has received a grant of £1,250 from one of the UK’s leading training providers. Home-Start Central Lancashire offers support and guidance to families battling a range of challenges, including poverty, child behavioural pressures and parents battling addiction.

A new study by Pour Moi reveals which Christmas films are our biggest guilty pleasures; The researchers created a ‘Guilty Pleasure Score’ by analysing IMBd ratings and Rotten Tomatoes scores and correlating them with annual Google searches; Deck The Halls is the most popular guilty pleasure Christmas movie, scoring 65%, followed by Jack Frost (62%) and Christmas With The Kranks (61%); It’s a Wonderful Life and Die Hard are the top two highest-rated Christmas movies, according to IMDb scores.

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK