PUBLISHED: 11:16 24 September 2018 | UPDATED: 11:16 24 September 2018 Jessica Hill Magazines. Picture: OXANA D/GETTY IMAGES/iSTOCKPHOTO OxanaD A magazine publishing house behind a number of craft, gardening, health and food titles has been snapped up by DC Thomson Media, the business behind the Beano brand. Aceville Publications, which is based on Hawkins Road, Colchester, is home to more than 40 in-house brands, alongside a growing business-to-business portfolio. These include specialist craft, gardening, health and food publications such as Health & Wellbeing, Let’s Knit, Veggie, and Sew.Dundee-based DC Thomson already has a portfolio of more than 20 magazines, including the Beano and over 60sThe acquisition of Aceville by DC Thomson Media creates a combined portfolio of about 70 magazines, as well as a number of digital properties and events.Matthew Tudor, managing director at Aceville, said DC Thomson Media had a “great heritage and … [Read more...] about Essex magazine publisher is bought up
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Beano Launches New Comic Strip Focused On Mobile Phones And Kids’ Mental Health
The Beano is launching a new comic strip focusing on how children can use mobile phones in a way that’s positive for their mental health. The children’s magazine is best known for it’s mischievous characters including Dennis The Menace and Minnie The Minx. It’s latest addition, the story of ‘Mandi And Her Mobile’, has come out of a collaboration with charity YoungMinds. “Mandi, the new character, faces pressures that can have an impact on children’s mental health – like dealing with getting your first phone,” said Tom Madders, campaigns director at YoungMinds. Comic character Mandi Sharma is a nine-year-old living in Beanotown. She goes to Bash Street School with Toots, Rubi von Screwtop and JJ. Her favourite subject is science and she’s a goalkeeper for the hockey team. Mandi lives with her mum Keran and her grandmother Shabu - they are all Hindi. When Mandi gets Keran’s old mobile phone, it’s … [Read more...] about Beano Launches New Comic Strip Focused On Mobile Phones And Kids’ Mental Health
FT Health: Battle begins over gaming disorder
Darren Dodd and Andrew Jack June 29, 2018 Print this page Experimental feature Listen to this article Play audio for this article Pause Register here to receive this briefing by email every Friday.“I have patients who come in suffering from an addiction to Candy Crush Saga, and they’re substantially similar to people who come in with a cocaine disorder,” writes a US doctor. In the UK, a 10-year old had to be treated for serious bowel and bladder problems after his gaming habit stopped him going to the toilet.Cases such as these have led the World Health Organization to include “gaming disorder” in its new Classification of Diseases.The UK this week announced its first dedicated clinic for addicts. In the US, rehab programmes such as ReStart are becoming more popular. Some suggest copying the tactics of smoking cessation programmes with a mix of advertising bans, packaging regulations and … [Read more...] about FT Health: Battle begins over gaming disorder
Golf top health benefits
PUBLISHED: 13:36 27 June 2018 The course at Ufford Park is ideal for a mid week pay and play session Picture: Fairway Flyovers Archant Get fit with a midweek round of golf in Suffolk. Trying to keep fit? Aren’t we all! Going to the gym is fine. It passes the time, and if you work really hard and don’t spend the whole session gossiping or shuffling through your Spotify list for the perfect ‘workout tunes’ you can see real results. But, if you want to maintain your fitness, experts say you’ll see better health benefits in the long term if you take up a sport. Engaging with others, practising hand-eye coordination, and indulging your competitive streak while participating in sport all contribute massively to your physical and mental wellbeing. And one sport that ticks all theses boxes is golf. Forget any preconceptions you have. Once considered elitist, this challenging and fun activity has opened its doors massively and everyone can play – with … [Read more...] about Golf top health benefits
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“You wouldn’t wish those kind of feelings on your worst enemy… It got bad, it got horrible, I was in a proper dark place.” Three months after coming third on last year’s series of Love Island, contestant Chris Hughes opened up about his anxiety, which he had experienced since the age of 19. Hughes had previously written about his anxiety and panic attacks in an Instagram post on World Mental Health Day in 2016, and appeared to struggle with his emotions when starring on the reality show a year later. (Viewers defended him online when he was told not to “cry again” by his love interest on the programme.) Since then, he has teamed up with Topman to raise awareness about men’s mental health, and said he still has to focus on coping with the condition. “About a week ago I was just laying in bed, I know how to cope with it now a lot better than I did, and my breathing went a bit funny and I did get a little anxiety,” … [Read more...] about ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightAnxiety on Love Island: when reality TV stars have mental health problems