Christopher Jones

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Christopher Jones |Chris Jones

Getting active is one of the best things that you can do to improve your quality of life - not only does it help give us the strength and resilience to enjoy life to the fullest, it’s also a brilliant way of boosting your mental health and happiness. Walking, wheeling and cycling are all proven ways of empowering people to become healthier and happier.

1 month ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Christopher Jones |Chris Jones

The ‘Yes to Quit’ campaign has launched across throughout Yorkshire and the Humber, with the message going out loud and clear on TV, radio, transport links and social media. The campaign highlights the fact that two in three smokers will miss major life events such as weddings, births, or quality time with loved ones by dying too soon - unless they quit.

2 months ago | psychreg.org | Joan Senio |Christopher Jones |Tim Williamson |Tim Fawnshaw

5 Reading Time: 5 minutesIt seems to me that friendship is becoming a lost art. Even the word ‘friend’ has been downgraded by social media. But friendship is essential if we are to thrive and flourish as human beings – and as leaders.  How many friends can we have? In the 1990s, anthropologist Robin Dunbar concluded that humans could only maintain social relationships with an average of 148 people – this was the average size of the early hunter-gatherer communities.

2 months ago | psychreg.org | Joan Senio |Christopher Jones |Tim Williamson |Tim Fawnshaw

2 Reading Time: 2 minutesA significant shift is underway in the UK’s dating landscape, as over one million users have deleted dating apps in the past year, according to Ofcom’s 2024 Online Nation report. This trend reflects a growing desire among singles to forge authentic, in-person connections, moving away from the often impersonal nature of online interactions. A recent collaboration between South Western Railway (SWR) and dating brand Thursday has shed light on this phenomenon.

2 months ago | psychreg.org | Christopher Jones |Tim Williamson |Tim Fawnshaw |Ellen Diamond

1 Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Valentine’s Day, romance is taking centre stage, from the sun-soaked drama of Love Island: All Stars to the viral romance novels dominating BookTok. New research from WTTB, one of the UK’s largest independent printers of books and literature, reveals a compelling overlap between the elements that make Love Island addictive and the themes driving the popularity of contemporary romance novels.