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A former University of Plymouth marine biologist student has become an ambassador for a charity tackling plastic pollution.

Mae Dorricott, 24, is a member of Plastic Pollution Awareness and Actions Project (PPAAP), which aims to end single plastic use - starting in the takeaway and restaurant industry.

And she was among businesses, scientists, innovators and teachers from...

When you mention ‘summer school’ to your children, you shouldn’t be surprised if they groan, insisting that summer is for fun, not school. In a way, they’d be right: having just completed a year in their educational institution, they’ll be looking forward to a summer in the sun with friends. What your child will not know, though, is that, along with exciting educational opportunities, summer...

THIS summer, the King of Waltz, André Rieu, returns to Maastricht to play his annual hometown concert – and once again it will be shown by Vue.

In what has become a yearly tradition, the world-famous violinist and conductor will play to music fans from across the globe, as Maastricht’s medieval town square is transformed into a spectacular backdrop for these unforgettable concerts...

Staff at Plympton Academy celebrated World Book Day this week by dressing up as their favourite literary characters and sharing the stories with their pupils. Jim Strachan, Head of Year 10, is photographed as Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Claire Worth, Year 7 pastoral mentor, who is dressed as Hermione Grainger. Other Plympton Academy staff dressed as their...