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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Banish the booze for Cancer Research UK

Men and women in the South West are being challenged to lay off the booze in January to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

The charity is launching Dryathlon, its New Year fundraising campaign, and urging people across the West to sign up now before the festive season gets into full swing.

Dryathletes pledge to drop the drink for a month and either get sponsored or donate the...

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A world of enchantment at Mount Edgcumbe this Christmas

A winter wonderland of entertainment and activities await visitors to Mount Edgcumbe’s 10th annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December.

From the past to the future, they have something to delight all tastes. The Victorian Magic Lantern Show will whisk you back in time and mesmerise you with its beauty. Or, if you have more of a passion for sci-fi, then see if you are...

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Devon couple agree to raise £100,000 over a beer

When Bob Prior caught up with friend and part-time neighbour Geoff at a party last year, little did he know their night out would end with a pledge to raise a six figure sum, a trip to Tanzania with a 1975 Land Rover ambulance and a determination to help children orphaned by AIDS.

As a result of his promise to help his old friend source four ambulances to help children orphaned by AIDS...

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City council gets 'app-y

Residents and visitors to Plymouth can now report a range of issues to the Council by using the My Plymouth mobile phone app.

Suitable for Blackberry, iPhone and Android smart phones the app can be used to report dog fouling, fly tipping, fly posting, graffiti, street cleaning and abandoned vehicles.

Photos, videos and relevant information can be sent through the app to the...

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Looking Back at Looe Street at Plymouth Arts Centre

Austerity and ‘make do and mend’ necessitated by the war years are being celebrated at an event at Plymouth Arts Centre.

The event, on Saturday 14 December, is the opening celebration of the Looe Street Detectives exhibition at the Arts Centre. Artist, Sara Bowler has worked with a team of Plymouth residents, the ‘Detectives’, aged from nine to over 70.

Together they have...

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City Museum acquires painting by Turner Prize nominee

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s permanent art collection has received a prestigious boost thanks to the acquisition of a new painting by current Turner Prize nominee, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

To Tell Them Where It’s Got To (2013) has been purchased with a grant from the Contemporary Art Society and the support of London based Corvi-Mora Gallery.

The painting shows a woman...

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Changes to opening hours at Plymouth libraries

Plymouth City Council is revising opening hours at its libraries to make them more consistent and better meet customer demand.

The improvements form part of the Council’s library service modernisation plans and follow public consultation carried out last year.

The new timetables will start on Thursday 2 January and will mean the city’s 17 libraries are open an extra 11 hours...

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John Butler Trio: European Tour

John Butler Trio announce their European tour to celebrate the release of their new studio album, Flesh & Blood in February, with a date at Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 3 May 2014.

It’s been nearly four years since the release of their last studio album April Uprising, in that time John Butler Trio have toured the world to ever increasing audiences, played key roles in fighting...

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RSPCA announces change in lost and found service

The RSPCA is announcing a change in the way that reports of lost and found animals are logged.

From 1 December, anyone who wishes to report a missing pet or tell us about an uninjured stray they have found will be asked to go to www.petslocated.com to register the animal’s details.

The service already exists to register reports of lost and found animals, but this is the first...

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Welcome to Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City!

Twenty volunteers from Plymouth University School of Tourism and Hospitality will play a key part in welcoming visitors to Plymouth in a new pilot scheme.

Plymouth Hosts is due to be launched today (27 November) by Destination Plymouth working in partnership with the City Centre and Waterfront partnership Business Improvement Districts.

They have been selected to welcome...

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