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The Quiet Value Hiding among Books on Stuffed Bookshelves

Full bookshelves bring warmth and comfort into the home environment. In many Devon homes, there are plenty of books accumulating in a corner over the years; old literature from schools and university, recipe books, books to read when you travel, tales for kids, and expensive heavy books that...

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A Plymouth school chef has taken second place in the prestigious School Chef of the year competition organised by the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA).

Sharon Cundell is the kitchen manager at St Edwards C of E Primary School and works for CATERed, the newly formed local authority trading co-operative company which is 49 per cent owned by schools and 51 per cent by the...

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Plymouth libraries celebrate Bookstart Week

Libraries in Plymouth will be celebrating National Bookstart Week with jungle themed parties for the under-fives.

UK charity Book Trust says ‘every little monkey deserves a story and a cuddle’ and is calling for Plymouth parents and carers to perfect their loudest ape call and take their cheeky chimps to a local library for some reading adventures between Saturday 6 and Saturday 13...

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Step on board and start your journey to fostering with FCA

Foster Care Associates (FCA) will be welcoming the Lord Mayor of Plymouth into his new role on a form of transport sure to get visitors talking at this year’s Lord Mayor’s Day on Saturday (6 June).

The UK’s leading independent fostering agency is inviting people to step on board their bright pink double decker bus as part of FCA’s ‘30K foster care challenge’. This will involve the FCA...

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Happy first birthday Gemini!

Just look at her now! One year ago she was a tiny, helpless seal pup being bottle fed every few hours - she even had to be taught how to swim.

Now, Living Coasts’ South American fur seal pup Gemini moves effortlessly in her sunlit pool. Although she is not fully-grown, she’s a healthy 20 kilos, is fully independent and can stand up for herself among the other seals.

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Experts ‘call time’ on fake watches

The British market is experiencing a surge in counterfeit watches, as buyers are unwittingly conned into purchasing phony goods - often for a heavy price tag.

Improved trickery behind today’s ‘knock off’ watches is making it increasingly difficult for people to spot a replica, but local experts and Trading Standards are warning that faulty fakes can be a costly mistake!

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Can you identify assault victims?

Police in Plymouth are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating two male victims of a serious assault.

Officers are keen to speak to the men pictured who are believed to have been assaulted at The Blockhouse Inn, Devonport Road, Stoke, but left the scene before officers arrived.

Three other men from Plymouth were assaulted by a man during the incident that happened...

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Two drivers injured in Yelverton collision

Police are investigating a serious collision on the A386 near Yelverton in which two male drivers were injured.

Officers were called shortly before 2.40pm on Tuesday 2 June after reports of a two-vehicle collision halfway between the Yelverton roundabout and the junction for The Rock.

The fire service attended as one of the drivers was reported to be trapped.

Both male...

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MTV Crashes announces day two line-up

MTV today announced that 20 year old Dutch wonder-kid, Oliver Heldens, will headline day two of this summer's biggest show on the South West, MTV Crashes Plymouth, with Club MTV.

Day Two's stellar line-up mixes some heavyweight performers alongside outstanding emerging superstars. Two-time UK No.1 chart-topper DJ Fresh will be taking to the stage, as will two true stars of the future...

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Find out what Derriford Hospital's new helipad means to Peninsula Trauma Centre

In 2012, Derriford Hospital officially became the Peninsula Trauma Centre as part of a new region-wide system in the South West.

This consists of two trauma care networks, each with a major trauma centre at the heart of the network and is supported by the ambulance and air ambulances services, trauma units, local acute hospitals, specialist rehabilitation and many other associated...

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1 in 3 kids haven't heard a cow moo up close

Hearing a real cow moo or a sheep baa for the first time is a special moment but a new survey of primary school children has revealed that this experience is becoming increasingly rare.

The results show that more than 1 in 3 children have never heard a sheep baa (37 per cent) or a cow moo (34%) up close, with thousands only experiencing it through their TV or computer screens.

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