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SunGift Solar training team and apprentices

Exeter-based SunGift Solar creates job opportunities for young people

A record summer of sun, heatwaves and predictions that future summers will only get hotter has led Exeter-based SunGift Solar to announce plans to expand its solar installer trainee scheme and its team of electrical apprentices.

Working closely with Exeter College, the business is...

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Wildfires warning as warm weather arrives

With sunny weather predicted for this week many people will be encouraged to be outside, whether this is a causal stroll in the countryside or hiking across Dartmoor.

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind walkers and campers to be mindful of the impact and damage that a gorse fire has on the environment.

They also tie up valuable fire resources for some time....

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Celebrating the impact of 18th century culture

The lasting influence of Georgian culture on our modern society is to be celebrated through a series of events hosted by Peninsula Arts at Plymouth University.

Beginning on Thursday 16 April, a selection of talks, musical performances, film and more is being organised by the University’s public arts programme and staged at venues on the campus and across the city.

They form...

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'Soil Culture: Dig It' comes to Plymouth University

‘Soil Culture: Dig It’ launches at Plymouth University this week. The exhibition is part of a three-year programme of cultural events across the South West region that encourages visitors to look beyond the surface of earth, mud, dirt and grit to find its underlying beauty and purpose in our existence.

Supported by the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) Soil...

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Dog charity braced for influx of ‘wolf lookalike’ breeds

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is bracing itself for an influx of ‘wolf lookalike’ breeds following the start of series five of the popular Games of Thrones.

In 2014, Dogs Trust took in 175 Huskies and 35 Malamutes, across their 20 Rehoming Centres in the UK, meaning that the number of these breeds taken in by the charity has more than tripled in the past four years...

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Celebrating 50th anniversary of Churchill's death

The anniversary of the death of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill is to be marked with a special event involving Plymouth University.

On Saturday 9 May, a series of lectures and celebrations will be held at the University, organised by the South West Association of Churchill Fellows.

After Churchill’s death in January 1965, there was a huge public outpouring of grief and...

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Funding boost for walking and cycling links

Plymouth City Council has been awarded £242,000 to improve walking and cycling links between the Plym Valley Trail and Saltram Countryside Park.

The funding forms part of a larger award made by the Department for Transport’s Cycle Ambition Fund to Devon County Council’s ‘Granite and Gears’ project, which aims to improve cycling access to Dartmoor from across the county.

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Countryside vote may have unexpected teeth

As political campaigners across the UK start knocking on doors ahead of the general election, rural insurer, NFU Mutual is warning that those chasing the countryside vote might find it has unexpected teeth.

Over the past two years, the insurer paid out over £1 million in claims for dogs biting visitors to rural properties. With the general election only weeks away, the insurer is...

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Oak Furniture Land store opens in Plymouth

The National Marine Aquarium’s favourite Loggerhead Turtle, Snorkel…..in the shape of a cake was joined by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth to officially open the new Oak Furniture Land store on Coypool Retail Park on Thursday 9th April.

The ‘Snorkel’ cake took centre stage as the Lord Mayor presented the amazing confectionery creation to The National Marine Aquarium on behalf of the new Oak...

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Rock band Downfall need your votes!

Young up-and-coming rock band Downfall from Okehampton are needing your votes as part of nationwide competition 'Brand New Artist'. They take influence from Stone Sour, Black Stone Cherry and Black Label Society.

Along with 99 other acts, they are competing to win prizes to the value of 100k.

The band consist of 25 year old Karl Little on lead guitar and vocals, 18 year old...

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Cold water shock warning

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is joining with fire and rescue services across the UK in supporting the Chief Fire Officers Association’s Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week 2015, taking place from 13-19 April.

The campaign is focusing on raising awareness of the issue of Cold Water Shock by encouraging everyone, but especially young people to share the message ‘...

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