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When kids go home, adults Go Ape this summer!

Go Ape Haldon are launching adults-only sessions for the first time this summer. So you can swear up a storm all the way down the zipline guilt free (guessing that happens a lot).

Landing just in time for VAT Summer, where you can save 15% across Go Ape locations until 1st September...

Police appeal after attack at Reflex nightclub

Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with an unprovoked assault which took place in Reflex nightclub in Plymouth.

The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday 15 November in the Reflex nightclub in Union Street. The victim of the unprovoked assault is a serviceman who was punched by both men and sustained multiple breaks to both sides of...

Globally renowned designer shares his expertise with new creative talent

A celebrated industrial designer whose illustrious career spans more than half a century has been passing the benefits of his experience to a new generation of creative minds.

Sir Kenneth Grange spent a morning talking to, and answering questions from, undergraduate and postgraduate design students at Plymouth University.

During a question and answer session in the...

Burglary at Plymouth college

Detectives are seeking burglars who broke into the student hangout at Plymouth’s City College at the weekend.

The offenders broke a reinforced window and smashed their way into the students' room in the early hours of Sunday 7 December.

They stole an X-Box and three controllers, a FIFA 14 game and an amount of cash. They also damaged a television trying to get it off the wall...

Energy suppliers launch ‘My Energy Credit’

The UK’s major energy suppliers have launched a nationwide campaign to help reunite customers with cash owed to them by their former energy supplier.

'My Energy Credit' enables energy consumers to claim credit repayments through a new 'My Energy Credit' helpline 0370 737 7770 and freepost address (see below) in addition to www.myenergycredit.com website which launched in September. The...

Community grants available for local people

Applications are now open for people in Devon to apply for grants from Crimebeat funds, sponsored by the High Sheriff of Devon.

Awarded to individuals or groups, grants of up to £1000 are available to people whose project will have a positive impact on the local community and will help cut crime. Of particular relevance are initiatives which can positively influence young people who...

Employment survey reveals a buoyant jobs market in the South West

Employers in the South West are entering the new year buoyed by optimism, according to Manpower, the global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions.

The South West’s Employment Outlook has leapt by 19 percentage points after a brief foray into negative territory last quarter, propelling it towards the top of the regional leaderboard.

The Manpower...

BHF donate 85 bags to Drake Circus appeal

British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops are delighted to announce that 85 bags were donated to their Bag It. Beat It. event held at Drake Circus Shopping Centre. The donated items will now go on to be sold in local BHF shops and could generate up to £1,500 to help fund life-saving research.

BHF shop’s Bag it. Beat it. campaign urged the public to donate bags of unwanted items. Every bag...

Vet teamwork helps zoo monkey

A Critically Endangered monkey with a rare medical condition has been treated by a team of zoo experts and South West veterinary specialists.

Animal care staff at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park took the sick primate for a CT scan at a veterinary hospital in Somerset. JR – full name Jean-Robert - is a brown or variegated spider monkey Ateles hybridus The species, which is listed as...

Marine Station provides new perspective on environmental education

A multi-million pound teaching and research facility that will enable students to learn about the marine environment before they head out onto or under the sea has opened its doors at Plymouth University. Located on the city’s waterfront at Coxside, between the National Marine Aquarium and Queen Anne’s Battery, the £4.85 million, two-storey building, has bespoke facilities such as wet labs and...

Drugs in the environment affect plant growth

The drugs we release into the environment are likely to have a significant impact on plant growth, finds a new study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University.

By assessing the impacts of a range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the research has shown that the growth of edible crops can be affected by these chemicals – even at the very low...

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