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Premier Marinas strengthens River Dart presence with introduction of Dartmouth Marina

Premier Marinas, the UK’s leading marina operator, welcomes the newly titled Dartmouth Marina as its sixth integration for the 2026 boating season.

Premier Marinas acquired the marina at part of its acquisition of the Dart Marina Group of companies in April 2026. The popular marina...

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Paignton Zoo’s Amazon wish list

Paignton Zoo has started an online wish list of gifts – for the animals.

It includes sprinklers to help cool the rhinos on a hot day, rubber balls and a bubble machine for monkeys to play with and aromatherapy oils for tigers to sniff.

The Zoo is a UK leader in environmental enrichment, the science of giving animals things to stimulate them mentally and physically. Now, keepers...

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Could you be Plymouth's next Young City Laureate?

This is the third year that the hunt is on to find a young person who’s passionate about poetry and writing to become Plymouth’s young city laureate.

Plymouth City Council and Literature Works are trying to find aspiring new writers in the city between the ages of 16 and 19 to apply for the honorary post.

Councillor Sue McDonald, Cabinet member for children, young people and...

Police celebrate successful outreach operation

Devon and Cornwall Police are due to host a celebration presentation, to showcase the results of their successful Debt and Crime Prevention campaign in Plymouth, earlier this year.

The operation was spearheaded by Crime Prevention Officer, Sarah German, working with other key partners across the city, including Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Age UK Plymouth, Advice...

Cars stolen from Plymouth dealership

Detectives are investigating the theft of two new cars worth £27,000 after a Plymouth motor dealership was targeted twice over the weekend.

Offenders damaged a metal barrier to gain entry to Vospers storage yard in Thornbury Road, Estover, in the early hours of Sunday 17 August.

Once inside they broke into a secure box containing car keys before stealing two Peugeot vehicles...

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Know your NHS this August bank holiday

With the August bank holiday approaching doctors in Devon have reminded people where they can find medical help if they need it.

Dr Tim Burke, a family doctor from Devon and chair of the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, said people should choose the most appropriate NHS service so they can get fast and effective advice and treatment for their health...

Tattoo equipment sized in Barne Barton

Equipment worth £4,000 has been seized as a fourth ‘scratcher’ has been raided through the Council’s Operation Itchy.

Officers from the Council’s Public Protection Service, together with the police, executed a warrant at an address in Barne Barton yesterday (Wednesday) in the campaign to crackdown on ‘scratchers’ – amateurs who have bought tattoo kit over the internet and tattoo...

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Appeal to identify bogus charity collectors

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information to identify two bogus charity collectors.

On Sunday 17th August at the Plymouth Mega Ride Event on the Hoe Promenade, two women were witnessed aggressively collecting money allegedly on behalf of the MacMillan Charity. The two women were seen collecting money from the public on the Hoe Promenade from 12.30pm onwards, and drew attention...

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Tour of Britain to re-visit popular locations

Devon will have featured in The Friends Life Tour of Britain more times than any other venue outside of London when it hosts Stage Five on Thursday 11 September.

The 2014 edition of Britain’s most prestigious race will be the eighth time that The Tour has ventured into the county and it will re-visit some of its most popular locations from previous editions of the race.

With...

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Exam Success For Next Generation Of Award-Winning Chartered Accountants

Exeter-based Chartered Accountants, Haines Watts specialising in the owner managed business sector, announces Ryan Lewis (26) is now a fully qualified Chartered Accountant following successfully passing his Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) exams.

Recently, the Haines Watts group was voted ‘Accountancy Firm of the Year – Small, Medium Size Entities (SMEs’), at the annual Financial...

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World's biggest garden ornaments at Paignton Zoo

The gardens of Paignton Zoo are now home to four of the largest garden ornaments ever seen.

A large gorilla covered in shells, a towering giraffe and a dazzling butterfly have all popped up in the Zoo grounds in recent weeks.

Barry the Gorilla attended the Chelsea Flower Show before retiring to South Devon, while Gerald the Giraffe was at Hampton Court Flower Show. The (unnamed...

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