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Classic British Hotels collection Partners with the Tiverton Hotel in Devon

Classic British Hotels is delighted to announce a major expansion of its curated collection following a new partnership with Crest Hotels Group, including the 69-bedroom Tiverton Hotel in Devon. All nine distinctive properties within the Crest Hotels portfolio have officially joined Classic...

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New work club launches at St Budeaux Library

Plymouth City Council’s library service is launching its fourth work club on Friday 11 July, this time at St Budeaux Library.

The work club will give jobseekers practical advice on putting together a CV and covering letter, searching for jobs and using websites. There will also be support with completing application forms and preparing for interviews.

Run in partnership with...

Quick sex test for Living Coasts birds

Zoo keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are using a hi-tech DNA test to discover the sex of newborn chicks more quickly.

The test, using cells from inside the shell of a newly hatched egg, has been developed by a company called Avian Biotech of Truro, Cornwall.

Senior Living Coasts keeper Amy Fitzgerald explained: “You can use feathers to do the test, but you have to wait until...

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Flare thrown into car in Plymouth

Firefighters were called McDonalds at Marsh Mills following reports that a “smoke bomb” had been thrown into to a car, just before 1am today.

On arrival, firefighters from Greenbank discovered there had been a small fire within the car, caused by a marine flare.

Crews made the area safe.

Council pledges its support for ‘Pegaseas’

As part of the PEGASEAS (Promoting Effective Governance of the Channel Ecosystem) INTERREG IVA project, the Upper Normandy Region, University of Caen Basse-Normandie, IFREMER, Devon County Council and Plymouth University are supporting the upcoming Cross Channel Forum entitled “Science and Governance of the Channel Marine Ecosystem” at Caen University on the 2nd and 3rd of July 2014.

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Youngsters want to prove themselves to employers

A new poll conducted by ICM Research out today finds 72% of young people questionned in the South West want more employers to offer them work experience. Furthermore, nearly half (44%) of those polled say they would like the chance to show a potential employer what they can do by doing work experience with them, rather than just selling their skills on an application form or CV.

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Schools in running to be crowned national mathematics and statistics champions

Twelve schools are putting their mathematics and statistics skills to the test as they bid to be crowned champions of a prestigious national competition.

Youngsters from Devon to Durham and Sussex to Merseyside are in the running to be named the winners of WinAtSchool 2014.

The online competition is organised by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (...

How you can help wildlife this summer

The weather is heating up and as we don our straw hats and paste on the sun cream, our garden friends may need a little helping hand to survive the sizzle.

Hot weather can place wildlife under stress. The yellow stems of dry grasses provide fewer calories to grazing animals. The heads of wildflowers go over the top more rapidly denying nectar-seeking insects a food source. Worms bury...

Peak challenge for zoo keepers

Three mountains in three countries in 24 hours – that’s the challenge facing animal staff from two local zoos.

Keepers from zoos including Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of wildlife conservation.

Paignton Zoo keeper Lewis Rowden and Nicole Howarth, Johanna Bellerby and Emma Sweetland, all from Newquay...

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Action Mesothelioma Day 2014

Patients, relatives and friends will get together at a special event, in memory of patients affected by mesothelioma, on Friday 4 July 2014 at Saltram House in Plympton.

Organised by the South West Mesothelioma Support Group, based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital, to mark Action Mesothelioma Day, the event is open to anyone affected by asbestos...

2-4-1 tickets for Newton Abbot Races

Horseracing fans looking to take advantage of 2-4-1 tickets for Monday fixtures at Newton Abbot Racecourse are reminded that the booking deadlines for July fixtures are fast approaching.

On Monday 7th and 14th July, horseracing fans can enjoy two Paddock Enclosure tickets for the price of one when booked by 5pm one week in advance. These are two of six fixtures in total which fall...

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