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Five free or inexpensive things to do to keep the kids (and their parents, grandparents or carers) occupied this half-term.

1. Bake a Christmas cake

Autumn half term is the optimum time for baking a Christmas fruit cake, allowing time for it to mature for Christmas. But don't forget to 'feed' it regularly between now and the big day with brandy (or whisky or rum). Get the...

Don’t let your Bonfire Night go up in smoke is the warning from Plymouth City Council as fireworks hit the shop shelves.

"Fireworks are explosives so they need careful handling and storage. Even sparklers can burn at temperatures of more than 1000 degrees Celsius, 10 times hotter than boiling water," said a Council spokesperson.

It is illegal for under 18s to buy fireworks or...

A clear-up operation is now underway following the storm which battered the region late on Sunday night and early Monday morning.

Plymouth, Devon and the wider south west woke up on Monday morning to the aftermath of a storm that brought high winds and rain; leaving around 5,000 homes in Devon without power, flooding to roads, damage to trees and buildings and widespread travel...

Devon and Cornwall Police has crowned its champion dog and handler at its annual trials.

PC Lee Adamson and dog Vinni from Barnstaple came out winners after a series of tests and trials held across the Force area.

Trials are used to assess the ability and standards of the Force’s general purpose police dogs and Vinni was victorious ahead of PC Tim Goodwin and Buzz from...