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Help Betty find the purr-fect forever home

Beautiful Betty has been searching for a new home through Blue Cross for over 200 days. This Christmas, the charity is appealing to the public to help find this friendly cat a new purr-fect home.

Betty was admitted to Blue Cross Devon in May and has been patiently waiting for a loving...

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Your Holiday Checklist at Drake Circus

Whether you’re camping in Cornwall or lazing on a beach in Corfu, this summer is all about some much-needed downtime with family and friends basking in some sunshine.

To make your life easier, we’ve put together a list of summer 2022 must-buys alongside holiday prep and useful essentials for city breaks, road trips, beach holidays,...

Devon business helps fleets slash speeding by over 80%

Lightfoot, the Exeter-based cutting-edge driver coaching and rewards platform, has launched a new driver-focused feature that has the ability to cut speeding incidents experienced by fleets by over 80%. Unveiled at The CV Show, Live Overspeed Alerts is the latest addition to Lightfoot’s suite of pioneering fleet management technology, which delivers safer, more efficient driving styles through...

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South West organisations failing to cut £1,200 from water bills

South West businesses with flushing urinals are costing their organisations over £1,200 in unnecessary bills, and are also failing to cut avoidable CO2, warns Exeter-based Smarti Environmental. The business, which provides eco-friendly waterless urinal technology to the NHS, tourism businesses, hospitality businesses and other organisations, has released its findings to coincide with Water...

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Seeds to help Heathfield Farm grow

This year there’s going to be a glut of delicious vegetables at a vocational learning centre in Broadclyst, thanks to Otter Garden Centres.

The garden centre in Ottery St Mary donated a box chock full of packets of seeds after MD Jacqui Taylor received a request from Heathfield Farm Project Manager, Karen Adamson.

Karen explained: “We were getting ready to plant the seeds we...

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Green Space Stories launches

People from across Dartmoor are invited to share their stories about their relationship with nature and the landscape as part of Green Space Stories . Bringing together thousands of stories in a searchable online archive, Green Space Stories will create a snapshot of our connection with nature in 2022, and a source of knowledge for researchers, policy makers, artists and educators. This...

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Chinese community targeted in Devon burglaries

Police investigating six burglaries in Plymouth and South Devon believe the crimes could be linked.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after entry was forced into individual properties in Kingsteignton, Tavistock, Chudleigh and Paignton, as well as into two properties in Plymouth, between Friday 29 April and Wednesday 11 May.

A substantial amount of...

Chinese community targeted in Devon burglaries

Police investigating six burglaries in Plymouth and South Devon believe the crimes could be linked.

A substantial amount of...

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National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts announce biodiversity boost across South West England

National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to launch a new £6 million Network for Nature programme that will improve habitats across the South West of England benefitting people, nature and wildlife.

The projects will help create, restore and connect places for wildflowers, trees and wildlife, where the environment has been impacted by activities from previous road...

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Plymouth Science Park welcomes leading marine ecology consultancy following recent growth

Ocean Ecology , one of the country’s leading marine ecological consultancies, has established a new specialist team in Plymouth following recent growth.

Ocean Ecology is one of the UK’s leading marine ecological specialists, providing a range of multidisciplinary marine survey, laboratory and advisory services for development projects in both the coastal and offshore zones, that feed...

Drake Circus welcomes American sports retailer, Lids, to Plymouth

Leading sports retailer, Lids, has opened its latest store at Drake Circus.

Located on the Upper Mall, the new store is home to an extensive range of licensed and branded merchandise ranging from headwear, jerseys, accessories and more.

In addition to offering officially licensed merchandise from major U.S. league teams from the MLB, NBA and NFL, the store will also stock...

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