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Help Plymouth animal shelter fund TLC for its OAPs

A Plymouth animal sanctuary is urgently appealing for help to care for an increasing number of elderly and infirmed animals.

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust at Elfordleigh, Plympton, is one of the few charities in the South West to provide a forever home to animals with age or health issues.

But at a time when funding has plummeted during the Covid-19 outbreak, the cost of...

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How to Get Realistic Quotes from Builders - National Association of Building Contractors

Simon Mason explains why the prices you call in from contractors can differ – and what you need to know to get an accurate figure for all the works involved in your project

Whether it’s for a complete house build or a job undertaken by an individual trade, gathering quotes is a time-...

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Stagecoach South West announces major uplift to it’s Falcon Coach service in the South West

Stagecoach South West has announced that, with more people travelling for business, retail and leisure, from 27th July 2020 they will be introducing a major uplift to their popular Falcon coach services, seeing the route return to 100% service levels. The South West Falcon is an innovative interurban coach service that connects Plymouth, Exeter, Cullompton and Taunton with Bristol Airport and...

How to Improve Your Relationship

There are many areas, big or small, which can cause trouble in a relationship. It doesn’t have to mean that your relationship is doomed to fail, as all it might take is awareness and effort to overcome obstacles and get back on the right path. A willingness to improve the relationship from both parties is often all that is needed to have you both feeling whole again. Problems can happen to...

What You Should Know about Compensation You can Receive for a Road Accident

Road traffic accidents can occur in the blink of an eye, and we can sustain an injury before we know it. Most of the road accidents that occur in the UK are because of someone’s recklessness or negligence or even ignorance, but whatever the cause may be, if an accident occurred and you have become injured through no fault of your own, then you may be entitled to a road accident claim....

Two thirds of registered voters are under 35

We’ve heard it all before – the youth of today are more interested in selfies than politics or more engaged in social media than social awareness. In the past, the poor turnout of young people at the polls resulted in endless complaints and debates over millennials’ ‘lack of interest’ or ‘apathy’ towards politics, but change is here.

According to the voter registration figures in the...

Latest bus timetables available online

Bus passengers are able to access the latest timetable information on “e-booklets” published online.

The timetables, covering all of the districts across the county and all service operators, have been published online on Devon County Council’s Travel Devon website .

The information is the most up-to-date available, but service times can change.

The website has...

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Plymouth Arts Cinema sets date for reopening

Plymouth Arts Cinema has released its plans to reopen on Saturday 26th September, following months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

While cinemas in England have been allowed to open since July 4th, the majority of independent cinemas are planning September opening. The summer months are traditionally quiet for independent cinema, and film availability has been impacted by...

Defra report features Westcountry research on health benefits of being by the sea

Researchers at two leading Westcountry institutions have teamed up with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in a study that shows that spending time in marine and coastal environments has positive benefits on health and well-being.

The review, held in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Exeter and funded by Defra and UK Research...

Engaged couple from Plymouth turn COVID-cancelled wedding day into  fundraising event for meningitis charity

Sophie and her fiancé Tom, from Plymouth, turned their wedding - cancelled due to Covid-19 - into an opportunity by hosting an online fundraising event instead. They raised £700 which will go towards a target of £1600 to help defeat meningitis. The remainder is being raised through trekking the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco this October.

They were due to get married June 27th at...

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