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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Quality of care above national average at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre

Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre has scored above the national average for all criteria in the annual assessment, Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE), an assessment which is carried out across all hospitals and other clinical facilities.

The hospital scored 100% for cleanliness, 95.29% for food, 97.14% for privacy, dignity and wellbeing, 99.69% for condition,...

Britain's Got Talent is back as auditions head to Plymouth

The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again on its search to find talented acts for our brand-new series.

This year, the Britain’s Got Talent team is coming to the Plymouth Guildhall. If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show us what you’ve got.

Successful acts will then be in with a chance of securing a...

Parents of premature and sick babies to receive extra support thanks to new app

Parents of premature and sick newborn babies being cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Derriford Hospital will now receive extra support, through the use of a new video messaging app.

vCreate Neonatal is a safe and secure service that allows hospital staff to record and send video updates to parents when they are unable to be with their child.

“Having a...

Tips for the best Bachelors Party in London

Every married man remembers his stag do; it means to be an unforgettable night (or weekend if you’re lucky and daring enough). That night with the guys that ended with them spent on a cruise, or eating leftovers from their hunting game the day before; it is true that London is not exactly the classic bachelors party location, but you can still plan a one-of-a-kind experience on these old...

Plymouth studio The Moment creates animated film for BBC film project

The Moment, a Plymouth-based creative studio, has created and produced an animated film which is featuring on the BBC Ideas website.

The film is called ‘Wake up! Foucault’s warning on fake news’. It looks at the modern climate of contradictory information from the perspective of one of the great minds of the 20th century – Michel Foucault.

Watch the film here .

It is...

Prime Minister thanks Plymouth Pride organisers

The Prime Minister has thanked the organisers of Plymouth Pride for bringing together communities to celebrate freedom, equality, difference and diversity.

Local Conservatives hosted a stall at the event to join in the festivities and promote the party’s work to tackle discrimination in every walk of life.

Prime Minister Theresa May said: “Pride events are important in bringing...

Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome confirmed for Tour of Britain

Two of the world's cycling superstars, Tour de France heroes Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome, will compete in the Tour of Britain in just two weeks time.

Geraint Thomas, MBE who recently won the 2018 Tour de France will ride in Britain’s biggest professional cycle race for Team Sky.

Alongside Geraint will be Chris Froome, OBE, who is the reigning Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a...

South West Chef of the Year 2018: Semi-finalists announced

The semi-finalists and finalists for the prestigious South West Chef of the Year competition have today been announced.

After the challenging task of assessing an exceptional array of entries, the panel of judges, led by Michael Caines MBE, have selected the finalists across five categories: Professional, Young Professional, Home Cook, Junior Chef and Student / Apprentice.

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Successful life-jacket scheme to expand

A scheme to keep fishing boat crews safer at sea has proved so successful the Council is hoping to expand the project.

A total of 250 life-jackets with personal locator beacons have been given to people who earn their living at sea and contribute to Plymouth’s economy as part of a scheme to help reduce loss of life and accidents within the local fishing industry.

Council leader...

Devon Youth Hostels join Refill scheme

People can now refill their water bottles for free at Youth Hostels throughout Devon. There are 4 youth hostels throughout Devon where people can refill their water bottles.

The leading youth charity, YHA (England and Wales), has joined Refill, a national free tap water initiative designed to reduce plastic pollution by making refilling water bottles as easy, convenient and cheap as...

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