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Bays Brewery Sets Sail with New Charity Beer Supporting Torbay Lifeboats

Bays Brewery in Paignton is making waves once again with the launch of its latest charity brew ‘Ahoy’, a refreshing golden ale raising a glass—and vital funds—for the heroic crew of Torbay RNLI.

Officially setting sail on 14 July 2025, ‘Ahoy’ is the third release in the family-run...

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The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge’s Summer Open Day proved to be a great ‘bray’ out

The Mayor of Ivybridge, Councillor Anthony Khong officially opened The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge’s Open Day on Saturday 2 June. After cutting the ribbon at the main outdoor arena, Cllr. Khong welcomed families to the event and invited them to explore the world of donkeys in the new look interaction zones.

The Open Day is the centre’s main fund-raising event of the year and each zone...

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Plymouth projects celebrates £30,000 in new funding from BBC Children in Need

BBC Children in Need has awarded £30,000 in new funding to a local group working with disadvantaged children and young people in Plymouth. This grant forms part of the charity’s small grants programme and bring the total invested in Plymouth to more than £414,000.

Plymouth Vineyard has been awarded a three-year grant of £30,000 to continue their existing work benefitting nearly 500...

City’s treasure collections boosted by Medieval gold finger ring from Wembury

A beautiful Medieval ring, officially classed as Treasure, has been acquired for the city’s permanent collections.

The gold finger ring set with a sapphire dates from around AD 1100-1500 and most probably belonged to a high ranking member of the clergy. It was discovered in the parish of Wembury in 2014 by metal detectorist, Robin Barker and recorded through the Portable Antiquities...

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World Ocean Day for Schools: Dive in, discover, celebrate

The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) is leading the way to help kick-start conversation about our oceans this World Ocean Day (8 June 2018), with the World Ocean Day for Schools initiative.

World Ocean Day for Schools is a day to celebrate the role the ocean plays in all of our lives, to learn more about our blue planet and to start conversation between children, parents, teachers and...

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Two emergency calls an hour about dogs in hot cars during recent heatwave

The RSPCA received more than 300 calls - that’s two calls an hour - last week, during a mini heatwave which swept across England & Wales.

The animal welfare charity received 317 reports of animals in hot environments, the majority of which were dogs that had been left in hot cars, from Monday 28 May to Sunday 3 June - when temperatures hit the mid 20s. Advice is that people should...

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South West Falcon wins silver at UK Coach awards

The South West Falcon from Stagecoach is celebrating May in style with a prestigious awards win coinciding with a major passenger milestone.

The Falcon has won the silver award for ‘Top Express Operation’ at the UK Coach Awards. The award recognises excellent customer service, high operational and engineering standards and a rigorous approach to training, diversity and health and...

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Bearded men prepare to celebrate facial hair

On July 7, hundreds of men are set to descend upon Paignton, Devon, to take part in The South West Beard and Moustache Championships – an event that celebrates some of the most elaborate facial hair ever seen! Better yet, their efforts are helping to raise money for the Armour to Barber organisation, which helps former military personnel reinvent themselves with new careers in barbering....

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National Cycle Network to undergo major makeover

THE National Cycle Network (NCN) will undergo a major review of its walking and cycling routes to ensure they meet the highest design standards and offer the best experience to the millions of families, commuters and tourists who use it every year.

The charity Sustrans, which is the custodian of the NCN, says the review will also help to identify new routes and missing links, and...

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Charities receive grants rom Plym Masonic Lodge

Using the number of their lodge as a connection to the amount of their grant to five local charities, Plym Lodge N. 3821 who celebrate their centenary next February gave grants equalling £3821 to five charities based in and around Plymouth.

They invited The Fragile X Society, Parkinson’s Plymouth, National Coastguard Rame Head, Cane Bridge School and Dementia Friendly Parishes around...

Plymouth baby swimming teachers prepare for charity skydive

Two brave baby swimming teachers from Turtle Tots Plymouth & West Devon will be swapping their swimsuits for jumpsuits on 10th June, as they plan to jump out of a plane and sky dive 15,000 feet in aid of Plymouth's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) parental accommodation campaign 'Keep Me Close'.

Turtle Tots already donate a percentage of their class fees to ‘Keep Me Close’ and...

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