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The National Marine Aquarium is pleased to announce it will be offering boat trips to explore the famous Plymouth Sound from April. Setting off from Shepards Wharf, visitors will join the Aquarium’s team of marine biologists and ocean conservationists to discover the wonders of our oceans and learn more about its habitat and the animals which live in it.

The Plymouth Sound is one of...

Children are now spending more time outside for the first time in recent years, a new survey has revealed – with families living for the weekend and using school holidays to embrace the great outdoors. A whopping 96% of families now say that they make a concerted effort to spend as much time outside together as possible in their free time – making up for busy weekdays at school and work with...

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England is inviting church communities and primary school children from across the county to enter competitions to celebrate some of the things that make Devon so special.

CPRE Devon has launched three separate competitions this spring and hopes to be inundated with entries.

Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2018

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Plymouth City Council’s new environmental enforcement officers have hit the streets of the city.

Having teamed up with Kingdom Services Group last month, officers will today be on patrol for the very first time.

Tasked with preventing littering, dog fouling, fly-posting and fly-tipping, the officers will be able to issue fixed penalty notices to offenders.

With the...