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Devon charities announced as partners for huge weekend of live music

Four Devon-based charities have been selected to be official partners for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-...

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What can you find on a beach…?

Swimming trunks, a fishing rod and part of a car exhaust system were among the surprising items found on the latest beach clean organised by staff at Living Coasts.

The charity zoo’s Events Coordinator Hayley Gibson said: “We had 72 volunteers on the day, which was fantastic, and we collected 4 large bin bags full of litter. Goodrington is a fairly well-kept beach, but if you look...

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Barratt Homes’ warning to children in Plymouth over building site dangers this summer

As the school summer holidays get underway Plymouth housebuilder Barratt Homes is warning children to stay away from its building sites.

The five star housebuilder says new home developments under construction may look like fun and exciting places to play, but they also pose serious dangers.

Barratt Homes is currently working on its Redwood Heights development in Plympton....

Drake Circus event inspires love of reading in Plymouth schoolchildren

More than 270 Plymouth schoolchildren visited Drake Circus this week to take part in a series of interactive events designed to encourage reading for enjoyment outside of the classroom.

Children from The Cathedral School of St. Mary, High Street Primary Academy and Laira Green Primary School enjoyed a range of fun literary-themed workshops, including storytelling

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Council contractors become ‘Hedgehog Heroes’

Contractors working for North Devon Council are helping to save hedgehogs by placing special warning stickers on all their grass cutting machinery.

In conjunction with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, the council have provided free stickers to be placed on all grass cutting machinery which warns contractors to check the area for wildlife before using the equipment.

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Devon schoolgirls triumph in countryside charity’s art and writing competitions

More primary school pupils than ever before entered this year's children's art and writing competitions run by the countryside charity CPRE Devon. Many schools took part for the first time, including several in Plymouth and Exeter.

After careful deliberation, the top individual prizes went to a five-year-old girl from Exeter and two ten-year-old girls from Tavistock.

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Plymouth’s lifejacket scheme goes national

Plymouth’s trail blazing lifejacket scheme is to be rolled out across the country.

Fishing crews based in Plymouth were all offered free E250 lifejackets with personal locator beacons, thanks to an innovative project set up by Plymouth City Council.

Now the scheme will be rolled out in fishing ports up and down the country as part of the National Marine Safety Action Plan which...

4 reasons why people love vaping

The electronic cigarette is part of an industry that is worth in excess of $22 billion and it’s only going to get bigger. With so many different types of e-cigarette available on the market, and a whole menu of different liquids to suit every taste, it’s no surprise that so many people are being drawn into vaping. But why do people love it so much? Continue reading to find out our 4 main...

RSPCA braced for a ‘hectic hedgehog’ month as calls spike in July

July looks set to be ‘hectic hedgehog’ month for the RSPCA after calls about the prickly creatures peaked during this time last year.

From a total of 10,644 calls about hedgehogs made to the RSPCA’s national helpline throughout 2018, the number of calls spiked in July at 1867. Calls from the South West region1 totalled 10002 in 2018, 156 of which were made in July.

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Popular hospital joins Plymouth’s Plan for Plastics

Popular hospital Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre is expanding its green credentials still further by joining Plymouth’s Plan for Plastics.

The Plan for Plastics is a city-wide initiative designed to tackle the issues of single-use plastics and plastic pollution. The initiative has already resulted in Plymouth being awarded Plastic Free Community status by Surfers Against Sewage....

Girlguides launch badges for cyber skills

Girlguiding members are being offered the chance to collect badges with a distinctly 21st century twist – by completing activities in cyber skills.

The new badges can be collected by those who complete activities from the new resource created by Girlguiding South West England and the National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ.

The resource, called ‘On the net’, includes a...

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