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Pups to the rescue as Plymouth welcomes The Paw Patrol

Chase and Marshall from PAW Patrol will be in the city on Tuesday, February 13 in the atrium of the city’s premier shopping centre Drake Circus.

PAW Patrol, as seen on Nick Jr., thrills pre-schoolers every week with tales about a pack of search and rescue dogs led by a boy called Ryder.

Together they protect the seaside community of Adventure Bay, rescuing people in peril with...

RSPCA ensures every fire engine has animal oxygen masks

Every one of the 121 fire engines in Devon and Somerset will soon be equipped with animal oxygen masks – thanks to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).

For a number of years, the Service has worked with the charity Smokey Paws to enable local groups and organisations to generously provide the masks to their local fire stations.

Now the RSPCA has...

Exeter University Officer Training Corps cadets compete in Army Telemark Championships

Earlier this month 80 skiers participated in Exercise Telemark Titan the British Army Telemark Skiing Championships held in the picturesque setting of Pralongan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps.

Among this number were a team of eight Officer Cadets from Exeter University Officer Training Corps (EUOTC), many of them attempting Telemark, a discipline which incorporates downhill, jumping...

Work begins at Teat’s Hill

Work has started on turning a tired Plymouth park into a community destination.

Diggers are on site at Teat’s Hill in Cattedown, where a new outdoor amphitheatre is being installed alongside improved play equipment.

The project sees the coming together of several different council initiatives including Hands Up for Plymouth Play and the Active Neighbourhoods Project.

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Plymouth foster carers celebrated at special award ceremony

Foster carers from across Plymouth have been praised for their invaluable service to children and young people at a special celebration ceremony.

The Celebration in Excellence event, which was held at Devonport Guildhall, celebrated the outstanding continued commitment and dedication of carers.

The Council paid tribute to the contribution all carers make towards the lives of...

The importance of experts

It has become something of a cliché in these days of Brexit, but making sure that you pay attention to experts is vital. Whether you are looking to make home improvements, refresh your CV or look into ways of making your business run more smoothly, experts are called that because they’ve dedicated their careers to know all that they can about a subject. Just as you wouldn’t let a gardener try...

Join the nation in discovering what birds are visiting your Plymouth gardens

The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is set to bring more than half-a-million people together this weekend (27, 28, 29 January) as they uncover what is happening in their garden, helping to create an annual snapshot of how UK birds are doing. Now in its 39th year, the Birdwatch is a chance for people of all ages to count the number of birds that visit their garden to help the RSPB build up a picture...

Do you want to make a difference in Stonehouse, Plymouth?

Do you have a great idea but not sure how to make it happen?

If so then Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) would like to invite you to their information evening that will be held at ‘The Street Factory’ to explain how you could receive funding to bring your idea to life.

Station Manager, Ros Clarke said: "This is all about inclusion and empowering the community...

A fin-tastic day for young Plymouth carers

To celebrate this year’s Young Carers Day on Thursday 25 January, the National Marine Aquarium was pleased to host a special visit for a group of young carers from Plymouth.

An annual event, Young Carers Day recognises the incredible contribution of 700,000 young people across the UK who provide valuable care and support and is promoted by the Carers Trust.

The National...

Green light for Central Park Cafe

Planning permission for the new Central Park cafe has been granted.

The cafe, one of the flagship components of the Central Park improvements project, will be built adjacent to the clock tower, at the busiest and most visible points of the park.

Plymouth City Council is now seeking an operator to run the café when building work has been completed in autumn 2018.

Early...

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