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Finger-sized miracle: World's smallest money species welcomes first twins in 11 years at Devon Wildlife charity

A small wildlife charity in South Devon has announced a major breeding success with the birth of two finger-sized Eastern Pygmy Marmosets, the world’s smallest monkey species.

The infants were born on Thursday 9th July 2026 to parents Pablo and Tumble. The double arrival marks the...

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Motorists Over 55 Reluctant to Go Electric

The UK has seen a rapid rise in the popularity of plug-in vehicles as new registrations of electric cars reached more than 246,000 at the end of October 2019. This growing demand for greener vehicles saw Plymouth City Council pledge an increase of 100 electric charge points across the city. But while there’s no doubt that electric cars have rapidly gained popularity in the last few years, new...

Award winning vintage fair returns to Plymouth

Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair, voted the nation’s favourite on three occasions, will be returning to The Guildhall, Plymouth for one day only on Sunday 24 th November 2019.

The Guildhallwill again play host to 40 stalls from some of the UK’s best vintage traders in an autumn special edition. The fair offers quality and affordable vintage clothing, accessories, home ware, and collectables,...

Law firm joins will writing charity campaign for another year

A law firm from Plymouth is aiming to raise vital funds for nine of the UK’s best loved charities, after signing up for Will Aid, the annual charity will writing campaign.

McClure Solicitors has signed up to the scheme, which runs throughout November, for the tenth year in a row.

The firm has raised £55,783 for the nine charities involved since it joined the scheme.

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Schoolboy speedway star roars away with funding

A schoolboy speedway star from Devon has roared away with a share of funding from a leading housebuilder.

Persimmon Homes Cornwall has donated £1,000 from its Community Champions fund to support 13-year-old Ben Trigger as he competes in speedway events in Britain and abroad.

Ben, from Plympton, is the top rider in his category in the south west and one of the top in Britain,...

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Pantosaurus surprises shoppers at Matalan store as #TalkPANTS campaign tours city

Customers at Matalan in Plymouth were greeted in store by a giant yellow pants-wearing dinosaur as the city’s #TalkPANTS campaign continues to gather momentum.

Pantosaurus is the mascot for the flagship NSPCC campaign that was launched in Plymouth in September under the Together for Childhood partnership, which aims to prevent child sexual abuse in the city.

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Living Coasts - everyone's local zoo

We all love local. Local is about communities and families and neighbourhoods. Eating local reduces food miles. Shopping local stimulates the economy. Visiting local is great for attractions on your doorstep.

The weekend of 16th and 17th November is Locals’ Weekend at Living Coasts, when local people can visit Torquay’s coastal zoo for half price. On this occasion, local means anyone...

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Everything You Need to Know About Claire Wright, the Independent Councillor Hoping to Be East Devon's Next MP

The next General Election is fast-approaching, and this one promises to be an extraordinary event for a number of reasons. Not only will this be the first December election to take place in the UK since 1923, but it will also be the most unpredictable. With the election originally being called in an attempt to break the parliamentary stalemate that has occurred due to Brexit. This may be the...

Preview screening of Nancy Astor film at Plymouth Arts Cinema to be introduced by Alexis Bowater

One hundred years after the people of Plymouth elected her the UK's first female MP, Plymouth Arts Cinema is to screen a new documentary of the life of Lady Nancy Astor.

The event will be introduced by Alexis Bowater of Plymouth Women in Business Networking, who have successfully campaigned for a new statue of Lady Astor to be placed on Plymouth Hoe.

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Twenty-one black and white TVs still in use Plymouth on 50th anniversary of BBC One in colour

As BBC One celebrates its 50th anniversary of colour TV (Friday 15 November), TV Licensing has revealed 21 households in Plymouth are still watching TV programmes only on black and white TV sets.

In Devon, Plymouth has the highest number of black and white licences in operation, Exeter has the second highest with 18 and Torquay has seven. Other towns in Devon each have less than five...

Childline counsels rising number of children about sexual exploitation

Childline’s annual report has revealed the service carried out on average 12 counselling sessions every day in 2018/19 with children who have been sexually exploited.

The NSPCC’s round-the-clock service delivered 4,500 counselling sessions – up 16 per cent from the previous year - to children and young people, the youngest aged nine, who were coerced or forced into sexual activity....

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Finger-sized miracle: World's smallest money species welcomes first twins in 11 years at Devon Wildlife charity

Motorists Over 55 Reluctant to Go Electric

Award winning vintage fair returns to Plymouth

Law firm joins will writing charity campaign for another year

Schoolboy speedway star roars away with funding

Pantosaurus surprises shoppers at Matalan store as #TalkPANTS campaign tours city

Living Coasts - everyone's local zoo

Everything You Need to Know About Claire Wright, the Independent Councillor Hoping to Be East Devon's Next MP

Preview screening of Nancy Astor film at Plymouth Arts Cinema to be introduced by Alexis Bowater

Twenty-one black and white TVs still in use Plymouth on 50th anniversary of BBC One in colour

Childline counsels rising number of children about sexual exploitation

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