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The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says their Great British Beach Clean, run in partnership with Waitrose, was the biggest mass participation beach clean and survey event the UK has ever witnessed. The charity says the event, held over four days in September, involved just short of 15,000 volunteers - double the number in 2017.

At many of the 494 beaches that were cleaned and...

More people will be helped to stay at home safely and recover from illnesses and injury thanks to a new service that has started this week.

An average of 150 people a week will benefit from Plymouth’s new Independence@Home service, run by Plymouth City Council with support from Livewell South West.

The service is designed to help people leaving hospital who need short term care...

The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge invites visitors for a day of festive fun at their Christmas Market on Saturday 15 December. The free day out promises something for all the family and includes a raffle, tombola and numerous local artisan traders, giving visitors the opportunity to pick up some last minute Christmas gifts and support donkeys at the same time.

The day features a Christmas...

Plymouth has launched a brand new Polar Bear Explorer trail based around its waterfront location. The Arctic, oceans, polar bears and single-use plastics have all been brought together in this new family walking and educational activity which will run for 14 weeks, between 25 November and 3 March.

Twenty polar bear cubs have been set loose across Plymouth’s waterfront, each with a bear...