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GB baseball stars coming to Exeter

Women’s baseball players from across the region will descend on Exeter next month for a special tournament celebrating the growth of the sport and encouraging more women and girls to get involved.

The event, organised by Exeter Baseball Club, takes place at Winslade Park on Saturday,...

Plastic art with a conservation heart at Living Coasts

Conservationists in Torquay have turned marine waste into thought-provoking art.

A new installation at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, combines education, plastic waste and inspirational creativity. And for zoo artist Jackie Kidd, the task has turned into an obsession - and a new hobby.

Jackie collected rubbish on beaches for 6 weeks to make the work. And she...

Plymstock student to follow in the footsteps of international dance stars

A talented young student from Plymstock will be taking part in a nine-date tour of the UK with a young dance company from one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in Britain.

Nineteen-year-old Ollie Selwood is a dance student at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and is a member of the school's Encore Dance Company, which will be showcasing an exciting programme of...

Plymouth Freemasons donate lifesaving defibrillator to primary school

The children and staff at Leigham Primary School were presented recently with a brand new piece of high tech medical equipment which could save the life of someone in the school or the wider community.

The defibrillator costing £1200 including training costs was kindly donated by the members of the Masonic Lodge of St. George who meet at the Mount Edgcumbe Masonic Hall in Plymouth...

Put your best foot forward and WALK IT for Crohn's and Colitis UK

On 5th May, national charity Crohn’s & Colitis UK will host their annual WALK IT event in Plymouth, bringing together people who want a better life for the 300,000 people in the UK who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Crohn’s and Colitis UK is the national charity marching the battle against Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Their mission is to work with all those affected by...

Fish soup five times a day…

Are there any tricks to rearing a penguin? Clare: “Patience, dedication – and not being put off by the smell of fish…!”

A sickly African penguin chick has been nursed back to health with fish soup by dedicated zoo keepers.

Staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have been feeding the chick every 3 hours from 7.30 in the morning to 7.30 at night. The only...

Be part of an exciting new MTV UK series

Elephant House Studios in London are producing an exciting new series for MTV.

They are looking for people who have been to University but now want to turn back the clock and go back to those good old days… but they’re also looking for people who never got the chance to go to Uni, and now they want to experience it. They are on the hunt for a group of eight people aged between 25 – 30...

Barden UK pledges its support to local Armed Forces personnel

Super precision bearing manufacturer The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd. has pledged its support to the Armed Forces community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge from a business to those who serve, or who have served, and their families, that it will do all it can to ensure they are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged in their day-to-day...

Zoo breeds lizard of many names

Paignton Zoo has just bred a rare and unusual lizard for the very first time.

The Solomon Islands skink is also known as the prehensile-tailed skink, or the monkey-tailed skink… or the giant skink… or the monkey skink… or even the zebra skink Whatever you call it, this is one extraordinary creature.

For a start, it’s the world’s largest skink. A skink is a type of lizard – the...

Plymouth Gin design challenge winner announced

Lewis McCulloch Ryan has been announced as the winner of a design challenge to create a new iconic drinking vessel for Plymouth Gin, scooping a £1,000 prize fund.

The competition, a collaboration with Plymouth College of Art, saw 15 design student finalists compete during a live final at the gin distillery.

Known for supporting local makers in Plymouth city, the iconic gin...

Ruff play at Living Coasts

Unassuming in the winter, male ruffs transform in the Spring with eye-catching plumage - and it's all for the benefit of the females...

Keepers at Torquay’s coastal zoo are preparing the ground for some fierce competition. They are cutting the grass and clearing undergrowth so that one species of bird can indulge in its extraordinary mating ritual.

The ruff (Calidris...

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