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Plymouth's favourite Big Issue seller opens up

Big Issue vendor Paul Squires talkdl about his ‘pitch’ and what The Big Issue means to him.

Paul always tries to do one good thing every day, be that listening to his customer’s problems or helping the elderly across the road with their shopping.

Find out this and more in this week’s Big Issue My Pitch interview.

Paul sells outside Drake Circus Shopping Centre from...

New poll reveals children's lack of wildlife experiences

Evidence has been growing for a number of years pointing to the health and social benefits to be derived from contact with the natural world for all ages.

However, results from a new YouGov poll, commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, highlight the discrepancy between what parents think is best for children and what they actually experience. Our new poll shows that:

  • 91% of
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Tony Hogg to challenge MPs on police funding

Police and Crime Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will today (Tuesday) tell the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) why the Government’s proposed police funding formula is unfair, and particularly disadvantageous to Devon and Cornwall

Mr Hogg has campaigned hard against the funding formula changes, which it is believed will cut funding to Devon and Cornwall by an extra £...

Remember remember your dog this November

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe goes radio gaga for homeless hounds this Fireworks Night

This Fireworks Night, Dogs Trust Ilfracombe will be “chewning” into the airwaves to help petrified pooches conquer their fear of fireworks and are urging local dog owners and radio stations to do the same.

Staff at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe will be going the extra mile to ensure the dogs in their care...

D&C Police to trial drone technology

Police are to embark on a six-month trial of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset to aid officers in a number of policing matters including missing people searches and crime scene photography.

Starting on the 2nd of November, police in Devon and Cornwall will be able to call upon the services of two DJI Inspire 1 Drones which are...

New loos planned for Plymouth

A building programme of new toilets is being rolled out across the city.

Two new sets of loos with sea views at Richmond Walk and Devil’s Point are among a round of planning applications that have just been submitted to planners.

Existing facilities near the local shopping centres at Southway, Whitleigh and Crownhill will be demolished and replaced.

Cabinet Member for...

Skull-like asteroid to skim past Earth

NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming the flyby of a skull-like asteroid which will skim past earth today.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered on Oct. 10, 2015, by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS-1 (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) on Haleakala, Maui, part of the NASA-funded Near-Earth Object Observation (NEOO) Program.

According to the catalog of...

Argyle 2 Morecambe 0: Match report

THE gifted left feet of Graham Carey and Craig Tanner allowed Argyle to take another step forwards in this so-far glorious Sky Bet League 2 campaign, as goals from the pair put Argyle into a lead after a dozen minutes that they would never relinquish.

Carey's goal after a little more than a minute gave the Pilgrims the lead, and Tanner followed with a similar-looking, cultured, left-...

SWW fined for polluting River Tamar

South West Water has been fined £214,000 by Plymouth Crown Court for breaching environmental controls at the Camels Head sewage treatment works in Plymouth and failing to stop sewage pouring into the River Tamar.

This is the highest fine handed out to South West Water for a case brought by the Environment Agency.

The treatment plant at Camels Head serves a population of over...

Coast Along – the golden thread that links tourism gems

The South West Coast Path is fast becoming known as a vital link between South West tourism businesses.

Every year, it attracts nearly 9 million outside visitors who come to walk this world class route, each of whom contributes to a total spend of £436m.

This is a staggering statistic that doesn’t include the everyday walkers such as dog owners and local residents, who frequent...

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