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Broadclyst Theatre Group transports you to Old Peking for the most popular Arabian Nights magical tale of Aladdin.

There you’ll be met by the irascible widow Twanky and entertained by Peking’s giant Kung Fu Panda.

It will be a raucous evening full of your favourite daft jokes, catchy tunes, and loads of crazy dance moves. We've got amazing, colourful costumes, great scenery sets and it will be a fun night out for all the family.

Will Abanaza be thwarted in his attempts to kidnap the princess and steal the magic lamp?

Will our young hero Aladdin and his...

RSPCA staff are trying to trace the owners who abandoned this dog (nicknamed Pudding) in Plymouth on Christmas Eve.

The rescued dog, whose coat was so matted and overgrown that he couldn’t even see, has been nicknamed Pudding by RSPCA inspector Sarah Morris who arrived at Rendle Street, in Plymouth, where he had been discovered tied up and left out in the cold and pouring rain.

His coat was in such a disgusting state that inspector Morris couldn’t even tell what type of dog he was.

“The state Pudding was in when I first saw him was so sad, but it also made me so...

Lympstone residents who park their vehicles at Underhill Car Park are being warned that essential works to a nearby pedestrian footbridge next month will mean fewer parking spaces for up to 12 weeks.

Contractors on behalf of the Environment Agency will start work to replace the footbridge across the Watton Brook at the car park on Monday January 11. The bridge is in a poor condition and is being replaced with a new one.

One of the contractor’s first tasks will be to create a temporary bridge to maintain pedestrian access throughout the works.

However, this means...

The ability of baby fish to find a home, or other safe haven, to grow into adulthood will be severely impacted under predicted ocean acidification, academics have found.

Research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the international team, which included a researcher from the University of Exeter, reports the interpretation of normal ocean sound cues which help baby fish find an appropriate home is completely confused under the levels of CO2 predicted to be found in oceans by the end of the century.

Team member Dr Stephen Simpson, from the University...