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The average council in the South West will need to pay a staggering £19.4 million a year to the government to fund their flagship Right to Buy extension, new research by Shelter reveals today.

The policy, now being put through parliament as part of the government’s Housing and Planning Bill, would force local authorities to sell off a proportion of their council houses on the open...

Seeds that have been in outer space are being grown by students at Ridgeway School in Plympton.

One hundred of the rocket seeds have been into outer space on the international space station. However the students don’t know which 100 seeds out of 200 they have been sent have taken this amazing journey.

The students will now grow the seeds in the school greenhouse to see if any...

During Deaf Awareness Week (2nd-8th May 2016), national charity Action on Hearing Loss is urging people in the South West to become more deaf aware to ensure people who are deaf or have hearing loss are not being excluded from everyday interactions that their hearing peers are taking for granted.

One in six people (11 million) across the UK are currently living with hearing loss, with...

Launched this April, The Ticket Store is a new customer facing bespoke ticketing solution, offering a dedicated ticket selling platform for businesses.

The impressive portfolio of clients already selling tickets through The Ticket Store include Plymouth Pavilions, the South West’s biggest permanent Arena, Plymouth City Council who are currently ticketing the hugely successful MTV...