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Rethinking Traditional Garden Fencing

In many British gardens, fencing is simply part of the background. It marks a boundary, keeps pets in, offers a bit of privacy from next door. Yet anyone who has replaced a fence more than once knows it’s rarely a small job. Panels loosen, posts lean, and before long the whole structure begins...

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Comedian to address taboo subjects at BABE event

Fresh from this year’s Fringe Festival, Elaine Miller, a trained physiotherapist, who blends her expertise with stand-up comedy, has been invited along as the guest speaker at the next Bladder and Bowel Event (BABE) on Saturday 10 September 2016.

BABEs are aimed at supporting people with bladder and bowel problems and are organised by staff from our colorectal and uro-gynae teams....

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Ridgeway School reopens as Plympton Academy

It’s all change for pupils going back after the summer holiday at one Plympton school. Not only will they all be wearing a new uniform their school has a new name and logo too.

Ridgeway School will reopen as Plympton Academy on September 5th for all students, although new Y7 and Y12 students had a taste of the new school with their exclusive day on September 3rd.

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Hospital food… everyone has a view!

After 12 months of asking patients, dietitians, the nursing teams and the patient council, changes are coming to the dining experience at Derriford Hospital.

From Monday 5 September 2016, inpatients will have access to a wider choice of food and drink throughout the day; and the way that meals and snacks are presented will also change. An example of this is the replacement of shrink-...

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Local student runs successful business from her bedroom

According to recent research, graduates regret going to university due to debt, and half reckon they would have landed their current job without having to study for a degree.

Someone who is working to ensure she gets the best out of her time at university is Geography student Katie Parker, 18.

When she first started studying, Kate was struggling to pay travel costs from her...

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Explore Salcombe estuary by canoe!

There’s no better way to experience the secret coves of the Salcombe estuary than by taking to the water.

That’s why National Trust ambassador Dave Halsall, from Singing Paddles, is leading an exclusive tour on Sunday 4 September through the meandering creeks around Salcombe.

People of all abilities can have a go in the Canadian style canoes, with expert guide David sharing a...

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Wrestling slams its way back in to the city

The second annual September Slam event on September 25th is only a month away and this one looks set to be even bigger and better than the first. Momentum has been building throughout the year for Plymouth Wrestling Association and they are planning to continue that momentum with another spectacular show for Plymouth at the Plymouth School of Creative Arts.

After putting on the biggest...

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Could physical activity be good for alcohol and substance use disorders?

A team of researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, has received funding of £154,000 from the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme, to carry out a systematic review of research to see if and how physical activity and exercise could help those with alcohol and substance use disorders.

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What I Learned From Johnny Bevan comes to Plymouth

National tour of poet’s multi award winning politically charged theatre debut coming to Plymouth Barbican Theatre

He’s best known for blistering, incisive and astute performance poetry and regular slots on BBC Radio, but it was Luke Wright’s first theatre show What I Learned from Johnny Bevan that took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm and then sold out three weeks at London’s Soho Theatre...

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Festival Fringe Success for Theatre Royal Plymouth

Theatre Royal Plymouth has had unprecedented success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year securing six major awards for its national and international collaborations.

The Duke in co-production with HoiPolloi and World Without Us with Ontroerend Goed both received prestigious Fringe First Awards whilst Us/Them and OneHundredHomes, two of the shows premiered in partnership with...

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Diabetes wakeup call drives Plymouth mum to lose 7 stone

A diabetes wakeup call drove a Plymouth mum to drop from a size 26 to 14 in one year.

Tracy’s weight had always limited her when it came to parenting, the 46-year-old physically couldn’t join in certain activities with her husband and son, Nicholas.

A series of weight related illnesses left Tracy fearing what could come next if she didn’t change her lifestyle quickly.

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