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What Window Glazing Is and Why It Matters for Energy Efficiency

If you've ever wondered about ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home, you might have come across the term high level glazing . But what exactly is window glazing, and why is it gaining so much attention when it comes to reducing energy consumption? In this article, we will delve...

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Plymouth date for UB40

Following their sold-out UK tour of 2014, reggae stars UB40 have announced 19-date UK tour for May and June 2015 due to demand.

The Brummie legends are currently in the middle of the second leg of their ‘Getting Over The Storm UK Tour’, which has seen UK’s most successful reggae band play over forty UK shows to over 100,000 fans.

UB40’s 2015 tour dates, which start at...

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Cancer Summit a resounding success

Last week, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust hosted a Cancer Summit, which saw hundreds of health professionals gather together to inform future cancer care in Plymouth.

A range of national speakers attended the event, including Sean Duffy, National Clinical Cancer Director and Professor Jane Maher, Chief Medical Officer, Macmillan Cancer Support, showcasing best practise, research and...

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Ash Mill Developments announces collection of luxury homes with private water frontage

Ash Mill Developments Limited has released a collection of three houses with private water frontage and running moorings in Newton Ferrers, South Devon.

Each house at Riverside Newton Ferrers will be different and all will all be finished to a high specification, offering the charm of period style whilst still having all of the amenities required for 21st Century living. Each house...

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Exercise videos for Plymouth patients

Staff in the Physiotherapy Department at Derriford Hospital have set up a YouTube channel, with multiple exercise videos to help support their patients.

The idea of the exercise videos and exercise sheets came after a satisfaction survey indicated that patients needed these to help remind them of what they should be doing. This idea now allows patients to play the videos as many times...

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Plymouth schools receive government recognition

Minister of State for Schools, David Laws MP, has written to eight Plymouth schools to congratulate them on the improvement in the key stage two results of their disadvantaged pupils.

The schools who have received letters are:

• Beechwood Primary School • College Road Primary School • Ernesettle Community School • Prince Rock Primary School • Pilgrim Primary School • Plympton...

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Labour unveils plan to improve Plymouth schools

Labour have today launched plans to improve primary schools in Plymouth by capping class sizes, this follows a new report which shows that the number of infant pupils in large classes in Plymouth has jumped by 600% since the Conservatives took government.

In 2010 the Conservatives scrapped Labour’s policy to cap infant class sizes at 30 pupils. The proportion of class sizes bigger...

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Kids cook up a new rule book at Bella in Plymouth

Bella Italia, the family-friendly Italian restaurant, has placed the future of its kids menu in the hands of some of the country’s toughest customers – children aged from 3 to 11.

With an established reputation for family-friendly service (that’s official as Mumsnet has awarded Bella for the development of its family-focused dining with an Innovation Award!), Bella decided to go a step...

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Make a date to Race for Life

THIS VALENTINE’S Day (Saturday, February 14) a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Plymouth urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

Event organisers are asking women to make a date to beat cancer by signing up for Race for Life 5k event at the Hoe. The event takes place later this year, on Sunday, June 21.

Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK’s...

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Improvements for Pennycross Primary

Over two million pounds worth of improvements have just been approved for Pennycross Primary School.

We have agreed a major expansion worth £2,139,996 to create much-needed space for growing pupil numbers at the school, following an increase in birth rates and new housing developments in the area.

Work to provide a new two-storey extension with eight new classrooms (four to...

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Get Active at the touch of a button

A wealth of opportunities to get active is available at the touch of a button, with a new website launched by Devon County Council Public Health.

Get Active Devon provides a range of activities, from exercise classes to sports clubs; from learning a new skill to developing an existing one, all at the touch of a button. The website offers the chance to search for an activity based on...

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