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Oliver Colvile MP: Mugabe has stolen this election. Here's what should happen now

Oliver Colvile MP sits on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe. In this piece for Conservative Home , Oliver gives his thoughts on the recent general and parliamentary elections in the southern African country.

I am not surprised by the results of Zimbabwe’s Presidential and General elections; disappointed, but not surprised. After all, Zanu-PF had four years to plan its...

Playday at West Hoe Park come rain or shine

Families looking for a playful place to play need look no further than West Hoe Park for a fun and free event during the school holidays.

National Playday takes place every year across the country and this year it happening on Wednesday 7 August.

Plymouth’s event will take place from 11am until 4pm at West Hoe Park, which will be packed with free novel and exciting attractions...

From spin doctor to THE Doctor: Peter Capaldi revealed as new timelord

In a special live broadcast, the BBC today announced that the role of The Doctor in its 50-year-old flagship Saturday night sci-fi show Doctor Who would next be played by Peter Capaldi.

Amid much hype and speculation, Peter Capaldi was unveiled as the next Doctor during a special live television event on BBC ONE on Sunday evening (4 August).

Widely regarded as one of the...

Fantasy Jukebox - 3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

Imagine a fantasy jukebox that contained all the most influential, innovative, adventurous and just plain great music since the dawn of the recording era. OK, so the likes of iTunes, YouTube and Spotify have made this more of a reality than a fantasy, but setting aside their rather indiscriminating presence, what should it include?

Continuing a series exploring some of the key...

Plymouth University research provides hope for bladder cancer care

Research carried out by a team at Plymouth University has, for the first time, identified an important mechanism behind the process that allows a benign, small polyp to develop into spreading and invasive bladder cancer.

Bladder cancer is a common condition – an estimated 10,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK. It is the seventh most common cancer in the UK,...

Fun-packed summer at City Museum and Art Gallery

Things are hotting up at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, which has a packed programme of events and activities on offer for children and families throughout the summer holiday.

Free film screenings of Wreck-It Ralph (6 August), Madagascar 3 (13 August), Ice Age 4 (20 August) and The Croods (27 August) will run from 1.30pm each Tuesday.

Drop-in craft sessions will run on...

More than 2,000 women take part in St Luke's Hospice's Midnight Walk

On Saturday 27 July, the South West Community united in their support for a seventh celebration of St Luke’s Hospice at Plymouth's favourite girl’s night out, the Midnight Walk. Offering three routes of three, seven and 15 miles, this event truly demonstrates the support and dedication to the Hospice with over 2,000 women embarking on the challenge over the midnight hours.

Ladies...

Plymouth Papa John's free pizza launch and fundraiser for Hugs for Henry

Papa John’s brand new Plymouth store will be giving away 200 of its finest pizzas for free on Saturday 3 August to officially mark its opening celebrations.

Owner Jo Boland opened the doors to the brand new Papa John’s store last week and, pleased with its initial success, has decided to give the pizza fans of Plymouth a party to remember on Saturday and is urging those who haven’t...

More school places planned for children with special educational needs

Plans to expand a primary school to provide more places for children with special educational needs (SEN) are set to be approved by Plymouth City Council's cabinet next week.

The Council is recommending the necessary consultation begins to double the amount of SEN places available at Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School based in Keyham.

This will means a support centre for ten...

Who's guilty of this?

We are always surprised by the proportion of businesses that don’t open their emails or respond to voicemail or telephone messages on a regular basis and we wonder what level of business is being lost by this apathetic approach? In the last week alone we know of several approaches made to businesses to make enquiries or to place orders for products or services where no-one has responded....

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