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Local authorities across England are being reminded that the Local Government Ombudsman has the same powers as the High Court to require evidence, after Plymouth City Council failed to comply with their recommendations.

The LGO was called on to investigate complaints from two separate homeowners about a series of errors by city planners when approving a second application on an...

A project run by medical students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry with the Green Ark Children’s Centre in Devonport, Plymouth, has helped parents and children towards a healthier diet.

Three groups of third year medical students carried out the project. In their research, the first group found that less than a quarter of adults in Devonport eat...

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says it hopes a last push for people volunteering for its ‘Great British Beach Clean’ (16th - 19th September) around the Devon coastline will ensure some of the most beautiful beaches in the UK aren’t being taken for granted.

So far just 47 volunteers have registered to clean up at 10 Devon beaches where events are...

Plymouth City Council is reminding residents to make sure their details are up-to-date and accurate on the electoral register.

More than 118,000 forms were posted to households across the city in July as part of the annual voter registration canvass and around 60,000 have so far been returned.

The authority is now sending reminders out asking people who haven’t responded to...