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Two arrested after robbery at taxi rank

Police are seeking witnesses to a robbery which happened at the taxi rank on Raleigh Street, Plymouth, shortly after midnight on 2nd July 2016.

The taxi rank is outside what used to be the Derry’s departments store.

A 50-year-old man from Plymouth was assaulted by two people, a man and a woman, and his wallet and mobile phone were stolen. He received injuries to his head and...

Moortec receives development capital investment

Altitude Partners, the regional private equity fund, has completed a development capital investment into Moortec, a semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) business supplying high accuracy ‘in-chip’ monitoring circuits.

Founded in 2005, with offices in the Plymouth Science Park, Moortec has developed a core portfolio of IP for ‘in-chip’ sensors. The three prime areas of Moortec’s...

More jobs on cards as Langage expands

Up to 100 jobs could be created in Plymouth thanks to a proposed expansion of the Council-owned Langage Business Park.

The Council is taking a pro-active approach and is to invest £3.2 million in the second phase of the park, creating commercial space ready for businesses to move into.

Phase 1 was completed earlier this year and the 30,000sqft high quality scheme was snapped up...

Albion announces early bird season tickets

Plymouth Albion RFC has launched it’s early bird season tickets for general sale.

The new club’s board are delighted to release tickets to loyal fans ahead of the 2016/2017 season.

The club has frozen ticket prices, to reward fans for their loyalty and are expecting the tickets to be snapped up quickly.

Former player and co-owner Bruce Priday commented: “We are...

Our Plymouth scheme shortlisted for award

A volunteer scheme in Plymouth which has improved access to healthy fruit and vegetables and saved local people thousands on their energy bills has been shortlisted for a national award.

The Our Plymouth pilot scheme is a finalist in the Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative category for the APSE Service Awards 2016, which takes place in Londonderry on 8 September, and will be up...

Vote for your 'Best of British'

Hearing specialist Amplifon is calling on the people of Plymouth to help find ‘The Best Of British’ in memory of its founder and Second World War hero Charles Holland who was honoured for his bravery by Britain and America.

The Charles Holland Awards for Brave Britons will celebrate truly remarkable people who are an example to the nation.

And Amplifon are keen to receive...

Global phenomenon Pokemon Go! Appears in Plymouth Science Park

GLOBAL online game craze Pokemon Go! has appeared at Plymouth Science Park.

The game is a free location-based reality game which allows players to capture, battle and train ‘virual’ Pokemon who appear throughout the real world.

It hasn’t even been released in the UK yet but one of the locations where you can find Pokemon is in the car park of the Plymouth Science Park.

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Superman to take on Commando Challenge!

On the 8 and 9 October this year The Royal Marines Charity and Devon Air Ambulance will be hosting the ultimate challenge as competitors are invited to take part in the Royal Marines Commando Challenge, a 4, 10 or 17K mud run and obstacle course using the Royal Marines Endurance Course on Woodbury Common.

The course, which is used daily for Royal Marines recruit and officer training,...

Plymouth praised in national research on Empty Homes

Plymouth has been held up as an example of good practice for its work on Empty Homes in newly published national research.

The research – Affordable Homes From Empty Commercial Spaces - published by Empty Homes (a national campaigning charity) and funded by the Nationwide Foundation, features a number of case studies, including Hoegate House, which was the former job centre which...

Britain's Got Talent auditions in Plymouth

The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again, scouring the length and breadth of the country to find talented acts for their brand new series - and they'll be in Plymouth on Saturday 30 July between 10am and 6pm at Drake Circus Shopping Centre.

If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show what you’ve got. Successful acts...

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