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North Devon resort partners with award winning family TV show ‘Moley’

The Mole Resort has announced a partnership with award winning TV show Moley.

The British animated television series, produced by Two Daughters Entertainment, features the voices of an all-star cast, including British actor Warwick Davis (Harry Potter, Star Wars), Gemma Arterton, Stanley...

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Have your say on council tax support scheme

Changes are being made to the Council Tax Support scheme and Plymouth City Council wants to hear your views.

Every year the Council reviews how much reduction in Council Tax is given to people of working age on a low income and this is published in the Council Tax Support Scheme.

The changes need to be in place by 1 April 2017 so a 12 week consultation has now started and local...

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Duchess of Cornwall to open new BBC South West HQ

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open the new BBC South West Headquarters in Plymouth on Wednesday 20 July 2016.

For the last two years BBC South West has undertaken an ambitious redevelopment of its headquarters in Plymouth. The multi-million pound investment is the biggest BBC building project outside London in recent years. The new headquarters is home to...

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Standing together with Plymouth’s Polish community

A representative from the Polish Embassy met with Plymouth City Council and Devon and Cornwall Police on Friday to show support for Plymouth’s Polish community following recent hate crime incidents.

Michal Mazurek, head of the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy, visited Plymouth to meet with a Polish family who were the victims of an arson attack and hate mail, and then met with...

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Empowering women through beauty and make-up

To Plymouth lady Sandy Rice, 72, age is just a number.

A proud nanny with 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a lifetime of experience, Sandy has been empowering women through beauty and make-up.

Sandy started to work for Avon, and eventually start her own business after suffering from ankylosing sponditis, a form of spinal arthritis that eventually causes a fusion...

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Visit Devon Nominated for 2016 Travel Award

Visit Devon has been nominated for the Best UK Holiday County or Destination in the prestigious 2016 British Travel Awards (BTAs).

The winners will be determined by the consumer, who has until 30 September to cast their vote, with the successful companies announced at the BTA Gala Awards Dinner, being held in London on 23 November 2016.

British Travel Awards’ chief executive...

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Police investigate race hate arson attack

Police in Plymouth have launched an investigation following a fire at a property in Plymouth in which the owners then received a hate-filled letter.

The incident took place at an address on Blandford Road in Efford overnight on Wednesday 6th into Thursday 7th of July.

A fire was started deliberately in the shed situated close to the house. The flames spread and caused...

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Opening date revealed for new coach station

Plymouth’s new coach station will open on Thursday 8 September.

Contractor SWH Civils is making good progress on the construction project off Mayflower Street which will replace the old 1950s coach station at Bretonside.

SWH Civils has released the latest time lapse video from May and June to show how much progress has been made. http://bit.ly/1X8INU2

The key features,...

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DCH supports community volunteering and families in Plymouth

As part of its continued commitment to investing in its communities DCH has provided a £15,000 grant to the One Step Beyond CIC (OSB) Play Rangers Project in Barne Barton, Plymouth.

The funding will provide opportunities this summer for DCH customers in Barne Barton, Plymouth to get involved with volunteering in their community and for families to make the most of activity sessions...

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Teen found guilty of sending bomb hoaxes

A 16-year-old boy has been convicted at Plymouth Youth Court of a number of computer related offences (6th July).

The boy from Plymouth has been convicted of three offences under the Computer Misuse Act relating to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, and two offences under the Criminal Law Act relating to the communication of bomb threats.

This conviction results from...

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Midlands Wood Fuel joins forces with Devon-based Forest Fuels

Midlands Wood Fuel has today joined forces with Okehampton-based Forest Fuels, under the ownership of AMP PLC.

The acquisition, which sees two of the UK’s largest, long-standing wood fuel distributors joining forces, is another huge step in consolidating the wood fuel supply chain, something Forest Fuels has been increasingly focusing on in recent years with the acquisition of many...

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