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Poppies: Wave volunteers needed

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is calling on local people to become volunteers at Poppies: Wave, which will open at the CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial this month.

The sculpture by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper is specially presented by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts organisation for the First World War centenary, and volunteers are needed to help visitors make the...

Crumbling stone pineapples to come down from Charles Church

Four giant stone pineapples – each weighing around a tonne – are to be taken down from the Charles Church tower as part of a maintenance project that’s now started on the important Grade I listed Plymouth monument.

Contractors have set up on site of the church which is the city’s memorial to those who lost their lives in the Blitz.

And they will be working on a project designed...

Obesity crisis: Over 600 young people have type 2 diabetes

More than 600 children and teenagers are being treated for a type of diabetes normally only seen in adults aged over 40 – an increase of 14 per cent in a year – which reinforces the need for urgent action on obesity, councils warn today.

The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says the continuing rise in cases of Type 2 diabetes...

Plymouth Argyle 2 Charlton Athletic 0: Match report

THE return of Sky Bet League One football to Home Park was celebrated in doubly exuberant style by Jake Jervis, on his 101st appearance as a Pilgrim.

In his first century of games, Jervis had notched 27 goals. He began life after 100 with a second-half brace to earn Argyle their first points of the season.

Jervis flicked home close range early in the second period, before...

Work on new Plymouth school set to start

Work on a new primary school in Plymouth is set to start before the end of the year – months ahead of schedule.

Persimmon Homes Cornwall has agreed to build a multi-million pound, state-of-the-art school as part of its Saltram Meadow development in Plymstock.

Construction work on the two-form entry school was due to commence on completion of the 900th house at Satram Meadow –...

Police appeal for witnesses after Motorcyclist injured in serious collision

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle collision at Lee Moor, Plymouth, on Thursday 10 August, which left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries.

Emergency services were called at 6.15pm after the collision involving a red Yamaha motorcycle on the B3417.

The rider, a 20-year-old man from Plymouth, suffered life-changing spinal injuries and was taken to...

Man injured in A38 crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A38 between the Weston Mill junction and the Manadon junction on Wednesday 9 August.

Police and ambulance were called at around 10.15pm following reports that a motorcyclist was lying on the carriageway after a possible collision with a van.

As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, sustained...

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Celebrations all round at Plymouth Furniture Store

Customers and staff have been celebrating the opening of Furniture World’s new Plymouth store with Bucks Fizz, prize vouchers and discounts on everything in the store.

The new flagship store in Coypool has created 15 new jobs and boasts 20,000 square feet of shop floor space spread over two floors. It features a series of stylish room sets, stores within stores as well as a fabulous...

British Firework Championships winner announced

Selstar Fireworks, West Sussex has been crowned the ‘British Firework Champion 2017’ at this year’s British Firework Championships following a spectacular two-day showdown between six of the UK’s top pyrotechnics specialists on Plymouth Hoe.

Runner up this year is Nemisis Pyrotechnics, Cheshire and in third place is Smart Pyrotechnics, Wiltshire. The six professional fireworks...

Ghost net removal in Plymouth ended with great results

On Saturday, 6 Ghost Fishing UK team members were joined by Healthy Seas, Milliken and Aquafil to clean up the popular wreck of the James Eagan Layne in Plymouth, UK.

The team showed up at various stages of Friday midnight, exhausted after their work and journeys but showed incredible commitment to have the boat loaded and ropes off by 7am. Dougie Allen, partner of Aquanauts Dive...

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