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Plymouth parents will benefit from free childcare scheme

The government is rolling out a new childcare funding scheme in September 2017 meaning Plymouth parents will be eligible for double the amount of free childcare.

Families with children aged 3 and 4, as of 31st August 2017, can apply for 30 hours of free childcare per week in the scheme which is aimed at encouraging parents back to work.

Parents with a combined average income...

Smiggle-mania hits Plymouth

Australia's most exciting and colourful stationery retailer, Smiggle, is set to open a store in Plymouth on Friday 23 June – marking the brands 100th store opening in the UK.

Smiggle – where a smile meets a giggle – has been a revelation since arriving on these shores in February 2014, with Plymouth marking the monumental opening while many more new stores are set to open in 2017....

History Centre signs major construction contract

Today is a landmark day for the Plymouth History Centre which has signed a £22.6 million contract with construction and regeneration specialist Willmott Dixon.

The signing of the contract marks a new phase for the project and means that major construction work can now progress.

Willmott Dixon has already completed the enabling works for the History Centre, a task which has...

Plymouth City Centre Company appoints new Chief Executive

Steve Hughes will join the company at the beginning of August fresh from leading the Bournemouth Town Centre Business Improvement District to an overwhelming “yes” vote to carry on its work for another five years.

During his time in Bournemouth Steve was instrumental in creating a new vision and five year business plan for the BID, developing a year round programme of events to drive...

Plymouth Science Park scoops top architecture award

Plymouth Science Park's astonishing cutting-edge £7 million gateway building has scooped a top award at the prestigious 2017 Michelmores Property Awards.

The awards celebrate outstanding property and construction projects in Bristol, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall, across ten categories.

The event last night (15th June) at the Great Hall at the University of Exeter, was...

Community Transport Award winners honoured for dedication

Awards have been presented to 10 proud Community Transport volunteers and staff members from across the county at a special ceremony.

Devon County Council marked the 18th anniversary of its annual Community Transport Awards at County Hall last Thursday night (15 June).

The awards, sponsored by local printers Pollards, with coachbuilders GM Coachwork Group sponsoring the prizes...

Devon public health leaders sign up to skin cancer campaign

Public Health leaders in Devon are supporting a national campaign urging men who spend a lot of time outdoors to protect themselves against the sun, to reduce the risk of skin cancer.

Skin cancer rates are higher than average and rising in the South West, and the NHS “Cover Up, Mate” campaign launched today (Mon 19 June) will target male agricultural and construction workers, gardeners...

Plymouth cabbies make national TV debut

A BBC South West documentary which charted the weight loss attempts of two Plymouth-based taxi drivers is to receive a national TV premiere on BBC One on Monday, 19 June at 7:30pm.

Aired on BBC South West in April 2016, Supersize Cabbies followed the fat-busting fortunes of Roger Laughton and Mike Davis from Plymouth taxi company Need A Cab as they embarked on a six-week community...

Police appeal after pedestrian hit by car

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision between a pedestrian and a Fiat Punto on Saturday 13 May 2017.

Emergency services were notified at around 1.10pm to reports of the collision opposite The Pheasant Pluckers pub on Albert Road, Plymouth.

As a result of the collision, the pedestrian, a 45-year-old woman from Plymouth, received serious injuries and was taken...

Plymouth’s Armed Forces Day fundraising pin badge design winners announced

The winner has been chosen in this year’s competition to design the fundraising pin badge for Plymouth’s Armed Forces Day.

This year’s winner was six year-old Sophia Broome from Yealmpstone Farm Primary School. Sophia’s wonderful design includes military figures and was selected from hundreds of entries from schools across the city.

Sophia said: "My daddy works for the Royal...

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