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Global tech firms aim to tackle Plymouth’s diabetes challenge

One of the city’s largest GP practices is working with world-leading innovators to tackle local health problems.

Beacon Medical Group, which serves over 30,000 patients at five GP surgeries, is working with global names in the creative and technology sectors to tackle diabetes – one of the city’s most pressing health problems.

Having submitted a brief outlining Plymouth’s...

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Tesco Plymouth teams up with Rowe’s Cornish Bakers to celebrate RNLI fundraising

Tesco and local suppliers, Cornish baker Rowe’s, are celebrating a successful year of fundraising for the RNLI across the south west.

A delicious range of chocolate chip and orange biscuits, produced especially for the RNLI by Rowe’s has raised more than £8,000.

The chocolate chip and orange biscuits were on sale in 77 stores in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Hampshire with...

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Appeal after 93-year-old woman robbed

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 93-year-old wheelchair-bound woman was robbed of her handbag.

The incident happened around 3.20pm on Monday 1 May by the cut through to the rear of Tracey Court from Western Approach.

A man approached the victim from behind and stole the bag containing £130 cash and various bank cards. He then ran across Western Approach and down...

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Exams, Awards and a Day to Remember

Christ’s Hospital in West Sussex welcomed over 500 young and ‘Old Blues’ (former pupils) and their families back to their old school on Saturday 29 April. The day was packed with music, memories, fun activities for children and, for the more serious, visitors to the museum travelled back in time to sit an old entrance exam paper.

One of the highlights of the day included the annual ‘...

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Plymotion grants up for grabs

Employers across the city are being invited to bid for Government grants to provide either facilities or initiatives to enable their staff to travel to work either by bike, on foot or by bus.

Match funded grants of up to £5,000 are being made available through Plymouth City Council’s Plymotion at Your Workplace programme to provide facilities or initiatives to encourage employees to...

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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...

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Plans to improve traffic flow along Plymouth Road

People are being invited to comment on plans to improve the traffic flow along Plymouth Road in Plympton.

Upgrades to the traffic signals along this key commuter route are in the pipeline, thanks to £2.1 million funding from the Department of Transport.

The Council plans to use the opportunity to introduce measures that will improve the journey in to Plymouth by car as well as...

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Devon County Show 2017 preview

The 122nd Devon County Show will take place shortly at Westpoint, Exeter on May 18, 19 and 20.

More than 90,000 visitors are expected to see some of the best livestock, taste fabulous local food and drink, experience country life and enjoy a wealth of entertainment.

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex will spend two days at the Show in her role as President of the Devon...

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Record entries for Food & Drink Devon Awards 2017

Entries closed last month for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards and once again there has been a huge increase in the numbers of entrants. Undoubtedly, 2017 looks set to be another record-breaking year for the awards which recognise the very best talent in Devon’s flourishing food and drink scene.

Barbara King, a proud champion of Devon’s producers and chair of the board of...

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Trading Standards and police warn against rogue traders

Trading Standards and police officers have visited communities throughout Somerset this week in a joint initiative to highlight the dangers of rogue traders and forceful doorstep sellers.

And next week it’s the turn of Devon with a series of information events planned throughout the county.

Over two days officers from the Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service (...

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