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Plymouth lad cycling to Paris to raise funds for swimming pool

A young lad who works at Royal William Yard, and is an ex-student of Plymouth University is planning to cycle from London to Paris to raise money for a swimming pool for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Elliot and Max Pettifer, along with their life-long friend Matthew Weston, have nicknames themselves the Reliant Robins and are currently in training for the...

Make sure you’re registered to vote in General Election

If you want to vote in the general election on Thursday 8 June and you’re not already on the electoral register you have just over three weeks left to sign up.

Anyone who wants to have their say must register by midnight on Monday 22 May.

Council Chief Executive Tracey Lee said: “It’s really important that everyone who is entitled to vote is able to. If you want to have a say...

Plymouth 2 Crewe 1: Match report

ARE you having a laugh?

Argyle returned to the top of the Sky Bet League Two table for the first time in five months with a 2-1 victory that, frankly, did not look on for a great deal of Saturday afternoon.

In fact, the final game of the season, at Grimsby Town next Saturday, kicks off at 5.30pm. This week, Argyle left it until about to 4.30pm to start the game. When they got...

Awards celebrate British farming excellence

The British Farming Awards are back for 2017 - showcasing the achievements of farmers working within the UK agricultural industry

After a hugely successful event in 2016, which saw the awards take part in the BBC series The Farmers’ Country Showdown, more than 600 farmers and industry professionals attended the sell-out event.

The British Farming Awards are back for a fifth...

Call for Devon firms to support employees over 50 with alcohol choices

Drink Wise, Age Well Devon is calling on the county’s businesses to make sure they are supporting their older employees with alcohol choices.

Over the past 30 years, the employment rate for people aged 50-64 has grown from 55.4% to 70.7%, and the number of over 65s in work has also doubled from 4.9% to 10.7%.

Drink Wise, Age Well is sending out an Employer’s Toolkit to offer...

Plymouth hosts promotion celebration for Argyle and Green Army

Britain’s Ocean City is laying out the green carpet for Plymouth Argyle on Monday 8 May, following the club’s spectacular promotion-winning victory over Newport County on Easter Monday.

Following an open-top bus parade from Home Park to the city centre, Derek Adams and his players will attend a civic reception at the Council House, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor...

New developments in SW achieve Built for Life accreditation

Three new developments in the south west have achieved top marks in the Building for Life 12 accreditation which recognises the very best in design quality, safety and community.

Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has received the prestigious award for developments in Exeter, Brixton and Plymouth.

Barratt’s new Plympton development...

SW firms missing out on “cash mountain” that could help them grow further

South West firms could be missing out on a ‘cash mountain’ that could help them to expand, says Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking after new figures found they were tying up millions of pounds in excess working capital.

The research shows that businesses across the south and the east of England have at least £138.3billion tied up in excess capital, as business growth continues to soar....

Your bin collections are changing...

Letters will soon be landing on the doormats of every home in Plymouth to tell people about their new bin collection arrangements.

From 8 May the city will have an alternate weekly collection system, which means households will have their recycling – the green bins – collected by Plymouth City Council crews one week and their non-recyclable rubbish – the brown bins – the next.

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£2.5m improvement package planned for Central Park

A £2.5 million package of improvements designed to make Central Park even better has just been given the go-ahead, with the aim of making Plymouth’s premier park even better and delivering up to date sport and community facilities for residents

The works will be delivered as a programme with the first two phases being delivered during 2017 to 2018.

The plans include an overall...

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