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City warms up for Bonfire Night

With one month to go until Bonfire Night plans are in place for Plymouth to host a family evening of fireworks, fun, entertainment and most of all…..a bonfire!

Taking place on Thursday 5 November on Plymouth Hoe the evening celebrations will begin at 4pm when fairground rides and catering stands open.

The presenters of Heart FM South West will keep visitors entertained with an...

Plymouth nurse crowned Fundraiser of the Year

Sister Jane Gilliam, who works within Immunology and Allergy Speciality at Derriford Hospital, who has been awarded ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ for the second year running in the Woolwell Business and Community Awards.

Jane has been fundraising for almost 16 years and in total, has raised in excess of £10,000.00 for a variety of excellent charities within her local community. These...

New Marjon Link Road now open

A new link road for buses between the University of St Mark & St John (Marjon) and Derriford Hospital has been officially opened.

The road between Plymbridge Lane and Derriford Road has been widened to provide a new two-way link for buses, which allows them to access the university, Nuffield Health and Derriford Hospital without needing to use Derriford Roundabout.

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It's raining fashion at the Met Office for charity

The Met Office is playing host to a fundraising fashion show for Exeter-based charity WESC Foundation (WESC), to help raise much needed funds for the charity’s ‘Communication Aids Appeal’. Sponsored by ITEC Connect and compéred by popular broadcaster Judi Spiers, the event is being held on the 22nd October with John Lewis showcasing its autumn/winter 2015 collection featuring students at...

Funding for Sierra Leone viral haemorrhagic fever project

A team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has received funding of £136,000 from the Health Partnership Scheme to develop a training programme to help the Sierra Leonean Health Service to fight future outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fever.

Based from the Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone, the work is the latest...

Man jailed for breaching child abduction warning notice

A man has been jailed today in Plymouth Crown Court for breaching a child abduction warning notice.

Michael Rowe from Morice Street, Plymouth has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after breaching the order issued against him in March.

Rowe was issued with Child Abduction Warning Notice under the 1984 Child Abduction Act which prevented him from having contact with a local...

Help finalise transport improvement plans for Derriford

Detailed plans for improving traffic flow in the Derriford area will be on public display next week.

The Derriford Transport Scheme, which will see improvements on the A386 Tavistock Road, aims to reduce congestion and create more road capacity for the extra traffic that will be generated by proposed developments in the area. It will also include better facilities for public transport...

Part Two of Plymouth Plan now underway

People across Plymouth are being asked where new homes could be built as the next phase of the Plymouth Plan gets underway.

Residents are being asked to take a good look at their own neighbourhood, as well as the city as a whole, to look at what land could be set aside for homes, for offices and work units and which green spaces they feel need to be improved or protected.

Part...

National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers

Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have come away with a raft of awards following this year’s general meeting of the British Society of Oral and Dental Research (BSODR).

Donald Singer was the winner of the national BSODR Unilever poster prize, and Jemma Walker received a commendation in the national BSODR Senior Colgate competition....

Would you know signs of child sexual exploitation?

Devon and Cornwall Police has launched a new campaign which aims to raise awareness, among parents, teachers and carers, of the warning signs that a child may be at risk of becoming or is already a victim of child sexual exploitation.

Child sexual exploitation is a form of sexual abuse in which a young person is manipulated or forced into taking part in a sexual act, often in return...

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