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Jennifer Bell from Chilcotts with costume jewellery

June sale tops auction record as costume jewellery sparkles

Chilcotts Auctioneers has revealed that its June sale was the most successful to date.

The total achieved at hammer price was £280,000. This success reflects the current spike in silver and gold prices with top performers including gold proof coin sets from the Royal Mint.

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Inspiring event for young people

Young people with learning disabilities are being given a taste of life after school at an event aimed at inspiring decisions and providing choice.

‘Aspire’ is an event organised by Plymouth City Council for parents, carers and, most importantly, young people with learning disabilities to find out more about the options open to them after they turn 16.

This type of support is...

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SW house prices continue to rise

Acceleration in house price growth in the South West continues with 63% more respondents seeing a rise in prices over the last three months, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. This is the highest level since April 2002.

The South West region, along with Yorkshire, is also the most confident of price rises in the near term, with 52% more respondents expecting to...

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Suicide prevention campaign launched

A programme aimed at reducing the numbers of suicides across Devon is being rolled out – thanks to partnership between the County Council’s and Torbay’s Public Health teams.

For the first time in the region, a specialist suicide prevention course, called ASIST will be available to agencies and businesses where staff could potentially come into contact with people contemplating suicide...

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A38 dangerous driving appeal

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward who may have seen an incident of dangerous driving over the bank holiday weekend.

Shortly before 5pm on Sunday 30 August, a silver Honda Civic type-R was reported to be driving dangerously along the Plymouth-bound carriageway of the A38 at Plympton.

The Honda is reported to have nearly caused several accidents as it...

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Have you seen this man?

Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a series of thefts and burglaries in Plymouth.

Mark Doab (pictured), from Plymouth, is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall, with blue eyes and short brown hair, which is possibly shaven at this time. He may have ginger stubble or a ginger beard.

Officers are proactively following a...

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Shake Up September Workplace Challenge

Active Devon is encouraging employees across Devon to try a new sport or activity this month, as Shake Up September from Workplace Challenge aims to get the nation’s workplaces more active.

Workplace Challenge, the free, online activity programme which combines cutting edge technology with sport and physical activity opportunities, is inviting employees in Devon to join the national...

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Rockfish Blue Mile kick-starts Ocean City Festival

The Rockfish Blue Mile got Plymouth's 2015 Ocean City Festival off to a cracking start, with on-the-water action taking place off the Barbican and Hoe waterfront throughout the day on Saturday 5 September.

This was the fifth Plymouth Blue Mile and the first time with new sponsors Rockfish and charity partners, Plymouth-based The Shark Trust.

The day's events got under way in...

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Friends of Liver Lifeline donate fans

A big thank you to Friends of Liver Lifeline, who have kindly donated three Dyson fans to Hound Ward, in celebration of the charity’s fifth year as Derriford Hospital’s liver support group.

Friends of Liver Lifeline, which was launched five years ago by former patient Sheila Connolly, her husband Stephen and fellow transplant patient Michael Stratford, has been continuously raising...

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Exercise could reduce risk of dementia

More than seven in ten people from the South West (77 per cent) are not doing the amount of average weekly exercise recommended by NHS guidelines, despite evidence that taking part in regular exercise can reduce a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a survey carried out by Alzheimer’s Society to mark the start of Memory Walks on Saturday.

Taking regular physical exercise...

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Urgent appeal for Europe refugee crisis

The British Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal as the refugee crisis in Europe continues to escalate, with hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need of emergency relief.

The number of people forced to flee violence and conflict today is the highest since World War II. Many people are dying on these dangerous journeys to safety in Europe and those that do make it are...

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