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Award-winning Devon dementia champion and advocate turns years of experience into second book

An award-winning dementia champion, advocate and author is drawing on more than a decade of experience to publish her second book, When Time Aligns: Stories of Care from a Dementia Companion , this October.

Gina Awad has spent more than a decade championing better...

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Fellowship for Plymouth dental professor

Professor Steve Creanor, Clinical Professor of Oral Sciences at Plymouth University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has been made a Dental Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Fellowship of this Faculty is offered to dental surgeons who, in the opinion of the College, have made substantial contributions to their...

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To brood or not to brood...

Marine organisms living in acidified waters exhibit a tendency to nurture their offspring to a greater extent than those in more regular conditions.

Researchers at Plymouth University have found that polychaete worms located around volcanic vents in the Mediterranean grow and develop their eggs within the protection of the family unit – in contrast to closely-related species that...

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Appeal after spate of derelict building fires

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are issuing an urgent warning about the danger of derelict buildings, after the recent fires at the Quality Hotel in Plymouth. People are putting themselves and those that work for the emergency services at risk.

In the last few weeks fire crews from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have been called to tackle two deliberate...

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Police bosses warn of funding catastrophe

New Home Office funding proposals would have a ‘catastrophic’ effect on Devon and Cornwall Police

According to Andrew White, chief executive in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Devon and Cornwall could lose 200 more front line police officers if Government plans to change the way it funds forces go ahead.

Tony Hogg’s team has now scrutinised the Government’s...

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Superfast broadband for more SW businesses

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) today announced major plans to make superfast fibre broadband available to 20 more business parks across the two counties.

It means that a further 1,000 businesses will have access to speeds of up to 80Mbps* by the end of 2016.

The 20 new locations are in addition to more than 200 business parks across the two counties where CDS has already...

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GP group set to change the future of healthcare

A progressive GP group headquartered in Plymouth has expanded its presence across the region with a view to reinventing the traditional general practice structure, using funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Crownhill Surgery in Plymouth is the latest surgery to be incorporated into the Pathfields Practice group, purchased with the support of a six-figure loan from the bank. The...

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£1.1m to improve disabled people’s homes

Plymouth City Council has approved more than £1m to improve disabled people’s homes in the city.

The total figure agreed under an executive decision - £1,145,000 – means more than 170 homes in Plymouth will have a number of improvements including:

• Stair lifts • level access showers • ramps • improved wheelchair access • accessible kitchens

Councillor Tudor Evans,...

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Sophia takes centre stage in hit musical

A student from the Stagecoach theatre school in Exeter has taken centre stage in the hit West End and Broadway production of Shrek The Musical® at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth this month.

Nine-year-old Sophia Rochfort sailed through her auditions organised by the Stagecoach Agency, to secure the part of the one of the lead characters, the Young Shrek and Grumpy the Dwarf.

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New partnership boosts employment in Tavistock

Seventeen long-term unemployed people from Tavistock are celebrating after graduating from an intensive six-week training course to take on roles at Tesco’s new superstore in the town when it opens in September.

The retailer joined forces with Devon County Council earlier this year in a unique partnership to help unemployed people in Tavistock get back into work.

Tesco...

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Free digital upgrades for Plymouth businesses

Almost 50 businesses in Plymouth are getting free upgrades to their broadband and digital set-up as part of an exciting scheme promoted by Plymouth City Council.

This scheme is available to businesses and provides a voucher of up to £3,000 to be spent on improving broadband. More businesses are being encouraged to sign up.

Any small or medium-sized enterprise can apply for...

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