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Incredible Mystical Allure of Dartmoor Brought into the Spotlight Amidst Efforts to Prevent Wildfires

Just south of Devon, you’ll find the sprawling landscape of Dartmoor, complete with a temperate rainforest, rolling hills, and a deep history of myth and folklore. It’s a unique place in the UK, and one that’s very accessible for those who want to immerse themselves in its incredible...

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Pregnant woman attacked in Plymouth

Detectives in Devonport are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down two teenagers who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman in the street on Friday 31 July.

A 24-year-old local woman, who is 17 weeks pregnant, was alone when she was approached by a teenage girl and boy in Evelyn Street in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth.

The boy grabbed the victim’s purse out of her...

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Tea dances raise £744 for SW Mesothelioma Support Group

Tea Dances held in Plymouth at the Guildhall on 31 July and City College on 1 August raised a grand total of £744 for the South West Mesothelioma Support Group (a registered charity based at The Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre, Derriford Hospital), whilst at the same time raising awareness of asbestos related cancer.

A total of 140 people attended both events which were organised by...

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Poet celebrates publication of new book

Richard Thomas, a local poet, has just had his second poetry book published.

Since learning he was going to become a father in 2012, Plymouth poet Richard Thomas has been wanting to write about his experience, and several years later his poems have

appeared in a brand new book.

Zygote Poems, the title of the collection, was coined when Richard was writing his...

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It's a wrap! Popular gift shop reopens

For those among us who like their gifts gorgeously garlanded it’s been a tough year without Beaux Cadeaux to turn to to make sure our presents are perfectly packaged.

So it’s welcome news that the gift shop has reopened at the Royal William Yard’s Residence ONE.

Set up at Frankfort Gate by Val and Richard Cass back in 2006 the gift shop quickly developed a loyal band of regular...

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Rail workers to strike over bank holiday

Rail workers on First Great Western trains are to stage a series of strikes, including over the August bank holiday weekend.

The RMT has announced the strikes following a row over the introduction of the new Hitachi trains.

The RMT says the new trains will mean a threat to jobs, services and passenger safety.

RMT members have been told not to work from 12.01am-11.59pm...

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Plymouth police search for missing woman

Police are appealing to the public to help trace a 46-year-old woman who went missing from Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.

Officers are concerned for the welfare of Tamara Harding who left the hospital on foot at 8.35am on Sunday 2 August.

Police are conducting searches in the area for Tamara and asking for the public to look out for her and report any sightings to them....

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Social Enterprise for the 21st Century

The University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, has been commended by Plymouth City Council Leader Tudor Evans in recognition of its commitment to Social Enterprise.

The University has become one of only four universities in the UK to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. This makes Plymouth, which was the UK's first social enterprise city, the only city in the UK with two...

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Cost of rural crime falls in South West

Rural crime cost Devon & Cornwall £750,000 in 2014, down from £1.1 million in 2013. Despite the fall, 2014 saw thieves continue to target expensive all terrain vehicles (ATVs) as well as tools.

The figures are part of a UK-wide survey by NFU Mutual. The leading rural insurer’s annual Rural Crime Survey shows the nationwide cost of rural crime totalled an estimated £37.8 million in...

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Dartmoor archaeologists need you!

Help Dartmoor National Park Archaeologists and Rangers look after prehistoric stone rows on a two day conservation work project on 19 and 20 August 2015.

Dartmoor’s landscape is among the richest in western Europe in terms of its prehistoric archaeological remains. Dartmoor contains the longest stone row in the world and has the greatest number of archaeological sites out of all the UK...

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How do you empty a museum full of treasures?

The answer: very very carefully!

When work begins on Plymouth’s new History Centre, the double fronted Edwardian buildings on North Hill will have to be empty.

Even though the museum will remain open with exhibitions and events until this time next year, work will be going on in the stores and offices to carefully pack and move the city’s treasures off site.

This is a...

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