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Appeal after attempted robbery

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following an attempted robbery on an elderly woman.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident where a 83 year old lady was the victim of an attempt robbery which occurred around 4.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July in the small car park behind the Gala Bingo on Derry’s Cross Plymouth.

The victim was walking back to her car...

Morrissey returns to Plymouth

Following his triumphant show at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of a US tour, Morrissey has announced an extra date for his UK tour in September 2015.

Preceding shows at Hull Arena on Friday 18th and two dates at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st, Morrissey will now play Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 15th September.

The singer...

Join The Ramblers' Big Pathwatch

The Ramblers has launched the Big Pathwatch, the nation’s biggest ever footpath survey, following new research that reveals path problems in England, including the South West, are on the rise.

With more than 8,750 problems recorded on paths in the South West and more than 86,000 in England, the Ramblers fears this isn’t the full picture and that the scale of the problem is far bigger...

Funding agreed for excellence STEM centre

Funding for the creation of a regional centre of excellence for STEM (Science, technology, engineering and maths) has been formally agreed by the City Council’s investment board.

The funding is made up of a package totalling £12.8 m including an award from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) of £5.4m, one of only three awards across the LEP area. The...

St Luke’s hospital team commended for End of Life Care

St Luke’s Hospital Team have been commended for their services in the recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) Report for Derriford Hospital ‘End of Life Care’, published 21 July 2015.

Providing specialist palliative care services alongside NHS professionals at Derriford Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital Team is a service of the charity St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth and operates across the entire...

Plymouth committed to improving homes

Plymouth City Council is committed to improving private rented housing as a national list of rogue landlords is published.

Environmental Health News (EHN online) and The Guardian have published a database of landlords convicted under the Housing Act 2004 between 2006 and 2014. In Plymouth there have been two such convictions within the past five years, and the Council also recently...

Aircraft carrier team cycle capital to capital

FIFTEEN sailors from the Royal Navy’s future Flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, are preparing to cycle their way to charity success covering an impressive 500 miles in just 5 days.

Joined by five of their industry partners from the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, the 20-strong cycle team which includes the Senior Naval Officer, Captain Simon Petitt, will bring together the ship’s affiliated...

A passion for fuchsias

Members of the public are in for a treat when they visit Otter Nurseries at the beginning of August.

The British Fuchsia Society’s Far South West Show is being held at the garden centre in Brixton, Plymouth on August 4, and visitors will get the opportunity to see hundreds of colourful fuchsias that have been grown in pots, baskets and hanging pots.

Additionally, exhibits will...

Game on this summer at Saltram

Every Wednesday during the school holidays the garden at Saltram, on the outskirts of Plymouth, opens its gates to games, sports and activities.

Charlie McGuin, Sports Development Officer at Saltram, said: “Get your ‘Game On’ and challenge your friends and family to spend time outdoors being active this summer. Come along between 11am and 3pm each week to see if you can become a...

Devon Scouts presents Jam FM

Scouts from Devon will be taking part in “Run to the Fun” at Mount Edgcumbe from 25th July. The camp will be held on the site that held one of the first camps run by Scouting in the South West and was visited by Baden Powell. The Scouts will be following in the steps of their founder. The last time Devon Scouts hosted a jamboree was in 1986.

Scout Radio will be providing a live FM...

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