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More big names announced for MTV Crashes Plymouth!

Four more acts have been announced including the hottest girl group in pop music, Little Mix, will be one of the acts crashing Plymouth this summer. Jesy, Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne will be joined by Irish rockers, Kodaline for Day One of MTV Crashes Plymouth on Wednesday 22 July.

American electro house superstar, Steve Aoki, will also be coming to the Hoe to play an exclusive South...

Fresh appeal after major Plymouth fire

Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to a large-scale fire within a Plymouth block of flats earlier this month.

A joint police and fire service investigation is being carried out to establish the cause of the fire in , Devonport, on 3 June.

The fire began in one of the flats and caused extensive damage to neighbouring homes in the block. A number of resClowance...

Warning after hoax firearms incident

Police are warning people not to make hoax 999 calls after officers were deployed to a bogus firearms incident in Plymouth on Sunday 21 June.

Officers were called to Freedom Fields Park around 10.45pm after a report to ambulance control that a child has been injured with a firearm and the male suspect was still on scene.

Local and firearms officers and the police helicopter...

Plymouth women make every step count

Thousands of women united yesterday at Plymouth Hoe, with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.

Now Cancer Research UK is calling on the town’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women...

Volunteers wanted to help sort donations for fire victims

Around 1,000 bags of donations have been collected and are waiting to be sorted through and distributed to the families affected by the Clowance Street fire.

Since the fire, kind hearted members of the public have literally been flooding Devonport with donations to the families affected, some of whom have lost everything in the blaze.

Devonport based community groups along with...

Twitter account demands Judi back

A twitter account has been set up calling on BBC bosses to save popular presenter Judi Spiers’ show from the axe.

The Radio Devon stalwart told her audience this morning that this week would be her last.

She said: "This is my last week. But boy we've had some good times. We've had some dodgy times as well but on the whole we've had some good ones. We've had some dark times in...

Open day showcases hospital’s new robot

An open day for patients, carers and members of the public is being held next week to showcase the work of a new robot used to treat radical prostatectomies.

On Wednesday 24 June, between 10am-12noon, patients and members of the public will get the opportunity to see for themselves how the robot works and the intricate tasks it can perform. The open day will be held on the level 3...

Judi Spiers show controversially axed

Popular BBC Radio Devon presenter Judi Spiers has been contoversially dropped by station bosses.

The broadcasting stalwart announced the news to shocked listeners on her regular morning slot today.

She told her audience that after 15 years in the job, this week would be her last.

A friend of Judi’s told the Daily the broadcaster was ‘saddened but wanted to continue...

Plymouth 10k cancelled from 2015

GO2, organisers of the Plymouth 10k, have announced that they will no longer be operating the Plymouth 10k race from 2015 onwards.

GO2 have organised four hugely successful Plymouth 10k races since 2011. The race was the largest 10k road race in Devon and Cornwall, and was known for its fast, relatively flat, traffic-free route through the city centre.

Unfortunately GO2 have...

CATERed wins local training award

Plymouth’s brand new education catering service CATERed has just bagged another award at City College Plymouth’s Annual Business Dinner and Celebration Evening.

The event recognises the investment employers have made in their workforce through training, and the continued partnership between the College and local business.

The catering service is no stranger to winning...

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