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Torbay Street Pastors thank police for vital funding to help support safe nights out

Torquay Neighbourhood Police Team has secured £3,000 from the Home Office hotspot policing fund to support the important work of Torbay Street Pastors as they continue to help people who are on a night out.

The money, from a government problem solving fund, will be used by the small...

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Plymouth Business Show headline sponsor announced

Plymouth and Devon Chamber of Commerce has revealed that Thrive Hubs – an innovative network of co-working hubs set to launch at several Plymouth sites – is to be the headline sponsor for the forthcoming Plymouth Business Show.

Held on 17 June at the Plymouth Pavillions from 9.30am to 4pm, the show is in its third year and has grown to be the largest business show in the region....

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Do you recognise this man?

Detectives in Plymouth are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man from an Evofit.

Officers would like to speak to him in connection with an indecent exposure offence in Plymouth.

A man exposed himself to a 54-year-old local woman as she was walking alone over a bridge near Manadon roundabout at around 9.30am on Saturday 21 March.

Detectives are considering...

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Every little thing’s gonna be a-light!

Plymouth’s famous Smeaton’s Tower will be shining green tonight in support of Plymouth Argyle.

The lights around the iconic tower will be glowing green as the team and the Green Army head off to Berkshire to take on Wycombe Wanderers in the second leg of the play off.

Deputy leader Councillor Peter Smith said: “We wanted to wish the team best of luck and to let them know they...

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Investigation launched into fire at builders' yard

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a builders' yard in Wingfield Road, Stoke, Plymouth on Tuesday 12th May.

Police assisted with road closures on Raynham Road, Wingfield Way and Penlee Road and residents were asked to keep their windows closed as the Fire service tackled the blaze, which was reported at around 1.50pm.

The road remained closed overnight as...

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South West house prices rise again

House prices were driven up again in the South West in April as new instructions declined for the third month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

While 37% more surveyors saw prices rise in the South West in April, the highest reading since September 2014, new instructions continued to decline as 18% more respondents saw a fall in new instructions over the last...

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Iconic ship building to set sail again

The iconic Ship building in Derriford, once a hive of industry as the bustling headquarters of the Plymouth Herald and Western Morning News, has been given a last-minute reprieve from the threat of demolition with the announcement that it has been acquired by a South West property developer.

Burrington Estates, which has made a name for itself preserving historic buildings and...

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Plymouth woman takes on 100k walk for charity

A woman from Devon is taking on a 100k walk for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, and is calling on others to join her.

Cindy Willcocks, 38 and from Plymouth, decided to sign up for the Blind Veterans UK 100k London to Brighton challenge after her friend Nigel Evans encouraged her to join him.

Cindy says: “Nigel tried to get...

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Have your say on county boundaries

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking people across Devon to comment on its draft proposals for new county council division boundaries.

An eight-week public consultation on the recommendations begins today and will end on 6 July 2015. The consultation is open to anyone who wants to have their say on new county council electoral divisions, division...

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Scientists discover new species of glass frog in Costa Rica

A Plymouth University lecturer is one of three scientists to have discovered a new glass frog in Costa Rica – the first in the country since 1973.

Dr Robert Puschendorf, Lecturer in Conversation Biology, along with researchers Brian Kubicki, founder of the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center (CRARC), and Stanley Salazar, Costa Rican naturalist, made the discovery after collecting...

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God TV’s Summer Celebration to be broadcast from Plymouth Guildhall

Could God TV’s Summer Extravaganza and its key speaker increase friction in the city with hate speech, division and questionable views?

The religious broadcasting network’s Summer Celebration event, which is to be held at Plymouth Guildhall on May 19 to 21, features as its main attraction TV evangelist Andrew Wommack.

The preacher and faith healer has a documented history of...

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