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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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Firefighters tackle builders' yard blaze

Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a builders' yard in Plymouth this afternoon.

Two appliances from Camelshead and Crownhill were mobilised to reports of a fire in a builders' yard on Wingfield Road, Stoke.

On arrival crews reported smoke issuing and requested an additional appliance to attend from Crownhill.

Cylinders were also suspected to be involved, one ground...

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Former Wren joins Persimmon Homes

A former Royal Navy Wren has become the latest new recruit to jump on board with the region’s leading house builder.

Charlotte Donaldson, who spent four-and-a-half years in the Navy, has been appointed sales negotiator at Persimmon Homes South West and will be based at the builder’s Palmerston Heights development in Plymouth.

It’s a change of direction for Charlotte from...

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Starlight create laughter on children’s wards

The Starlight Children's Foundation brought a big dose of sunshine to poorly children at Derriford Hospital today (Wednesday 6 May), when its amazing Storytellers Tour paid a visit.

The interactive theatre group, The Panto Company, treated children, relatives and staff to performances of Beauty and The Beast, The Jungle Book and The Wizard of Oz, as part of an eight week long Starlight...

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Police search for man who spat at Plymouth bus driver

Police investigating an assault on a bus driver in Plymouth have released a picture of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

A man is alleged to have chased after a bus travelling on the A386, Tavistock Road, and spat at the male bus driver as he got on the bus at the Manadon roundabout.

He was also verbally aggressive towards the driver during the...

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International charity supports sailing centre

The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is delighted to announce its grant of £6,000 to the All-aboard Sailing Project which is run by Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre in Plymouth, in partnership with Wheels on Water (WOW) sailing club and Woodlands Special School.

The Project focuses on young people between eight and nineteen years old living in Plymouth that have moderate...

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Follow the ale trail for a taste of Plymouth History

The organisers of this year’s Plymouth History Festival have joined forces with the city’s oldest working brewery to create a special beer and ale trail.

The ‘Plymouth History FestivALE’ is an exciting addition to this year’s programme and will be available at five historic pubs throughout the rest of May.

From the Fortescue Hotel, which was first recorded in the 1867 Directory...

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New species of beetle discovered

A striking new species of beetle with no direct relatives has been identified by a scientist from Plymouth University living in wetlands on the outskirts of Cape Town.

Capelatus prykei is so different from any of the world’s other diving beetles that it has been placed in a new genus all of its own, with its nearest relations to be found around the Mediterranean and in New Guinea....

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Police release Evofit after man exposes himself to walker

Police have issued an Evofit of a man they are seeking in connection with an indecent exposure offence in Plymouth.

A man exposed himself to a female dog walker in Shakespeare Road, Manadon, at around 7.20am on 24 April.

He was sat in a black Ford Focus when the offence happened and had shouted over to the woman to draw her attention.

Police have now released an Evofit...

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Fancy hel-ping at table tennis festival?

Plymouth City Council is looking for volunteers to help out at this summer’s Ping! street table tennis festival.

Now in its sixth year, Ping! takes table tennis to remarkable and surprising public places nationwide and Plymouth is hosting the national launch on Saturday 13 June.

An all-day ping-pong event will be held in Armada Way where people can drop by and try their hand at...

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Sam Cox shows bridal collection

Corks popped and laughter was loud on Thursday night when Sam Cox presented her Spring/Summer 2015 bridal collection in the Spears Jewellery store in Plymouth on Thursday 30 April.

Guests drank champagne and enjoyed fabulous canapés from Rock Salt caterers whilst models India, Bethany and Lizzie showed off this season’s must-haves for Brides.

As one guest said, “I am getting...

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