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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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Team Sasha appeal for help to kick cancer into touch!

A CHIEF stoker onboard the Frigate HMS Monmouth currently docked in Plymouth is calling for more teams to support the Liskeard Relay for Life on 23rd May.

Joff Lucas aged 45, serving on HMS Monmouth, is entering a team of six colleagues into the Liskeard Relay for Life in memory of his fiancé who he tragically lost to cervical cancer has put a team of six colleagues together for the...

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Devon School Games to take place at iconic sporting sites

The legacy of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics lives on in Devon with over 2000 young people competing at this year’s Devon Summer School Games.

The Games are taking place on Wednesday 24th June in Plymouth across the some of its most iconic sporting sites.

These sites include the Plymouth Life Centre, Central Park, Plymouth Albion RFC and The Brickfields Recreational Ground....

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Plymouth turns blue

Plymouth's political map has turned blue this morning, with three Conservative MPs elected.

Johnny Mercer is the new MP for Plymouth Moor View, winning with 16,020 votes against Labour’s Alison Seabeck who came second with 14,994. UKIP’s Penny Mills came third with 9,152 votes.

Oliver Colville has secured a second term as MP for Sutton and Devonport, winning with just 523 votes...

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Charity thanks local contractors For refurbishment of new family centre

WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment based in Topsham Road, Exeter, invited local contractors involved in the refurbishment of the new WESC Assessment and Family Centre, to a guided tour of the new facilities they had helped to create.

A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, WESC organised the open-house event to showcase the...

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Do you recognise this man?

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a ‘ringing the changes’ scam in Plymouth.

A man is believed to have entered the Bargain Booze shop in Mutley Plain at around 6.25pm on Friday 27 March and asked the shop assistant to change £300 worth of £10 notes into £20 notes.

The shop assistant became confused when the man changed his mind...

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Laptops stolen from Plymouth home

Police are investigating the theft of two valuable laptops from a Plymouth home on Bank Holiday Monday.

Offenders entered the property in Pentillie Road, Mutley, through a kitchen window sometime between 2pm and 4pm.

They escaped with an Apple MacBook Pro and an Apple MacBook Air, valued at £1,500 each.

Detective Constable Adam Dure, based in Plymouth, said: “One of the...

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BMX ace joins Sky Ride Plymouth

Local pro-cyclist Charlotte Green will open this year’s Sky Ride Plymouth event on Sunday 31 May.

Charlotte, a member of the Great Britain Cycling Team, will be joining thousands of people from across the region for the closed road cycling event, starting and finishing at Saltram.

The 20-year-old from Cornwall joined the team’s Olympic Academy Programme in 2013 and has since...

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Global elite collaborate to address surfing industry's sustainability challenges

The greatest challenges to sustainability in the surfing world have been laid bare in a new book featuring contributions from the industry’s global elite.

Sustainable Stoke – Transitions to Sustainability in the Surfing World includes the views and opinions of more than 40 recognised global experts, including former world champions, environmental campaigners and the directors, CEOs and...

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Alesha Dixon to join Boyzone for Devon show

Alesha Dixon confirmed as Special Guest

Newton Abbot Racecourse can reveal that English singer and television presenter Alesha Dixon will be Boyzone’s Special Guest at their headline show at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday June 28.

The concert, which is confirmed to be Boyzone’s only South West tour date, will take place on Sunday June 28.

2015 is shaping up to be...

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Plymouth murder victim named

Police are continuing their investigation into the suspected murder of a 76-year-old woman in Plymouth.

The deceased woman has been named as Gloria Perring.

The elderly man who was found injured in the house remains in hospital in a serious condition. Detectives plan to speak to him when his condition has improved.

Police and ambulance were called to an address on...

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