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SunGift Solar training team and apprentices

Exeter-based SunGift Solar creates job opportunities for young people

A record summer of sun, heatwaves and predictions that future summers will only get hotter has led Exeter-based SunGift Solar to announce plans to expand its solar installer trainee scheme and its team of electrical apprentices.

Working closely with Exeter College, the business is...

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There's still time to register to vote

With just one week to go before the 20 April registration deadline for the general election Plymouth City Council is calling for anyone who isn’t yet registered to go online and do so at www.gov.uk/registertovote

Local and national campaigns have been running over the last few months to remind voters that they can’t take part in the election unless they have registered.

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Lack of properties pushes up prices in the SW

The number of properties coming onto the market continued to drop, pushing prices rapidly upwards in the South West, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

In most parts of the country, the supply versus demand imbalance led to a rise in house prices in March and in the South West 36% more chartered surveyors reported a rise in house prices in March (up from 31% in...

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Can you spot an outsider?

The majority of Devonians can spot an outsider moving to the area in as little as five minutes, a new study reveals.

To fit in with the locals, those moving to the area need to ditch designer gear in favour of hardy wellies, stop being in a hurry, and start using words like “reet” (translation: “alright?”) and “cho” (translation: “cheerio”).

The findings come from a unique...

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Powerboat vandalised in engine theft

Police are seeking thieves who ransacked a powerboat in Plymstock and stole its rare outboard engine.

Offenders entered Plymouth Marine Centre in Pomphlett Road overnight on 7/8 April by cutting through the mesh fence.

Once inside they targeted the Gobbi 19 Limited Edition powerboat moored just outside the marina, stealing the engine and causing extensive damage.

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Nearly 90 per cent of children receive first choice of primary school

Thousands of Plymouth primary children will find out today which school they will be going to in September.

The latest figures show that 88.12 per cent of city children received their first choice of school this year. 5.96 per cent of children received their second choice and 2.08 per cent their third choice.

Just 3.84 per cent of children did not receive any of the schools...

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Flog It! heads for Powderham Castle

The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Powderham Castle in Kenton on Thursday 7 May 2015.

Flog It! - the major BBC antiques show is now on its fourteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot.

Powderham Castle, the home to the Earl and Countess of Devon near Exeter...

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Bone eating worms dined on marine reptile carcasses

A species of bone-eating worm that was believed to have evolved in conjunction with whales has been dated back to prehistoric times when it fed on the carcasses of giant marine reptiles.

Scientists at Plymouth University found that Osedax – popularised as the ‘zombie worm’ – originated at least 100 million years ago, and subsisted on the bones of prehistoric reptiles such as...

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Elderly man targeted by distraction burglars

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information after cash and a watch of sentimental value were taken during a distraction burglary at an elderly man’s home.

The victim answered a knock on his door between 10am and 11am on Monday 13 April when a man pushed past and asked to measure up fencing to the rear garden of his home in St Peters Road, Manadon.

While the victim was...

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Hunt is on to find new city centre manager

Recruitment to find a new BID Manager for Plymouth City Centre Company has begun following the recent announcement that Stefan Krause will be leaving the post at the end of April.

The board are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and commercially focused City Centre Manager to deliver the new BID, which received a successful yes vote recently for a third five year term.

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