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Another 29 Plymouth roads are set to get a new lease of life over the next nine weeks as the Council continues its resurfacing programme for 2015.

The resurfacing works, which get under way on Monday 13 April, will take place on roads where multiple potholes have developed and are causing widespread damage.

They are being carried out by the Council’s highways contractor Amey...

A generation of children are growing up without experiencing simple pleasures such as splashing in puddles or mud, building a sandcastle - or even making daisy chains, a study has revealed. Researchers found a whole range of traditional nature activities could soon become a thing of the past as children spend their spare time playing computer games, watching TV or just hanging out with friends...

As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2015, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust hosted an information open day, which welcomed sixth formers from schools across Plymouth, including St Boniface's Catholic College, Eggbuckland Community College, Lipson Community College and Ridgeway, into the hospital.

There were department stands and there were current and past apprentices at the event,...

Four people were arrested following the attempted theft of a cash machine from Costcutters on Fleet Street on Thursday morning (9th April).

The four arrived at the Costcutters on Fleet Street, Keyham Plymouth at around 6.25am in a large white Mercedes box van and pulled the stand alone cash machine from the building.

They then attempted unsuccessfully to load the cash machine...