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As Tax Hikes Force More UK Betting Shops to Close, Devon's Bingo Fans Are Moving Online

Britain had 5,669 betting shops left at the latest official count. The decline has been running for years, and another round of betting shop closures suggests the bottom has not yet been reached.

Higher taxes are the culprit, squeezing the industry more than ever. The main tax on...

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MP supports Alzheimer’s Society’s election campaign

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, has pledged to make this election memorable by taking action to support the 850,000 people living with dementia across the UK.

Alison said: “Plymouth is aiming for status as a Dementia friendly city and we have some excellent work going on is schools like Stoke Damerel, in businesses and voluntary organisations, including with my own staff...

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Appeal after assault in Plymouth Betfred

Police want to identify a man in relation to an assault in Betfred on New George Street, Plymouth.

At around 9.20pm on Sunday 8th March, a customer in the betting shop became aggressive and is believed to have spat and swore at the female employee working behind the counter.

Police would like to identify the man pictured in relation to this incident. We would also like to hear...

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First Great Western announces upgrades

First Great Western has announced proposals to deliver the largest train fleet upgrade in a generation on the Great Western network as part of its plans for the new franchise that starts in September, and will run until at least April 2019.

In a deal put together with the Department for Transport, First Great Western’s plans would see the age of First Great Western’s train fleet...

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Luke Pollard: New trains could be ordered today - so why the delay?

Labour candidate Luke Pollard has called on First Great Western and the Government to make an announcement on new trains before the election, not after it.

First Great Western has today been awarded a new four year franchise without any competition.

Luke Pollard, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, said:

“The south west desperately needs...

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Popular coastal path cordoned off

Police are advising walkers to keep away from the coastal path at Butter Cove near Kingsbridge after a significant landslip at the weekend.

Officers were called shortly before 5.25pm on Sunday 22 March after reports that the top of the cliff had collapsed close to the footpath, between Bantham Beach and Thurlestone Golf Course.

Local officers, the police helicopter and the...

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Capture the region's wildlife on camera

Photographers with a keen eye for flora and fauna are being invited to take part in a competition in the South West later this month.

OPAL South-West and the Plymouth Woodland Project, who are part of Plymouth University’s outreach programme to engage wider audiences in the study of biology and ecology, have set the challenge for participants to capture ‘urban wildlife’ and ‘wildlife...

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iOrchestra returns to Plymouth

A pioneering digital music project led by the Philharmonia Orchestra will return to Plymouth this April and May.

Inspired by the latest technology, iOrchestra offers people an amazing opportunity to step inside the beating heart of an orchestra.

As in 2014, when more than 16,500 Plymouth people took part in the experience, the project will visit a range of communities across...

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Builders donate labourforce to refurb rehabilitiation centre

Dorset-based builders, C G Fry & Son, came to the rescue when asked to donate tradesmen from their direct labour force to help with a local community project The team of three painters helped to redecorate ‘The Garden Room’ for the newly re-located Greenwood Rehabilitation service.

Greenwood rehabilitation service is for people with a physical disability aged 18 to 65 years and...

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Neonatal network launches new website

A new website to provide information, help and support to parents using neonatal services in the South West has been launched.

The South West Neonatal Network website has been designed to provide a comprehensive resource for parents whose new babies are being treated at any one of the region’s neonatal units. The South West Neonatal Network is an operational delivery network funded on...

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Students to create Human Library

Students and staff at Plymouth University are preparing to take a leaf out of their education textbooks when they create an innovative ‘human library’ on campus this week.

The event will see 14 staff and students become human books for the day, offering their knowledge and life experiences to anyone who chooses to ‘pick them from the shelf’.

Based on an idea that originated in...

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