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Plymouth University is set to receive more than one million euros from the European Union to fund a series of international fellowships for early career researchers from overseas institutions.

University academics will mentor the fellows and oversee their work on a number of projects across robotics, geology, environmental quality, psychology, education, and early childhood education...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old school girl was subjected to an unprovoked attack by a man and a woman on a bus on Thursday 12th February.

The attack took place at around 8.20-8.40am on the 34 bus which was travelling between Ford Hill, Stoke and Looseleigh Lane, Derriford.

The victim was kicked in the ribs by the woman and subjected to verbal abuse, then...

Local construction consultants, Haldons Limited, hand-over Phase 2 of the Multi Sports Hub, at Paignton Community and Sports Academy (PCSA). The £150,000 project for a new spectators seating area, which received lottery funding from Sport England, was overseen by Haldons and constructed by SML Contracts. The new spectator’s area is the final phase of the original £1.6m sports arena completed...

Plymouth firefighters will be holding chip pan fire demonstrations in the city centre this week to warn against the dangers of late night frying.

As part of National Chip Week (16-22 February), fire crews will be in Sutton Harbour on Thursday (19 February) lunchtime to show what can happen if a chip pan is left unattended.

Last year, more than half of all accidental fires in...