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When Comic Relief awarded more than half a million pounds to Plymouth University last year, it marked a new beginning for both the institution and the charity.

The first instance of the biennial appeal awarding funding to higher education, it also enabled the University to forge a partnership with an established social enterprise in eastern Africa, taking its mission to transform lives...

TV chef, food columnist and Great British Bake Off Winner John Whaite, is backing a Twitter campaign urging consumers to embrace the breadth and variety of sustainable fish available over the counter and caught by the UK fishing fleet.

The campaign dubbed #CatchOfTheDay is being run by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), the body which represents fishermen’s...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a serious assault.

Officers are investigating a serious assault which occurred at around 10.00pm on Friday 27th February, during a ‘Royal Blood’ rock concert at the Plymouth Pavilions.

The incident occurred at the rear of the dance hall and during an altercation the victim, a man, aged in his late 50’s was pushed to the...

Plymouth University has received planning permission for a £14m state-of-the-art research centre for life-changing health and medical research, at the headquarters of its Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry at Plymouth Science Park.

Contractors will be appointed in May and work will commence in June. The entire project, including the refurbishment of existing laboratory,...