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Rowcroft Hospice raises nearly £15k at Live at Powderham concert

Twenty-eight dedicated Rowcroft Hospice volunteers and staff braved soaring temperatures on Friday 26 June to raise an incredible £14,644 during Live at Powderham, where the hospice was proud to be the charity partner for a fabulous performance by Alanis Morissette.

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Heroic pair save stranger in bridge fall

Police have praised the bravery of two members of the public who went into freezing waters to save the life of a man who jumped off the Tamar Bridge on Tuesday night (27 January).

Sergeant Ryan Canning (pictured) was called to the bridge around 8pm and found a group of runners talking to the man who was on the wrong side of the walkway railings.

But despite negotiations the 24-...

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Biggest ever funding promise for road to prosperity

Desperately-needed homes for hundreds of families, new jobs, and a 100-acre country park are now on the horizon in the north of the city, thanks to a massive funding promise from the Heart of the South West Local Economic Partnership.

The partnership has this week announced it has earmarked £22.5 million of the Growth Fund for the Forder Valley link road project, which is designed to...

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Another boost for South Yard

Plymouth stands to receive a third of the total allocation for the entire region in today’s growth fund announcement.

As well as the substantial support for the Forder Valley Link Road, the city has also secured £1.5 million for its exciting South Yard development plans.

The fund will help establish the ‘direct development’ of ready-to-go work space at the entrance to the South...

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Over 65s call for safer streets

Potential measures to make walking on the streets safer and easier are a right priority for the next Government, according to 57 per cent of people aged 65 and over living in the South West. These are the results of a YouGov poll commissioned by Living Streets and published today (27 January 2015).

The majority (83 per cent) of respondents in the South West say they enjoy getting fresh...

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Man wanted for breach bail conditions

Police are seeking a 21-year-old Plymouth man who is wanted for breaching his court bail conditions.

Thomas Allen (pictured), who was originally charged with affray, is sought for failing to comply with curfew conditions imposed by Plymouth Crown Court last September.

Police believe he is in the Plymouth area and are asking the public to look out for him and report any...

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Search continues for missing teenager

Police searching for teenager Ryan Ranson have released CCTV images of him a week after he went missing.

Ryan, 17, from Ivybridge, was last seen by his family at around 7am on Tuesday 20 January after he was dropped off for work at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth.

He was reported missing by his family later that day after his colleagues called them asking where he was.

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Golf tournament raises cash for talipes service

Staff at Derriford have said a massive thank you to Hurdwick Golf Club for generously donating £171.00 to the talipes service through The Children’s Happy Hospital Fund.

In November, the golf club held a charity golf tournament, to raise money for the talipes service at Derriford Hospital, on behalf of a patient that they have worked with.

The son of one of the club members was...

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Let there be light - testing for one night

Historic city landmarks will be getting a glimpse of life in the spotlight tonight with trial lighting tests.

Technical trials are taking place at the Mayflower Steps, Mount Batten tower and Charles Cross.

The trials are being carried out to check the effect of the lamps proposed and the intensity of the lighting from the proposed locations.

Careful consideration has...

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Plymouth Marine Station open day

Plymouth University are holding a public open house event at their newly-opened Marine Station on Wednesday 28 Januarty.

Local residents, university students and staff and local marine and diving businesses and professionals are welcome to visit the multi-million pound teaching and research facility which opened in November 2014.

There is no need to book in advance, just go...

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UTC Plymouth shortlisted for prestigious award

Students and staff at UTC Plymouth are celebrating after being named as one of 15 schools shortlisted for the Young Engineers’ School of the Year award for 2015.

The awards look to recognise the work that is done by schools to nurture the next generation of engineers through the promotion of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects to its students.

The awards...

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