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Exmouth author returns with new children's book full of chaotic fun to get kids reading!

Exmouth author Chris McGuire has released the second book in his children’s series Crooks and Nannies Too , continuing a fast growing world of mischievous characters, secret organisations and plenty of humour aimed at younger readers.

Chris, who lives in Exmouth, is a former...

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Plymouth man takes on 20th half marathon

Steve Turner, IT Manager, aged 49 from Plymouth, is to take on his record breaking 20th consecutive run at Plymouth’s Half Marathon on Sunday 19th April 2015. Steve has participated in the popular event every year since 1995, clocking up an impressive 262 half marathon miles in Plymouth alone!

Each year Steve chooses a different charity initiative to run for, including Hugs4Henry in...

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Dartmoor to star in campaign in China

Dartmoor National Park has been chosen as one of the 101 British landmarks that Visit Britain will be featuring in their £1.6m marketing campaign in China - GREAT Names for GREAT Britain

The campaign is designed to encourage Chinese people to learn more about Britain by inviting them to come up with the most fitting, meaningful and memorable Chinese names for British places and...

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Stickers with rubbish tips to top bins

Rubbish bins and bags across the city will be getting stickers or tags as the countdown to the new rubbish and recycling rounds gets underway.

Waterproof stickers which have guidance on how and when to put out rubbish are being stuck onto thousands of bins ahead of a major reorganisation of the city’s rubbish and recycling rounds, which starts on 19 January.

The bins and tags...

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Land Trust to be developed for new growers and farmers in the Tamar Valley

Tamar Grow Local will be creating a land trust of starter horticultural units in the Tamar Valley aimed at reinvigorating mid-scale production in the area.

The starter units will enable new entrants into agriculture to access 1-3 acre parcels of land at an affordable cost and utilise business support, training, equipment share and access to markets. Alongside the starter units, a not-...

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MP keen to see more done to encourage electoral registration

Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, has asked the Deputy Prime Minister about concerning levels of voter registration among school age voters and the lessons learned from a pilot in Northern Ireland which encouraged Electoral Registration Officers to visit schools.

The government’s figures from their own pilots suggest that nearly 9 million of the current electorate face...

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Free basic IT sessions in Plymouth

Got a new tablet or laptop for Christmas and now sure how to get surfing? Then get in touch with Get IT Together.

The programme is run by Citizens Online and aims to help internet beginners get to grips with the basics and to make the most of their devices.

Get IT Together runs friendly, informal sessions for beginners to help with basic keyboard and mouse skills; setting up...

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Calls call for clearer law on pavement parking

Pavement parking is a danger for older people and legislation should be clearer, says the results of a YouGov poll commissioned by Living Streets out today (09 January 2015).

Over half of UK adults aged 65 and over (51 per cent) have no idea whether or not parking on the pavement is illegal in their local area. As MP Martin Horwood’s ‘pavement parking bill’ receives its second reading...

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Police warning over telephone fraudsters

Devon and Cornwall Police has been investigating an increased number of telephone frauds involving unknown persons randomly calling members of the public on their home telephone numbers and convincing them to part with or transfer thousands of pounds in cash.

The criminals use a number of different stories to get the victim to give away their money. The most recent story involves a...

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Is your taxi home safe?

Devon & Cornwall Police are urging people not to use illegal taxi services after a night out.

Warnings follow a surge of people using social media sites to advertise unlawful taxi services to those seeking a cheap lift home.

“People are getting into non-licensed vehicles, potentially risking their safety” said Superintendent Keith Perkin.

“They may as well climb...

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Ocean Studios ready for first tenants

Ocean Studios, Plymouth’s £4.2 million flagship development for the artistic community, has announced the opening of the application process for tenants.

From May 2015, 1906m² will be home to over 30 individual and shared studios as well as an extended hot desking space, specialist workshops, exhibition, retail and education space, all of which will be available for potential tenants...

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