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When kids go home, adults Go Ape this summer!

Go Ape Haldon are launching adults-only sessions for the first time this summer. So you can swear up a storm all the way down the zipline guilt free (guessing that happens a lot).

Landing just in time for VAT Summer, where you can save 15% across Go Ape locations until 1st September...

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Vulnerable in Plymouth could be hit by cut to welfare scheme

Vulnerable people in Plymouth will be hit hard by the Government’s decision to scrap a fund for families in crisis, the City Council is warning.

The Government has announced it is scrapping of the Local Welfare Assistance Scheme, which has nationally provided £172m to help 1.2m families with nowhere else to turn.

In Plymouth the fund was known as the Emergency and Welfare Fund...

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Help for single homeless fund application

Funding of nearly £220,000 has been awarded to Plymouth City Council, West Devon Borough Council and South Hams District Council to boost work supporting single people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

£219,185 has been secured from the Government’s Single Homeless Fund. The money will be made available over two years and will help boost the work that is already taking...

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Argyle win over hearts at Derriford Hospital

“It was awesome,” said 11-year-old Ben Dolphin, after getting a surprise visit from Plymouth Argyle players whilst a patient at Derriford Hospital.

Ben, from Laira, was surprised to see a team of Argyle players walk onto the children’s wards at the hospital. He was made up when Pilgrims defender Pete Hartley started playing table football with him.

"It was completely unexpected...

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Nature reserve set to grow

Devon Wildlife Trust has announced that one of its most popular and beautiful nature reserves is about to grow.

An extra three hectares of land have been bought by the charity to add to its existing 33 hectare nature reserve of Andrew’s Wood, near Loddiswell, in South Devon.

The purchase was made possible after the Devon Wildlife Trust secured generous support from the Heritage...

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Police target motorists who flout traffic laws

Operation Vortex, the successful road safety campaign run by Devon and Cornwall Police, is to be staged again throughout the M5 on Monday 22 December.

Police will be using a number of unmarked vehicles to help target motorists who disregard road traffic laws and cause danger to others.

The operation will be focussing on tackling the ‘Fatal Four’ behaviours - namely excessive or...

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Council leader and City Centre Manager step into another world

Shhhh, don’t tell anyone but the Council leader and City Centre Manager have been seeing strange creatures…

Councillor Tudor Evans and Stefan Krause stepped into another world created by Effervescent, the arts organisation, to see for themselves the magical woodland created inside the Radiant Art Gallery at Derry’s Cross.

The unique theatrical experience for the young and young...

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Early Christmas present for Big Issue

The Big Issue across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset has received an early Christmas present of smart new tabards for its vendors, thanks to support from the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE).

PDSE and the Big Issue have a long standing relationship. The main mission of PDSE is to increase oral health awareness and address oral care inequalities for members of the community who...

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Plymotion green travel campaign is heading to Derriford

Plymouth City Council’s Plymotion campaign is getting ready to hit the road for a fourth year after securing £710,110 from the Department for Transport to support smarter travel in the Derriford area.

The £990,610 programme will build on the success of the city’s current Plymotion campaign, which has focussed on the corridor between Devonport and Stonehouse in the west, through the...

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Robots tune up for unique BBC performance

They are used to travelling the world to take on the global giants of robotic sport. But this festive period, Plymouth University’s robot footballers will be bidding to wow audiences with their musical skills after being invited to take part in a unique televisual event.

The Plymouth Humanoids will take their place in a specially convened robot orchestra and perform at the 2014...

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Plymouth Waterfront Partnership focus on welcoming visitors

Visitors to the Barbican and Sutton Harbour will be able to find local attractions, places of interest and learn about the history of the area more easily thanks to new tourist information boards.

Eight new wayfinding signs have been installed within the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership (PWP) Business Improvement District (BID) which will make it easier for visitors and residents to...

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