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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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Chance for youngsters to name a Council road gritter

Primary school children in Plymouth are being challenged to get creative and ‘Name a Gritter’ this winter.

The Council’s gritting fleet is ready for the winter season and its highways contractor Amey has organised the competition to find a suitable name for one of the vehicles.

Two of the gritters that will be out keeping the city’s roads safe are already named ‘Shakespeare...

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Exhibition provides a snapshot of a changing natural world

A series of striking images that show the ever-changing state of the natural world are going on show in China as part of a major new exhibition.

Flow is a showcase of the photographic talents of academics and doctoral students at Plymouth University, and features a range of works taken all over the world.

They include pictures of cliff erosion on the coast of South West England...

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New grit bin for Westcountry Close

Residents in and around Westcountry Close in Weston Mill will find it easier to get around safely this winter, thanks to a new community grit bin funded through Plymouth City Council’s Living Streets scheme.

Council Leader and local ward councillor Tudor Evans provided the grit bin through his Living Streets budget to make it easier for people living nearby to keep their roads clear in...

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Plans submitted for 650 houses at Jurston Farm in Wellington

Multi-award winning Independent developer, C G Fry & Son Limited, announces its submission of outline planning application to build 650 houses, including 25% affordable housing, on land at Jurston Farm, Wellington, which will now be considered by Taunton Deane Borough Council.

The application is in outline form with the means of access to be determined and proposes a mixed-use...

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Man found with serious injuries on West Hoe Road

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was discovered seriously injured.

The ambulance service were called to West Hoe Road, Plymouth Hoe near to the wedding cake at around 9am on Friday 28th November after man identified as Thomas Willcocks, (pictured) aged 24 years was discovered with serious injuries.

He was conveyed to Derriford hospital where he...

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£5m confirmed to finish coast path by 2020

The Deputy Prime Minister today confirmed extra funding to speed up the completion of coastal paths around England on a visit to Port Gaverne in Cornwall.

The cash will go towards completing England’s vital coastal walkways by 2020, ten years earlier than planned.

The Deputy Prime Minister made the commitment in a speech in September, and can today confirm the details of funds...

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Plymouth firm helps school children stay safe

AS the nights get darker primary school pupils are being helped to stay safe on the streets of Plymouth. Children at Widewell Primary School have been donated a batch of hi-vis vests to help them stay seen on the city’s roads.

Plympton-based company SSG Training Consultancy Ltd, which offers health, safety and environmental training and consultancy, organised the donation encouraging...

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Police and council join forces to tackle neighbourhood nuisance

Police and council workers will be joining forces with the community to tackle street grime and low level crime that cause a nuisance for city residents.

They will be taking a new ‘don’t walk by’ approach on neighbourhood issues of greatest concern to residents such as dog fouling, littering, graffiti, flyposting, under-age drinking, parking issues and abandoned cars.

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'Mind-reading' film and inspirational graduates win at 2014 Media Innovation Awards

A film influenced by the responses of its audience and a graduate who completed his studies despite contracting meningitis were among the Plymouth University winners at the 2014 Media Innovation Awards.

Many Worlds, one of many innovative projects devised by composer Dr Alexis Kirke, won the Installation/Exhibition/Event category while Jonathan Brough, who this summer graduated from...

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Transport improvement scheme chosen for Derriford

Plans for improving traffic flow in the Derriford area have taken a major step forward with the selection of a preferred transport scheme for Derriford Roundabout and the William Prance Road junction.

The Derriford Transport Scheme is part of a ‘master plan’ of highway improvements that will help unlock development and deliver 9,000 new jobs and 3,000 new homes in the north of the city...

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