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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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Rt Revd Nick McKinnel to be next Bishop of Plymouth

The next Bishop of Plymouth is to be the Rt Revd Nick McKinnel .

Currently the Bishop of Crediton in Devon, he will be ‘translated’ across back to Plymouth, where he spent 18 years in ministry as Rector of the Minister Church of St Andrews.

He was made Bishop of Crediton in 2012 but his experience of Plymouth made him a good candidate to become the Bishop of the city and the...

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Council budget plans address funding cuts

Vital day-to-day local services are being protected as the Government cuts another £27 million of funding for Plymouth residents.

The City Council is set to agree a draft budget for 2015/16 which includes £14 million less to spend on services next year due to Government funding cuts.

The Government has already cut the Council’s funding by £30m over three years and the City...

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2014 on course to be warmest year on record

Early figures from the Met Office show 2014 is on course to be one of, if not the warmest, year on record both globally and for the UK.

Recent Met Office research also suggests breaking the existing global and UK temperature records is much more likely due to human influence on the climate.

The global mean temperature for January to October based on the HadCRUT4 dataset (...

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Operation Smart tackles residents' concerns

Police in Devonport and West Plymouth are running Operation Smart, a two-week initiative to tackle issues that are important to residents.

Local officers will be engaging with their communities and carrying out a number of activities between Monday 1 December and Friday 12 December.

On Wednesday 3 December PCSOs will be running a traffic operation to tackle residents’ concerns...

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Plymotion grants up for grabs

Plymouth City Council is offering grants to help local businesses provide green travel facilities and initiatives for their staff.

Match-funding grants of up to £5,000 are being made available through the Council’s Plymotion at Your Workplace programme to help businesses encourage staff to leave their cars at home and travel to work by foot, by bus or by bike.

The grants could...

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The Christmas Markets are here!

Experience a truly traditional Christmas by visiting the city’s Christmas market, bursting with unique gift ideas, festive treats and mulled wine.

Operated by Market Place Europe, the UK’s leading operator in special event markets, the market is open until Sunday 14 December.

Wander around a number of stalls, located from the Big Screen on the Piazza through to the glass bubble...

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Council to back the BID for next five years

City centre businesses will benefit from almost £3 million cash and in-kind support from the Council on top of £5 million worth of investment if the Council backs the city centre BID.

Cabinet is being asked to renew its support for the ‘business improvement district’ and back the City Centre Company’s plan to attract thousands of new and returning customers to over 600 businesses....

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Holsworthy Dairy Evening 2014

The annual Holsworthy Dairy Evening hosted by Kivells, now in it's 21st year, is well known in the area as not only a Show & Sale of good quality dairy cattle but also a social event.

Jonathon Gifford partner at Haines Watts North Devon (part of the Haines Watts group, named as 'Accountancy Firm of the Year 2014') presented the award for 'Highest PLI In Show...

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Laying the ground work for new jobs at Langage

Ground work is to get underway to expand the hugely successful Langage Science Park.

Plymouth City Council has invested £2.6 million in expanding the science park so that more high-end companies will be able to move in, creating around 80 new jobs.

The Council is handing over the 2.5 acre site to the contractors Britcon, who were appointed in September to develop and build the...

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Police launch Christmas drink drive campaign

Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police officers will be turning up the heat on drink and drug driving.

Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of drink will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected they may have to undergo a roadside sobriety test.

Roads Policing Inspector Richard...

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