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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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Council highlights Tavistock to Bere Alston rail line reinstatement plan

Devon County Council has submitted a report to the Planning Inspectorate setting out the environmental surveys that are planned to assess the re-instatement of the railway between Tavistock and Bere Alston, and development of a network of multi-use trails.

The County Council is progressing the project to re-open the rail line and provide multi-use trails in the Tavistock area. Due to...

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New map and information boards for Plymouth city centre and waterfront

Work is under way to install a network of new and improved map and information boards around Plymouth’s city centre and waterfront.

The new wayfinding signs will make it easier for visitors and residents to navigate their way around Britain’s Ocean City by boat, bike, bus and foot, as well as showcase the city’s spectacular coastline position and rich history.

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MP hopes Ministers note Commons vote as ‘Panic Rooms’ hit the national headlines

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, is hoping that Government Ministers will think carefully about exempting panic and safe rooms from the bedroom tax, as the issue made national news today.

Ms Seabeck’s 10 minute rule bill on this issue received its 2nd reading unopposed in April and she is hoping that Ministers will take note of that fact as a mother and her son have their...

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Cash stolen in Plymstock charity shop burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses after a callous burglary at the British Red Cross shop on Plymstock Broadway.

An offender entered the shop around 1.20am on Sunday 9 November and stole a quantity of cash from the safe.

Detectives are seeking information about a man who was seen in the Horncross Road area and the rear service lane of the Broadway between 1am and 2am on the...

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Shelter calls for support to help stop families losing their homes this Christmas

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter is urgently appealing for support for its helpline this winter, after seeing a surge from callers at serious risk of losing their home in the South West.

Over the last year, the helpline’s advisers spoke to more than 4,500 callers on the brink of homelessness – a staggering 44% surge from 2012.

Overall, the number of callers from the...

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Woman wanted on warrant

Police in Plymouth are seeking a 35 year-old woman who is wanted on warrant.

Claire Timmoney (pictured) is white, with brown, shoulder length hair which is sometimes dyed red. She has hazel coloured eyes and has a distinctive tattoo of 3 stars on her left arm and a tribal tattoo on her left hand. She also has a stud piercing in her right eyebrow and another piercing in her lip....

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Radiant Gallery’s second show listed as amongst the best by art magazine

‘I’m Beautiful Now’ was last week listed, by a-n The Artists Information Company, as one of the top 5 exhibitions currently showing in the UK, alongside Tate Liverpool and Tate Britain.

Following two months of intensive training as art curators with Effervescent’s team, nine talented girls aged 10 – 14 came up with the idea for the show and selected art works by five artists based in...

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Local acts to perform at Illuminate event

Performances from Attik Youth Dance Company and Street Factory will be among those entertaining the crowds as part of Plymouth UKs ‘Illuminate’ celebrations.

Taking place on The Hoe from 6pm, residents and visitors have been invited to take part in a celebration to launch the official countdown to 2020 – the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.

There will be...

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Get to the front! Job done

Plymouth Pavilions, in association with Skills Group, are very excited to have launched a brand new experience at the city centre venue for gig goers. Pavilions Priority is an all new upgrade experience that customers can purchase to be guaranteed a place on that hallowed turf of the front row at standing gigs!

The Priority experience, with its tag line of ‘Get to the front. Job done...

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Devon's Crime Commissioner takes national lead to reduce alcohol misuse

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is taking a national lead in the battle to cut alcohol related crime and harm, which is estimated to cost the country £11 billion annually.

Mr Hogg will chair a national PCC group which has a clear vision to reduce alcohol misuse and the associated huge cost for policing and health. It will focus on changing attitudes,...

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