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Jump into summer with the National Trust in the South West as Summer of Play returns, supported by Pokémon

Families across the South West can look forward to a summer packed with adventures as Summer of Play returns to National Trust places, supported by Pokémon.

From Cornwall to Wiltshire and Devon to Dorset, children and their grown-ups can enjoy giant games, circus skills, storytelling,...

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£6m Merafield Bridge scheme continues

The Highways Agency is starting the next phase of a £6 million scheme to replace the bridge which carries Merafield Road over the A38 at Plymouth.

In the first phase of the preparatory works crossover points were constructed in the central reservation to allow traffic to access the opposite carriageway to run a ‘contraflow’ system.

This second phase of preparatory work, which...

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Graduate furniture maker follows in family's footsteps to earn national award

Joe Kennedy’s passion for furniture making really does run in the family.

From the age of five, he spent hours watching and helping his grandfather craft pieces by hand at the family home in Falmouth, Cornwall – and by 14 he had made a large number of toys and completed his first piece of furniture.

Now the Plymouth University graduate has had his work recognised nationally,...

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Appeal following early morning robberies

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following two linked robberies which occurred early yeseterday morning, Wednesday 5 November.

The first robbery occurred around 6.15am at the Muldowney Newsagents in Ridgeway, Plympton.

The offender entered the shop and demanding money. However the male member of staff challenged him, grappling with him and the offender left...

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Try school dinners during school meals week

As part of National School Meals Week, which runs from Monday 3 to Friday 7 November, Plymouth City Council is calling on all parents to encourage their children to try a school lunch for a day.

Plymouth’s Education Catering Service is nationally recognised for the quality of the food served and was the first local authority caterer in the country to be awarded the Soil Association’s...

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Floods destroy: be prepared!

As winter approaches, the Environment Agency is urging people across the West Country to be prepared for possible flooding.

Last winter was the wettest for nearly 250 years and around 6,000 properties flooded across the country. Among the worst hit was Somerset, where, in some areas, people were evacuated from their homes and whole communities suffered major flood damage and disruption...

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Events will light up Ocean City

This November needn’t be dark as Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, is lighting up the city with a number of light-themed events.

The events, all designed to celebrate national occasions and commemorate significant moments in the city’s history, include Light 100, Bonfire Night, the City Centre and Barbican Christmas Lights Switch-on events, Illuminate and Light Fantastic.

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Innovative University and NHS training partnership addresses doctor shortages

A training partnership between Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD), Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Area Health NHS Trust and Yeovil District Hospital, believed to be the first of its kind, has been announced.

PUPSMD has introduced a postgraduate Diploma in...

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Make sure bonfire night goes with a bang

Devon and Cornwall Police are encouraging those celebrating Guy Fawkes night to remember that fireworks are explosives and should be respected.

More children than adults get injured by fireworks every year and the police want to stop that from happening.

In particular, sparklers can reach temperatures more than 15 times as hot as boiling water and five times hotter than cooking...

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Work begins on new hospital helipad

The construction of the new helipad at Derriford Hospital has started, with the turf cutting ceremony taking place on Thursday 30 October.

The new landing facility will take approximately seven months to build and should be operational by May 2015, allowing a wider range of aircraft to land on site and being accessible 24 hours a day.

Nick Thomas, Director of Planning and Site...

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