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A programme of protective micro-asphalting will get under way on city roads on Thursday 2 October.

Micro-asphalting is used as a preventative measure on roads that are showing the early signs of wear and tear. It fills in all the cracks, potholes and voids, improves skid resistance and seals the road, preventing water getting in and extending its life.

The road doesn’t need to...

There will be a special service for parents who have experienced bereavement through the loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby. The service will take place on Sunday 5 October at 2pm and will be held in the chapel on level 7 at Derriford Hospital.

The Chapel will be also be open from 1.00pm for the opportunity to meet other parents and talk things over with a chaplain, as well as for...

A spectacular showcase of Japanese culture and trade gets underway in Plymouth this week as the city celebrates its place in the 400-year story of British-Japanese relations.

Japan400 Plymouth – running from Friday 26 September to Wednesday 01 October – will mark the anniversary of the first UK trade mission to Japan, which concluded when John Saris and his ship The Clove arrived in...

A pioneering new study has shown that water found on Earth predates the formation of the Sun – raising hopes that life could exist on exoplanets, the planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy.

The ground-breaking research set out to discover the origin of the water that was deposited on the Earth as it formed.

It found that a significant fraction of water found on Earth, and...