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Man knocked unconscious in assault

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a 30-year-old man was knocked unconscious during an assault in Union Street.

The victim was involved in a verbal altercation with a man outside the Raw nightclub on Sunday 10 August at around 1am. The man then grabbed him around the throat and punched him causing him to fall to the floor.

The victim suffered serious head...

Demolition starts in Devonport to make way for new homes

Councillors and representatives from Linden Homes and DCH came together for a photo at the demolition event which marks the start of work on ‘Emerge’, a new housing development being created by Linden Homes and DCH.

The redevelopment marks the last significant phase of Linden Homes and DCH’s work in the Devonport Development Framework following on from Evolve, which when complete this...

Seal pup gets swimming lesson

Zoo keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are teaching a tiny seal pup how to swim.

She had to be hand reared because her mother Grace was unable to produce milk. Now, keeper Libor Mach has taken to the water to give her swimming lessons.

But how do you teach a seal pup to swim? Living Coasts’ Clare Rugg explained: “In the wild the mother would simply take them into the water and...

Plymouth chosen as Early Starter to roll out national scheme to help families

Plymouth has been recognised among the top third of local authorities for its work in offering intensive support to local families, and selected to help lead the way in the roll out of a future national programme.

Plymouth City Council’s Families with a Future programme was launched in 2012 as part of the national Troubled Families initiative. Families with a Future helps families with...

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Epigenetic breakthrough bolsters understanding of Alzheimer’s disease

A team led by researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and King’s College London has uncovered some of the strongest evidence yet that epigenetic changes in the brain play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.

Epigenetic changes affect the expression or activity of genes without changing the underlying DNA sequence and are believed to be one mechanism by which the environment...

£9.1 million pothole repair schemes announced

A £9.1 million programme to restore some of the roads damaged during the wettest winter on record has been announced by Devon County Council.

The County Council has developed a programme of almost 400 repair schemes, using the Pothole Repair Funding that Devon received from central Government, to improve the surface or drainage resilience of more than 80 miles (129 km) of roads in the...

Millions spent on 'needless' remand

Courts wasted an estimated £230 million of taxpayers’ money last year by needlessly locking up people on remand, figures published by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (18 August 2014).

During 2013, more than 35,000 people who had been remanded in custody went on to be either acquitted or given non-custodial sentences.

The money spent on keeping them in prison...

Police crackdown on illegal Bank Holiday raves

Devon and Cornwall Police are fully prepared to prevent and disrupt any illegal rave activity across the two counties this coming August Bank Holiday.

In summer months the counties can be vulnerable to illegal incursions and raves, such as the problems encountered at Bellever and Davidstowe in the past.

Each year police have to remove a number of illegal raves which diverts...

Armada Speakers help you to speak for yourself ...

What do a university MA student, a former police commander, an ex-Royal Marine, a relationship coach and a student from the Czech Republic have in common? All are members of Armada Speakers, the thriving Plymouth group of Toastmasters International which is looking to grow even more now that it has moved into its new meeting place in the Saltram Suite at the city centre Copthorne Hotel....

Justice Gym sessions for Plymouth teenagers

The Neighbourhood Policing team for North Prospect and Keyham has teamed up with Ford Youth and Community Centre to put on a programme of gym sessions for young people over the summer holiday period.

‘Justice Gym’ project, funded by the Wolseley Trust, offers sessions on Mondays 1-2pm, and Wednesdays and Fridays 3-4pm, free of charge.

The programme is open to both boys and...

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