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Prime Minister's pledge on families

The Prime Minister spoke at the Royal College of GPs about how government will put families at the centre of new domestic policy-making.

Here is his speech in full:

It’s great to be here and to have this chance to say a huge thank you on behalf of the whole country for all that you do supporting families in Britain.

Because of the work of organisations like Relate,...

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Family workshops full of collections-inspired fun

If you’re looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during the second half of the summer break Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has a number of holiday activities on offer inspired by its permanent collections.

Wednesdays feature holiday drop-ins designed to help develop children’s creative skills. They run from 10.30am to 1pm, with last entries at 12.30pm.

On Wednesday...

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Enriching Britain’s Maritime Capability

Britain’s lasting relationship with and future reliance upon the sea will be explored at a major maritime conference taking place at Plymouth University.

Britain and the Sea 3, being held on September 11 and 12, is focused upon the heading of 'Enriching Britain’s Maritime Capability' and will examine key areas of marine and maritime concern affecting the UK.

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Browse academic research free in libraries

Library members in Plymouth can now browse more than 10 million academic research papers for free.

The Council’s library service has joined the national ‘Access to Research’ pilot, a collaborative project with publishers to make worldwide research more widely available to the public.

Articles from over 8,800 journals can be viewed, free of charge, on computers in all libraries...

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National accolade for young dental communicator

A dental academic from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has overcome stiff competition to win second prize in a prestigious national award for young dental communicators.

Dr. Mona Nasser is Clinical Lecturer in Evidence Based Dentistry, and she has won second prize in the British Dental Editors Forum (BDEF) Young Dental Communicators Award.

Mona...

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New study takes the shine off magpie folklore

Magpies are not attracted to shiny objects and don’t routinely steal small trinkets such as jewellery, according to a new study.

In European culture, it is widely accepted that magpies (Pica pica) are the pilferers of the bird kingdom, unconditionally attracted to sparkly things and prone to pinching them for their nests, almost as a compulsion.

But psychologists at the Centre...

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Becca’s Bear drop in to see the children at Derriford Hospital

Representatives from local charity, Becca’s Bear, dropped in to Derriford Hospital today armed with another generous donation of bears for the children.

Marking the fourth anniversary of the charity, Louise Howie and Janet Pengelly from Becca’s Bear, along with Megan Lavis from Build-A-Bear, visited level 12 at Derriford Hospital to deliver teddy bears for donation to children on the...

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Could you be Britain's top tradesman?

Tradesmen of Plymouth, put down your hammer, turn off your drill, as this year’s Britain’s Top Tradesman (BTT) competition from Screwfix has launched in the South West.

Screwfix, which has a store in Plymouth, is launching its annual competition to find and recognise the brilliant builders, exceptional electricians, helpful handymen and perfect plumbers that keep the UK’s homes and...

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Summer sports and kitchen for children

Children in Plymouth tried out some sporting activities and tucked into free lunches as part of a pilot to open school kitchens during the summer holidays to help reduce the impact of Government cuts on hard-pressed families.

For three weeks of the summer holidays two sporting sessions and lunch sittings took place every day at Drake Primary School in Keyham from 10am until 12.30pm and...

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Valuable jewellery stolen in Plymstock burglary

Police in Plymstock are appealing for information following a burglary where valuable jewellery was stolen.

Police are investigating the burglary at the home on Plymstock Road, in Plymstock of an elderly lady which occurred sometime around 4.45pm on Tuesday 12th August.

Entry was gained via an insecure door and following a tidy search an amount of unique jewellery, (pictures...

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