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Classic British Hotels collection Partners with the Tiverton Hotel in Devon

Classic British Hotels is delighted to announce a major expansion of its curated collection following a new partnership with Crest Hotels Group, including the 69-bedroom Tiverton Hotel in Devon. All nine distinctive properties within the Crest Hotels portfolio have officially joined Classic...

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Plymouth student wins opportunity to meet the global elite of software development

A Plymouth University student has gone face to face with some of the world’s most innovative software developers after winning a scholarship to attend a conference at Apple’s headquarters in San Francisco.

BSc (Hons) Computer Science student Josh Bruce, 20, was one of just 200 students globally to win a chance to be at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2014.

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Trust’s 30 ways to thank volunteers

A local conservation charity is marking Volunteers’ Week by highlighting some of the many ways in which its dedicated volunteers contribute.

The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as nature reserves in Devon.

This is the 30th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week, run by the National Council for...

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New loos for Barbican coming

Swanky new toilets have been craned in as part of the Council’s commitment to keep Plymouth’s waterfront enticing and attractive.

The old toilet block at Quay Point has now been pulled down and ground work has been taking place over the last few weeks ahead of the new loos being installed on the land opposite the Mayflower Visitor Centre.

The loo-move comes only a month after a...

Solar panels installed at Western Approach car park

Plymouth City Council marked World Environment Day yesterday by launching its largest solar installation to date at Western Approach car park.

The site will produce enough energy to cover more than 30 per cent of its current needs, reducing energy spend by an estimated £41,000 in the first year. Savings will increase in future years as fuel inflation pushes up the price of electricity...

Free cream tea for Plymouth carers

Plymouth Central Library is celebrating Carers Week with a special event on Tuesday 10 June, which will include advice and information for carers, a free cream tea and pampering sessions.

Carers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign that aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. Every day, 6,000 people in the UK take on a new caring role.

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Community Transport Awareness Week

Transport for Your Community is co-ordinating its first Community Transport Awareness Week across Devon from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June.

The organisation, which is made up of Community Transport group members across Devon, provides transport to health appointments, services, shops and leisure activities where no transport or no suitable transport is available.

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Man wanted in connection with B&Q theft

Police in Plymouth are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man wanted in connection with the theft of two cordless drills stolen from the B&Q store on Tavistock Road.

The man was seen leaving the store between 7pm and 7.20pm on Friday, May 23, 2014, through the trade entrance and ran off when challenged by staff. He is believed to have been in possession of two Makita...

New powers to help victims of domestic violence and abuse

Police in Devon and Cornwall now have new powers to help victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Where a perpetrator has been violent, or threatened violence, towards a victim or their children and there are unlikely to be any substantive criminal charges the police may authorise a Domestic Violence Protection Notice whilst the perpetrator is in custody.

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MP calls for more transport investment outside London

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, is once again calling for greater investment in local and regional transport outside of London.

The evidence from Parliamentary Questions has always been that the South West loses out per head and the recent Transport Select Committee Report revealed that London receives thousands of pounds more investment per head than our region.

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Help the ambulance service find you

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has attended more than two million urgent and emergency calls in the last five years (2009 to 2013). On 542 of these occasions the Trust has had the added challenge of finding the right address and location – these include the incorrect location being given by the caller, an error by the call-handler and satellite navigation...

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