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Winkleigh's much-loved fair returns

Winkleigh's much-loved annual Fair is now underway, with a packed programme of community events and celebrations continuing throughout the week following a successful opening ceremony held on Sunday in the Town Square.

The Winkleigh Fair is one of Devon's oldest surviving community...

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Asthma team shortlisted for national award

A team of healthcare professionals from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, whose work has helped to reduce hospital admissions, visits to our emergency department and significantly improve standards of asthma care, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

The team, based in the Chest Clinic at Derriford Hospital, have been shortlisted down to the final five in the Respiratory...

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Want to take part in Lord Mayor’s Day?

It may be more than two months away but Plymouth City Council is already busy preparing for Lord Mayor’s Day and its events team wants to hear from anyone interested in taking part.

This year’s theme will be ‘The Amalgamation of the Three Towns’, marking the centenary of Devonport, Plymouth and Stonehouse joining to form Plymouth as it is known today. Anyone can get involved, from...

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Communities come together as they take action against crime

Ten neighbourhoods in Plymouth are benefiting from 17 projects thanks to the Community Action Against Crime (CAAC) small grants scheme.

The scheme was launched in October 2013 after the Police and Crime Commissioner provided funding of £59,000 to the Safer Plymouth Partnership to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.

Neighbourhoods with the highest crime rates were...

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Businesses urged to help nurture future entrepreneurs

BUSINESS leaders could find themselves a wealth of home grown talent by supporting a competition to create the next generation of entrepreneurs. Local businessman Ali Carnegie, director of Total Energy Solutions, was speaking as a team of engineering students from Plymouth University this week secured the national title of Flux 2014 champions.

It is the fourth time the Flux trophy has...

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Dawish line reopens: 'A great day,' says PM

The communities and businesses of West Devon and Cornwall are celebrating today as their rail link with the rest of the country has been restored in time for the Easter holidays.

Following eight weeks of painstaking repairs to the storm-ravaged railway at Dawlish, a full service will run from Friday 4 April. However, because of continued flooding in the Somerset levels and final work...

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Waterfront BID Achieves 40% of City’s Waterfront Business Plan

The Plymouth Waterfront Partnership (PWP) Waterfront Business Improvement District (BID) has delivered 40% of its Waterfront Business Plan.

After conducting a two year strategic review of delivery, PWP’s Board of Directors acknowledged successful completion of many of the forty two BID projects outlined in the Waterfront Business Plan, including Marketing, Events and Environmental...

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Nature gets reserved for future generations

Two of Plymouth’s woodlands are to get extra legal protection to preserve them and keep them for future generations to enjoy.

Ham Woods and Radford Woods are to be designated Local Nature Reserves, meaning over 75 new hectares – that’s 75 football pitches of woodland – will be protected from development and ensure the city’s growth is sustainable.

Almost a hectare of land at...

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International honour for leading ecologist at Plymouth University

A specialist on aquatic life has been recognised for his contribution to science after being awarded a prestigious honour by the Zoological Society of London.

Dr David Bilton, Reader in Aquatic Biology at Plymouth University, has received the Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation, an accolade presented on an annual basis for contributions to fundamental science and its...

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Plymouth bids for ‘smarter travel’ funding

Plymouth City Council is bidding for a further £1.68 million from the Government’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) to support ‘smarter travel’ projects.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has invited councils across England to bid for additional funding made available for projects that support the local economy, boost growth and reduce carbon emissions by promoting walking,...

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New evidence of vanishing grasslands

A dramatic decline in our remaining wildlife-rich grasslands is highlighted by The Wildlife Trusts today. Reports collated across the country tell a story of devastating losses.

Wildlife-rich grasslands provide great benefits to society and are vital resources: for bees and other pollinators which we all rely on; for the abundance of nature which depends on wild grasses and flowers,...

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