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Victorian drapers’ shop treasures uncovered after decades

A remarkable collection of fittings from a Victorian drapers' shop that closed more than 80 years ago attracted strong interest when it went under the hammer at Chilcotts ' Good Antiques and 20th Century Design sale on July 11.

The collection, which included a rare corset display under a...

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Disney Junior UK comes to Plymouth

Doc McStuffins is embarking on a national experiential retail tour “Doc ‘s Check-Up Clinic”, inspired by the Disney Junior hit animated series of the same name.

Free to the public, the touring check-up clinic will embark on a cross country road trip on 8th February visiting major cities. The hit series for children models good health, nurturing and compassion through stories of a young...

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Apprenticeship vacancies increase by almost a third in the South West

Apprenticeships are growing in popularity among both employers and young people in the South West according to figures released today by the National Apprenticeship Service.

The quarterly Apprenticeship Index reveals a 29% increase in Apprenticeship vacancies posted online on the Apprenticeship vacancies website between August and October 2013 (Academic Year Q1 2013/14) compared to the...

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5 months of roadworks for tidal flood defence work

Work to install a new tidal flood defence wall along Embankment Road will begin next week.

The £340,000 scheme, which is funded by the Environment Agency through a Flood Defence Grant in Aid (GiA) allocation, will replace the existing railings along the Plym estuary with a new solid limestone wall.

The scheme, designed for Plymouth City Council by its highways contractor Amey,...

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£10m health research initiative up and running

A £10m partnership in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, which supports research with direct impact on patients’ health and on improvements to the way in which NHS care is delivered, is to begin its next five year phase this month.

The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR CLAHRC SWP) was...

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Police issue new appeal to trace Michael Lidderdale

Police have made a new appeal to help trace 36 year-old Plymouth man Michael Liddedale.

Lidderdale, who is known as Tye, is wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of a supervision order following his release from prison.

He was recalled to prison on 7 November but has so far not been located. He was originally convicted of fraud.

He is described as...

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Appeal for witnesses after woman assaulted in Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted outside WH Smiths in Plymouth.

A man grabbed the 27-year-old victim’s arm and slapped her face after she left the store in New George Street, on Tuesday 21 January at around 9.55am.

The suspect is described as a white man, 45, of large build with dark brown hair. He was wearing pale blue jeans, a grey top and white...

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Floods: 'Town or Country' warns Environment Agency boss

The UK must make “difficult choices” between protecting towns or countryside from future flooding according to Environment Agency boss, Lord Smith.

Lord Smith argued that there was no “bottomless purse” for flood defences and that current guidance which gives priority to lives and homes “involves tricky issues of policy and priority: town or country, front rooms or farmland?”

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John Green wanted for recall to prison

Police in Plymouth are looking for John Green, a 36-year-old local man, wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of his licence after being released from prison.

Green (pictured) is described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build, clean shaven with light brown collar-length hair and green eyes. He has a West Country accent.

His current whereabouts are unknown....

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Preparations begin for Marjon link

Work to clear the site for the new Marjon Link Road begins today (Monday 3 February).

The link road will provide a new two-way route for buses, cyclists and pedestrians between the University of St Mark and St John and Derriford Hospital and is being built thanks to more than £1 million from the Department for Transport’s Local Pinch Point Fund.

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