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Plymouth City Council is installing new steps on the South West Coast Path near Jennycliff Bay, as part of a £24,000 repair programme for the popular walking route.

The refurbishment gets under way on Monday 3 February and will see the existing wooden steps, which have deteriorated considerably since they were installed in 1998, completely upgraded.

They will be replaced with...

The results of a new study carried out by Natural England in collaboration with Buglife, reveals that 15% of Britain’s soldier beetles and allied species are now sufficiently endangered to join a new “red list” of species under greatest threat of extinction.

The ‘Review of the scarce and threatened beetles of Great Britain’ published last week assesses the conservation status of...

The Chest Clinic at Derriford Hospital is appealing for the return of respiratory equipment that is no longer needed by the patient it was issued to, so it can be given to a patient who needs it.

Beverley Castell, Sister of the Chest Clinic, said: “We are looking for equipment, such as nebulisers, compressors or CPAP machines, which are no longer being used by the patients they were...

Since new Government regulations came into force last year, 189 parents in Plymouth have been fined for taking their children on holiday during term time.

Plymouth City Council received the alerts from schools across the city highlighting unauthorised absence for the reason of family holidays from 1 September 2013 to 24 January 2014.

The new government regulations mean...