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At a loss on how to fill your weekend? Fear not - your one-stop shop of gigs, plays and gallery shows is here again. This weekend sees some great events for children at the city museum as well as some of the livelist gigs in the South West.

Event Calstock Jazz & Blues Festival Various Venues, Friday to Sunday All three headliners have now been announced – the Jacqui Dankworth...

Why Great Gorillas make great art

Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project reaches its climax on 6th November with an exclusive charity auction.

It’s a chance for collectors, art lovers and people in search of a truly unique conversation piece to get their hands on a real one-off.

Paignton Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “We’ve seen the Great Gorillas as a big, free, fun public event for the summer. But now...

First Great Western cleaners in second walkout over pay

Cleaners on First Great Western (FGW) trains are embarking on their second 24-hour strike today (Friday 25 October) over pay and contracts.

Members of the RMT union working for sub-contractors MITIE on First Great Western are walking out in a dispute over a 2% pay offer and zero hours contracts.

In a statement, the union described the action as a "fight for a living wage and...

Lottery funds for Plymouth woodland community and conservation project

Communities across Plymouth will get an insight into the hidden delights lurking in local woodland thanks to a two-year initiative led by Plymouth University.

The Plymouth Woodland Project aims to create fun and informative ways to engage people of all ages with the wooded areas across the city, encouraging them to learn about their importance and the role they play in the wider...

Police seek witnesses to unprovoked attack in Tavistock

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Tavistock.

On Saturday 1 October at around 1am in Bedford Square, a 20-year-old local man was approached near to the kebab van and punched twice to the face in an unprovoked attack.

He received slight injuries, including a cut lip.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault. Anyone with information is...

Police urge Plymouth residents to be vigilant of bogus callers

Police across Plymouth are urging local residents to be vigilant of bogus callers. They have described a scam where criminals attempt to gain entry to properties, claiming to be workmen and often work in pairs, where the resident is distracted by one person while the other looks for items to steal.

Police are emphasising the need for people to be vigilant and not to let anyone into...

Police continue investigation into factory death of Slovenian worker

Police report that the 22-year-old Slovenian man who died after an industrial accident at the Interfish factory in Wallsend Industrial Estate, Plymouth has yet to be formally identified, although officers have met with his family.

The man was working in the freezer area shortly after 7pm on Friday 18 October 2013 when he was struck by a falling pallet and sustained fatal injuries....

Plymouth Hospitals Trust's risk level assessed in new healthcare watchdog report

A new report into Plymouth Hospitals Trust has indicated that it is at a moderately low level of risk of failing to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.

The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has published a new 'Intelligent Monitoring Report' for each of the 161 acute and mental health trusts in England.

The CQC has...

Missing Eggbuckland woman found safe and well

A woman who went missing from the Eggbuckland area of Plymouth has been found safe and well in London.

Jeanette Wood, 52, was reported missing by police at the weekend; her family had not seen her for about ten days and were concerned because she had not made any contact with them, which was considered to be out of character.

Police reported her found on Thursday 24 October....

2013 Plymouth in Bloom gold, silver and bronze winners announced

Dozens of gardening enthusiasts from across Plymouth have scooped gold, silver and bronze awards at the 2013 Plymouth in Bloom ceremony.

Held at the Devonport Guildhall, the Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Pengelly presented a raft of prizes to the residents, community groups, schools and businesses who impressed the local volunteer judges.

Among the gold winners were:

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