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Six new contracts worth just under £3.9 million will be up for grabs as part of a major overhaul of the management and governance for Plymouth’s children centres.

A plan being put before Cabinet next week (Tuesday 15 October) will redesign the back-office functions of the city’s 16 children’s centres to help protect these front-line services from funding cuts, whilst balancing the need...

A stretch of the A386 has re-opened following a two-vehicle collision at Blackdown on Wednesday (9 October) which caused heavy delays towards the Tavistock Goose Fair.

Police were called to the scene of the collision on ‘Blackdown’ between Mary Tavy and Lydford, and closed the road in both directions.

The road closure caused severe traffic disruption, according to Devon and...

Consultation on proposed changes to Plymouth’s parking arrangements has begun this week.

Plymouth City Council is overhauling its parking tariffs to make charges more consistent and easier to understand, make better use of available road space and support local businesses.

Proposals include a free 15-minute parking period in the city centre’s West End to support independent...

The number of homes sold in the South West is at the highest level since February 2008 as the housing market recovery continues to gather pace, says the September Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The average number of properties sold per chartered surveyor in the three months to September reached 19. Although still historically low, this figure...