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Supplier announced for multi-million-pound coastal defence scheme

East Devon District Council is pleased to announce that a supplier has now been appointed for the design and delivery of Sidmouth and East Beach Coastal Defence Scheme – marking a major milestone in progressing this vital project. 

The proposed £21 million scheme will help protect...

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Recycling centre permit scheme to be extended to trailers

A permit scheme to cut the number of traders who illegally tip their rubbish is being extended to include trailers as part of a package of changes to Plymouth’s household waste recycling centres.

From July people who use trailers will have to apply for a permit if they want to tip waste at Chelson Meadow and Weston Mill household waste recycling centres.

Staff are now...

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Energy Bill will be a boost for South West households say Tories

The Conservative Party say that the Energy Bill which returns to Parliament today will save households in the South West up to £158 on their utility bills.

The bill which aims to help people switch to the cheapest tariff, reaches its report stage in the House of Commons today (Monday 3 June) and its third reading tomorrow (4 June).

The legislation follows David Cameron's...

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Plymouth hosts GMB Congress

500 delegates from Britain's thrid largest trade union are attending the GMB Congress 2013 at Plymouth Pavilions this week.

The elected delegates are representing over 620,000 GMB members from all parts of the UK and Ireland and from every sector.

The Congress, which is the union's supreme policy making body, began on Sunday (2 June) and lasts until Thursday (6 June). Delegates...

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Police call for witnesses to city nightclub assault

Police are investigating an assault in a Plymouth nightclub and are asking for anyone with information, or who might know the identity of the attacker, to come forward.

Officers were called to Bang Bang nightclub in Sherwell Arcade, Mutley at around 1.30am on Saturday 25th May following reports of an assault.

The victim, a 20 year old woman, suffered facial injuries as a...

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84-year-old man dies in house fire

An 84-year-old man has died after a house fire in the village of Venton near Sparkwell.

The man's wife was rescued and taken to hospital. Her condition is a yet unknown.

Emergency services attended the fire late on Friday evening in the village near Plympton on Friday night.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious but investigations will continue into the cause....

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'Step Up 4 Respect' coffee morning helps to raise money and awareness

Over 80 people attended a coffee morning at Plymouth People First to learn more about the Plymouth Respect Festival and raise money for the ‘Step Up 4 Respect’ project.

Plymouth People First is an organisation for adults with learning disabilities and this will be the first time they will be attending the Respect Festival.

Dave Evans from Plymouth Group Support for the Fire...

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Hope of new jobs with regeneration plans by Buckfast Abbey

Plans are being drawn up to regenerate the Axminster Carpets’ spinning mill at Buckfast, just weeks after it closed with the loss of more than 100 jobs.

The ambitious project has been undertaken by The Buckfast Abbey Trust which bought the 9.24 acre site from administrators at the end of March.

Consultants have been appointed to help develop the masterplan which will be...

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Residents are reminded to seek help with paying their Council Tax

Plymouth City Council is reminding residents to seek help with paying their Council Tax as many struggle to pay.

Due to the changes to the benefit system, implemented by the Government as part of their welfare reform agenda, everyone of working age is expected to pay at least 25 per cent of their Council Tax bill. This will affect 16,500 residents in Plymouth.

The Council Tax...

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Funding boost for Marjon Link Road scheme in Derriford

Plymouth City Council has won more than £1 million to provide a new bus link road between Derriford Hospital and the University of St Mark and St John (Marjon).

The grant, awarded by the Department for Transport through its Local Pinch Point Fund, was announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin earlier today. Up to £190 million is being made available through the fund over the...

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Tony Hogg backs 'Dreamscheme' project for young people

Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg is backing the 'Dreamscheme' project which encourages youngsters to play a major part in transforming their local community.

One of the most successful examples is in the Eggbuckland area of Plymouth which had experienced significant problems with anti-social behaviour leading to the imposition of a dispersal order....

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