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Young People Thrive Through Hands-On Forest School Learning at The LookOut@Haldon

Young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across Devon are building confidence, gaining nationally recognised qualifications and reconnecting with education through an innovative Forest School programme run by Newton Abbot-based Community Support Team (CST) at The...

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Budget approved to maintain police officer numbers

The Devon & Cornwall Police & Crime Panel has approved plans to raise the policing part of the Council tax precept by 2%. This equates to an increase, on average, of £3.19 per household per year.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg says: “We believed that not raising the police part of the council tax during the next financial year would have a major...

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Shaun Sawyer confirmed as Chief Constable

The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel has today confirmed the appointment of Shaun Sawyer as Chief Constable. He has been the temporary Chief Constable since the departure of Stephen Otter early in 2012.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg said:

"I am absolutely delighted that the Police and Crime panel has confirmed Shaun Sawyer as Chief...

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Keep your resolutions on track in Plymouth

If you made it your resolution to get fit this year it’s easy to keep on track with so many cycle rides and clubs to choose from in Plymouth.

Last year was a huge success for cycling with the Olympics, the Tour De France and even the successful Sky Ride Plymouth event. This has inspired many to get back in the saddle and start peddling.

Cycling can suit people of all ages...

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Bringing hustle and bustle back to the quayside by bikes

Exciting plans to bring people flocking to Plymouth’s amazing Waterfront have been given a massive £670,400 boost through the first round of the Coastal Communities Fund.

Fresh ideas will be breathed in key locations along the shore including Commercial Wharf on the historic Barbican which will become a destination in its own right.

Under the bid, empty fisherman’s storage...

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Behind the scenes and below the stairs at Saltram

Families visiting National Trust’s Saltram, near Plymouth, will have the chance to experience life below the stairs over the coming weeks.

On the three weekends of 16/17 and 23/24 February, and 2/3 March, between 11am and 4 pm, the domestic areas of the Palladian mansion will be brought to life by the hustle and bustle of a whole host of ‘servants’ busily packing up the Parker family...

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Home-grown social workers means no shortage

Nurturing home-grown talent and tireless on-going recruitment by the Council means that children’s social worker vacancies in Plymouth are at an all-time low.

The national shortage of social workers is a well-publicised challenge for the UK and the vast majority of councils are faced with vacancies in their areas.

Not so for Plymouth City Council – it’s Children’s Social...

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Mount Wise awarded County Wildlife Site status

One of the city’s parks has been awarded County Wildlife Site status, bringing the city’s tally to 24.

Mount Wise in Devonport, which has commanding views of the Tamar, is the latest area of land to be formally designated a ‘County Wildlife Site’, thanks to its combination of wildflower meadow and limestone grassland.

The site has been formally recognised by a panel of...

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Building for Jobs investment fund to be launched

Plymouth City Council has unveiled a fighting fund of £20 million to invest in the city’s economy and help create the right conditions for growth.

The Building for Jobs investment fund has been created as part of the city’s Plan for Jobs, which pulls together key projects that will help create around 2,000 jobs over the next two years.

The Plan was launched last month as a...

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Water bills fall while investment in services rises

Good news for householders in the South West, as average household bills are set to fall by more than seven per cent in 2013/14 while £460,000 per day will be spent on improving the region's vital water and sewerage infrastructure.

South West Water has today (Tuesday 5th February) confirmed its £168 million investment and charges package for 2013/14 - part of a £700...

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