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Elderly residents in Plymstock now have a drier wait for the bus.

The new bus shelter has been placed outside retirement development Maple Court on Horn Cross Road, adjacent to Magnolia Court; another retirement home.

This was after a local resident, Ms Christine Speed requested the bus stop.

Ms Speed said: “I would like to thank the Council for installing this shelter...

Is it an architectural feature, or a work of art? Either way, it’s going to be stunning. On the façade of Plymouth’s Endeavour House, the flagship building of the Oceansgate development, there will be a silvery screen that ripples like the water of the nearby English Channel, giving a shimmering, ever-moving spectacle. It symbolises Plymouth’s historic connection with the sea, and is also a...

Staff Sergeant Paul Stafford from St Budeaux, Plymouth, shares his experience of studying on the Army Apprenticeship Programme (AAP) and how this has allowed him to gain qualifications and skills to progress his Army career and personal life.

This National Apprenticeship Week (5th- 9th March 2018) the British Army has found that 37% of employees aged 18-34 would consider doing an...

Paignton Zoo keepers have bred a species of blue frog for the first time. And it’s a success that the charity’s founder would have approved of whole-heartedly.

The blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius azureus) is usually found in the forests of southern Suriname and northern Brazil, but can now be seen in Paignton Zoo’s Reptile Nursery.

The man who founded Paignton Zoo...