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Councils unite to back crucial wildlife sites

A new strategy to protect three of South East Devon’s most important nature reserves—Exe Estuary, East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, and Dawlish Warren—has been approved by all three local councils.

East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, and Exeter City Council have...

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Local studies day to mark 20th anniversary

Local Studies Day marks its 20th anniversary in 2018 and tickets have just gone on sale for a packed day of presentations and talks that explore the region's history.

This year's event, which will kick start the 2018 Plymouth History Festival, takes place on Saturday 5 May from 9am to 4.30pm at the Roland Levinsky Building at the University of Plymouth.

As a naval port,...

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Witnesses sought to unprovoked attack at Plymouth nightclub

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Plymouth.

The incident happened at Pryzm Nightclub, Barbican Approach, at around 1am on Thursday 21 December 2017.

The victim was in the third floor smoking area when he was punched once to the head. The man, in his 20s and from the Plymouth area, received hospital treatment for a fractured...

Celebrate and support Devon’s Village Halls

Regional charity Devon Communities Together is encouraging communities across Devon to celebrate and support their local community buildings during Village Halls Week (22-25 January 2018).

Run by the voice for England’s rural community councils, ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), Village Halls Week is designed to shine a spotlight on the network of over 10,000 community...

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Rare ice formation spotted at National Trust’s Buckland Abbey

Hair ice, a rare type of ice formation, was spotted at Buckland Abbey recently. This formation is where the presence of a particular fungus in rotting wood produces thin strands of ice which resemble hair or candy floss.

Area ranger, James Robbins, says: ’I am very excited to have come across hair ice on the estate and to photograph this rare weather phenomenon. The conditions...

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Police expand infrared lighting on Speed detection vans

Devon and Cornwall Police have recently introduced Infrared ‘low Light’ camera technology within Plymouth and have now expanded their innovative equipment across the Force area.

The use of such use technology intends to reduce the amount of fatal and serious road traffic collisions on Devon and Cornwall roads.

Marcus Laine, Operations Manager for the Peninsula Road Safety...

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Plymouth mum gives back to charity after treatment

Plymouth mum Claire Barnard has every reason to be cheerful than most this January.

For back in 2009 on a cold January afternoon, she was facing a very different life to the one she has now.

Claire was diagnosed with a rare cancer which turned her life upside down in every way.

The mum of two was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma where a huge tumour was...

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Grow, Share, Prepare to kick-start food careers in Plymouth

Tamar Grow Local are looking for volunteers in Plymouth interested in a future career in the food industry.

Grow, Share, Prepare is a project where jobseekers will gain a wide-range of skills working with different businesses, restaurants and chefs in Plymouth and play a key role in helping to develop a market-ready prepared meal made from seasonal local produce. The ‘ready-meal’ will...

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Music after hours leads to fine

The landlord of a Plymouth pub has been ordered to pay £975 by Plymouth Magistrates for allowing a DJ to play music beyond the time permitted by its premises licence and for playing recorded music at such a level it could be heard outside

The designated premises supervisor Darren Luxton of the Windmill Public House, Thurlestone Walk pleaded guilty to carrying out a licensable activity...

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Surveys start along Plymouth Road ahead of improvement programme

Ground condition and land surveys are starting this week along Plymouth Road ahead of the Eastern Corridor Junction Improvements Programme.

The programme involves junctions along Plymouth Road being upgraded and ageing traffic signals replaced with more modern, efficient and reliable equipment enabling better coordination between the junctions.

The programme aims to reduce...

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Trading Standards appeals to victims of loan sharks to come forward

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service is urging victims of loan sharks to come forward, and has reassured them they can do so in the strictest confidence.

An estimated 310,000 households in the UK borrow from loan sharks every year, many over Christmas - but a relatively small loan can soon spiral into massive repayments.

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading...

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