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Gender reveal at Butterfly Lodge

Residents cheer for Chloe's baby gender reveal

A mum-to-be has honoured the elderly people she helps care for in Plymouth by involving them in the gender reveal for the baby she is expecting in December.

Chloe Bryant, 26, works as a kitchen assistant at Butterfly Lodge Nursing Home in St Budeaux, an award-winning nursing home for...

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Police appeal after serious assault at Plymouth nightclub

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an assault in a Plymouth nightclub which left a man unconscious.

The assault took place near to the revolving dancefloor in Popworld, Union Street, around 1.55am on Friday 29 December.

A 24-year-old Plymouth man was punched by another man, causing him to fall down and hit his head on a metal bar. He was knocked...

Dramatic design of luxury apartments at historic site 'goes through the roof'

Plymouth-based architects Ercle are working with clients, Chris Gait and builders Goulden & Sons, to deliver the final building conversion on the historic Millfields Estate, a former Naval Hospital, originally built by French Prisoners of War (POW). The impressive conversion of the whole site began in 2000 and 17 years later in August 2017, conversion began on the Old Dispensary into 12...

Investment for major Plymouth route

A major traffic pinch-point in the east of Plymouth is set for investment.

A total of £510,000 has been allocated to further explore the feasibility of widening junctions and managing heavy traffic on the section of the A379 that runs between Pomphlett Roundabout and The Ride.

These changes will provide significant journey time improvements into and out of the city in both the...

Ambitious community solar farm plan for South Devon

Power to Change and Big Society Capital have come together in a partnership to tackle a key market failure in the energy sector; how to facilitate community ownership of existing ground-mounted solar farms in England and maximise the social, environmental and financial impact they generate for their local area.

Kickstarting the investment programme is the purchase of the Newton Downs...

Plymouth Argyle 1 Walsall 0: Match report

Derek Adams could have done the first, but did not; the second was the name of Argyle's deserving goalscorer; the PIlgrims had certainly soldiered out through a tough old festive period; but they sail into the New Year on the crest of a wave.

A entertaining game agains Walsall was decided by Ryan Taylor's piece of individual brillance midway through the second half the three points...

The Man Engine is here to save the day!

For those suddenly realising they’re running out of time to find that perfect Christmas present, the ideal answer, of epic proportions, is ready and waiting.

Because on Tuesday 3rd April 2018, the colossal Man Engine will be visiting Tavistock and people can hop online and purchase tickets for friends and family of all ages – and the whole process take literally minutes (if even that...

Plymouth strives for Sustainable Fish City status

The National Marine Aquarium is calling on local businesses to unite and join its quest to secure the coveted Sustainable Fish City accolade for Plymouth.

With the status now within touching distance, the National Marine Aquarium, which is spearheading the city’s bid, is urging local businesses to join companies, such as The Fig Tree @36, who have recently joined the effort, to secure...

League of Friends donation will benefit breast cancer surgery patients

A new piece of equipment is now up and running in the Primrose Unit at Derriford Hospital, thanks to an incredibly generous donation of over £63,000 from the League of Friends.

The portable Faxitron machine enables surgeons to take x-rays during surgery to ensure that all cancerous tissue has been successfully removed. This means that the number of repeat surgeries for breast cancer...

Thousands of meals provided to needy by Tesco shoppers in Devon

Thousands of meals have been provided to people in need this Christmas thanks to customer donations at Tesco stores in Devon.

Across the UK a total of three million meals worth of food has been donated to charities FareShare and The Trussell Trust thanks to the Food Collection that ran in Tesco stores until December 2.

Supermarket shoppers were asked to donate long-life items...

13-year-old boy injured in hit and run

Police are seeking a driver following a hit-and-run collision in Plymouth which left a 13-year-old boy injured.

The boy was crossing Wilton Street between parked cars around 6pm on Sunday [17 December] when the collision happened.

The male driver stopped, got out of his car and picked up the boy’s shoe and returned it to him. He then drove off without saying anything.

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