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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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Police appeal for witnesses to Plymouth crash

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone for information to come forward following a road traffic collision at the Pennycomequick Roundabout in Plymouth.

The incident took place between 9.15am and 10.00am on Monday 25 December. A blue Volkswagen Polo was in collision with the railings at the side of the road. Both the car and railings sustained damage.

If anyone has...

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Learn to Play Day 2018 returns

Learn to Play Day is back on 17th and 18th March 2018 and will once again offer tens of thousands of FREE musical instruments to one and all.

This annual event, now in its seventh year, will be hitting regions across the country this spring aiming to reach more people than ever with its FREE musical instrument taster sessions. A multitude of music shops, venues and schools will be...

Police appeal after deer 'hit by rocks' thrown by youths

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following antisocial behaviour in the Coypool area of Plympton.

Between 6pm and 7.30pm on Thursday 21 December, a deer was injured on Coypool Road, Plympton after it was reportedly hit with rocks by a group of youths.

PC Greg Rendle said: “I am aware of comments on social media in relation to the...

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