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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...

New exhibition will mark 200 years of civil engineering excellence

A new exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is set to open in the Sherwell Centre on the University of Plymouth campus on Monday 8 January.

The ‘Lighthouses, Bridges and Breakwaters’ exhibition is part of the ‘Museum On Tour’ programme, which is taking a range of activities and events to venues around the city while...

Wyatt Brothers’ Christmas gift to Shekinah is a welcome boost for rough sleepers

Rough sleepers in Plymouth will be getting some hot food and Christmas treats from city charity Shekinah over the festive period, with the help of a donation from local family firm, Wyatt Brothers Independent Funeral Directors.

The cheque for £250, which is part of ongoing sponsorship by the Stonehouse-based firm, comes as the number of people sleeping rough and in insecure...

Olympic diver officially opens doors of new Devon sk:n clinic

The doors of Devon’s first sk:n clinic have now officially opened, at Hyde Park in Plymouth, with the award-winning national skin clinic brand hosting a VIP launch event to celebrate the occasion. British Olympic diver and decorated sports star, Tonia Couch, cut the ribbon to officially open the new clinic, with guests being treated to exclusive demonstrations of the latest in skin care...

University of Plymouth helps lead the way for cyber security degree apprenticeships

University of Plymouth students who have successfully completed the Cyber Security Analyst Degree Apprenticeship pathway will now gain automatic Associate Membership of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), the not-for-profit body dedicated to raising the standard of professionalism in information security. Plymouth is the first university to be accredited under this new...

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