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More funding for lifesaving lifejackets

Plymouth City Council are looking to keep more fishing crews safer at sea by extending our successful lifejacket scheme.

The Council has won more funding through European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for 60 more E250 lifejackets with personal locator beacons.

The Council was awarded £77,000 from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Maritime Management Organisation...

Historic Nancy Astor statue designer chosen

The installation of a statue commemorating Nancy Astor, the first female MP to sit in the UK Parliament, has moved a step closer after an artist was chosen to sculpt it.

Hayley Gibbs has been announced as designer of the statue by the judging panel for the committee that ran a successful Crowdfunding campaign to raise the required money to commission it.

“I am so honoured and...

Drake Circus hosts pop-up art gallery thanks to local schools

Plymouth’s premier shopping destination, Drake Circus, has partnered with local schools to create a colourful pop-up art gallery within the Centre.

The project is a collaboration between local schools High Street Primary Academy, Stuart Road Primary Academy and Pilgrim Primary School, with pupils of all ages getting involved to create the giant canvasses showcasing key aspects of the...

Third specialist cardiology lab to open in May

Waiting times for patients needing cardiology diagnosis and treatment will fall with the opening of a third specialist lab in the grounds of Derriford Hospital.

Currently, there are two cardiac catheterisation (cath) labs for cardiology patients at the hospital. This does not give sufficient space to see and treat all the patients needing planned procedures as well as those patients...

CPRE Devon announces ministerial visit to address growing concerns over new housing developments in the county

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England has announced that the Minister for Housing and Planning, Kit Malthouse MP, will be coming to Devon next month to address growing concerns amongst local people about the scale and appropriateness of new homes developments across the county.

At the opening of CPRE Devon’s housing seminar in Tavistock on Friday (8th Feb),...

Postal or Proxy voter? Do you need to refresh your signature?

Postal and proxy voters in Plymouth who were asked to ‘refresh’ their signature are being urged to check if they have responded.

If the signature held on record for you is more than five years old you should have received a letter in January, with a form to sign and return.

Around half of those who needed to refresh their signatures have returned their forms but there are still...

Frequent callers to 999 Control hub put strain on ambulance service

Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people to only call 999 in an emergency and to use other more appropriate services for less urgent conditions.

It is estimated that one in ten calls into the ambulance service are from ‘frequent callers’ taking up over 200 hours a day of vital emergency team’s time - putting a huge strain on the...

Drake Circus' student night returns

With a new term upon us, Plymouth’s most popular shopping destination, Drake Circus, is hosting the ultimate student shopping event. Drake Circus Student Night, which runs from 6:30pm until 9pm on Tuesday 12th February, promises a whole host of live music from The Swing Kings, as well as the infamous ‘Golden Giveaway’ where you could win your purchase simply by shopping on the night!

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Plymouth hosts first Sexual Violence Conference

Plymouth hosted a one day conference on sexual violence with a range of local, regional and national speakers including a survivor of sexual violence, Winnie M Li, who shared her inspirational story of how she has survived.

The Safer Plymouth event took place at Devonport Guildhall on Wednesday 6 February and forms part of national Sexual Violence Week (4 – 10 February) which also saw...

WBD supports Lady Astor Statue Appeal and celebrates centenary of first ever female MP

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), the largest law firm in Plymouth, has donated £2,000 to the Lady Astor Statue Appeal, a campaign to build a statue of Nancy Astor and celebrate 100 years since she was elected to Parliament.

Lady Astor changed the course of history by becoming the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons after she was elected MP for Plymouth Sutton in November...

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