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Cranbrook to Host First eat:Festival Food and Drink Event

eat:Festivals will be hosting a food and drink festival in Cranbrook on Sunday 13 September 2026.

The festival will be happening in the heart of the town, on and surrounding the Tillhouse Road. eat:Festivals are a small social enterprise who have been delivering one day food and drink...

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Work on Charles Cross set to begin

Works on the Charles Cross Transport Improvement Scheme will begin on Monday 4 February.

Charles Cross roundabout, with Charles Church at its centre, is one of the key junctions on Plymouth’s transport network and accommodates the majority of the city’s bus routes as well as high volumes of traffic. It is also well-used by pedestrians.

The aim of the scheme is to reduce delays...

UK gambling statistics

If you want to read some interesting information about the gambling industry in the UK, make sure to read this article thoroughly.

According to the official reports that were made by the UKGC, almost 50% of the residents of this country gamble. That number is growing and soon the majority of the UK residents will participate in some gambling activities. These figures also include those...

Plymouth residents invited to participate in Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations

There will be a special public ceremony at the Peace Garden on Plymouth Hoe from 2pm on Sunday 27 January 2019, the date of Holocaust Memorial Day, to remember all those who have died in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.

The national theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is ‘Torn From Home’ and this year also marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 when...

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Appeal after woman assaulted and robbed in Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted and robbed in Plymouth city centre.

The incident happened on the footpath between Cornwall Street car park and New George Street between 4pm and 5pm on 11 December.

The victim, a woman in her 30s, was assaulted by two other women who approached her on the footpath. They then grabbed her handbag and stole cosmetics...

Hospital staff celebrated for championing learning disabilities

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust staff have been celebrated for their support of those with learning disabilities.

At the end of last year, an event organised by the Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Team and Derriford User Group (DUG) saw staff and individual departments across the Trust presented with awards for making a significant contribution to the care and experience of...

Care leavers to get help with bills

Young people leaving care in Plymouth will not have to pay Council Tax until they reach the age of 25 under plans being announced as part of this year’s budget.

Councillor Mark Lowry, Cabinet Member for Finance said: “Some of these young people have had an extremely difficult start in life and we want to help them ease into adult life where we can.

“Paying bills is part of...

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Magical collaboration between donkeys and dragons provide an unforgettable experience

The Donkey Sanctuary partnered with the Exmouth based charity Pete’s Dragons who support people who have been bereaved by suicide. Families who are dealing with grief, were invited to experience a donkey-facilitated life skills session at The Donkey Sanctuary’s international headquarters in Sidmouth.

Pete’s Dragons is an Exmouth based charity that supports those bereaved by suicide....

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Named after the anaesthetist: baby Emily meets her namesake

It’s not often we get to tell a story like this. Baby Emily is named after the kind-hearted anaesthetist who kept her promise and held her mum’s hand during a traumatic birth. Mum Charlotte wanted to introduce baby Emily to her namesake, and to say a big thank you for her care. A reunion was on the cards, so we squeezed it in, just in time for Christmas …

Emily meets baby Emily “Back...

Police appeal after Eggbuckland burglary

Police are appealing for information after than 3,000 cigarettes were stolen from an elderly man’s home in Plymouth.

The offenders smashed a back door to get into the house in Wardlow Gardens, Eggbuckland, sometime between 3pm and 8pm on Monday 10 December.

They escaped with a pair of prescription sunglasses, cash including Euros, a laptop and an iPad Pro, plus a 1996 Tissot...

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Charities to work with Council on innovative alliance to help vulnerable people in Plymouth

Charities in Plymouth are going to work with the City Council in a more joined up way to help vulnerable people such as the homeless, those with mental illness and other complex needs.

Plymouth City Council will be awarding a £7 million contract to an alliance of local charities to provide services to people with complex needs (homelessness, drug or alcohol misuse, mental illness and...

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