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GB baseball stars coming to Exeter

Women’s baseball players from across the region will descend on Exeter next month for a special tournament celebrating the growth of the sport and encouraging more women and girls to get involved.

The event, organised by Exeter Baseball Club, takes place at Winslade Park on Saturday,...

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Steer clear of alcohol and drugs if you’re driving this Christmas

Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police will be making sure that the region’s roads are a safe place for everyone.

The annual Christmas operation to stop people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, through awareness raising and rigorous enforcement, is under way.

Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect...

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Beach education company in top UK 100

Devon's Beach Schools South West company - which puts the coast onto the educational curriculum - has been honoured at 10 Downing Street after being recognised by an organisation promoting small businesses.

The not-for-profit community company is among 100 across the UK chosen by the organisation Small Business Saturday, which supports and promotes smaller companies.

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Forget the diet! Christmas dining is in full swing at Drake Circus

Forget the diet until the New Year as Drake Circus offers some amazing Christmas dining - from four course feasts to ice cream on a trike.

With a variety of eateries under one roof shoppers will be spoilt for choice as they take a well-earned break from gift gathering.

With several special festive offerings available from all of the great restaurants , late night shoppers...

Shoppers urged to get out their Christmas jumpers for charity

They’re the jumpers we all love to hate – and love to wear as the festive fun begins in earnest.

Plymouth is about to turn into a city of gaudy Christmas pullover lovers – all in aid of local and national charities.

It doesn’t matter what they’re festooned with, from reindeer to robins, snowflakes to Christmas trees – as long as jumper wearers turn out in force on Saturday,...

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Awards Hunt on for Finest South West Fishermen

A national awards programme is once again on a quest to find the leading lights across UK and Irish commercial fishing.

The Fishing News Awards 2018 is calling on the public to nominate fishermen, ports, retailers and businesses in categories across all aspects of commercial fishing to celebrate the commitment, skills and innovation of those that have excelled in 2017.

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Plymouth railway station murderer sentenced to life in prison

A 29-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he murdered a father. Wayne Fenton, 49, a father of five, was murdered by Jamie Skinner on 8 August this year at Plymouth railway station. On 4 December, Skinner of Bodmin Road, Plymouth, appeared before Plymouth Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to murder. Skinner will serve a life sentence with a minimum of 22 years and six...

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Be scam aware and know what you’ve signed up for

Scams by con artists have cost Plymouth residents around £600,000 in recent years and Plymouth City Council’s Trading Standards is working with Citizens Advice to raise awareness of consumer rights.

The figure is revealed as we mark National Consumer Week (27 November to 1 December 2017) – follow our local hashtag #ConsumerWeekPlym or the national one #NCW17 to find out more.

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Poem and donation commends Meldon Ward

Two former patients of Derriford Hospital’s Meldon Ward have found a novel way to say a special thank you for their recent treatment.

Roger Palfrey (pictured) and Kevin Gardner met during a recent inpatient stay and the pair formed a quick rapport during their stay and decided to find a special way to say thank you to the team, for treating them with such compassion during their stay...

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Stagecoach wants your views on bus services

Stagecoach is asking customers for their views on key sections of its 2/2A/2B bus route which serves Mount Batten, Hooe, Plymstock, St Budeaux and Saltash.

The request for feedback follows changes made from 3 September that increased frequencies in the Plymstock area.

The company wish to hear whether residents of Hooe and Mount Batten prefer having a through link to Plymouth...

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SW contribution to Britain's biggest warships recognised

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has recognised the vital contribution that businesses of all sizes from across the South West have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ever ships.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship and the first of Britain’s two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy by Her Majesty the...

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