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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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Do you want to make travelling to and from school more fun this year?

Do you want to make travelling to and from school more fun this year? As children return to school for the new term, Plymouth City Council wants to talk to local families about how to make the school journey healthier and more fun. The Plymotion scheme offers a range of support and funding to schools, with input from parents and pupils, to improve the commute to and from school.

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Local gamer turned learning developer named as award finalist

A talented local developer, who transferred his skills from an independent games studio to the world of corporate elearning, is a finalist for a major award.

Jason Butler from Millbrook, who works for Plymouth business Sponge UK has been shortlisted as Learning developer of the year for Europe’s largest learning technologies awards scheme.

Jason, who joined Sponge UK in 2014...

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Local gamer turned learning developer named as award finalist

National Identity Project Exhibition

Monika Fischbein announces The National Identity Project Exhibition in association with Fotonow CIC as part of “Plymouth Art Weekender”. The event will take place over three days from Friday 22nd September - Sunday 24th September at St. Saviours CIC, 41 Lambhay Hill, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2NW. Additional information can be found on the Plymouth Art Weekender site at: http://plymouthartweekender....

Progress on new homes in Plymouth well on track for winter opening

Progress on a new community in the Plymouth suburb of Plympton has been given the seal of approval from one of Barratt Homes’ most senior staff.

Managing director Paul Moran visited the company’s new Redwood Heights development in Plympton this week and gave his construction team the thumbs up for progress being made at the site.

Work is well underway at Redwood Heights, with...

City recycling rates up!

Thank you for helping Plymouth’s alternate weekly collection get off to an encouraging start – that’s the message from the leader of the Council, Ian Bowyer.

New figures show that people across Plymouth are recycling more and throwing away less waste.

The city is trimming its waste line – throwing away nearly 12 kilos less per household – that’s almost two stone (48 pasties)...

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Royal Marines Band to play Last Post at CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial

A performance of the Last Post will take place at the stunning Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Plymouth Naval Memorial every Friday at 6pm until Friday November 17.

The Royal Marines Band Plymouth, along with the 6 RIFLES Band, will be part of the service and the CWGC are inviting people in Plymouth to come along.

The Act of Remembrance will start with a bugler playing the...

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Royal Marines Band to play Last Post at CWGC Plymouth Naval Memorial

Bretonside to be reopened early after cable fault repair works

Local electricity company Western Power Distribution (WPD) are embarking on work that involved the closure of a section of Bretonside, in Plymouth to enable repairs to a faulty 33,000v oil filled cable. Commencing on Monday 4th September, it was anticipated this work would take between 4 and 10 weeks depending on the severity of the cable damage, however the opening of the road will now take...

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Bretonside in Plymouth to be reopened early after cable fault repair works

SING Plymouth tuning up for spectacular end to 2017

With its autumn term underway, SING Plymouth community choir, now in its third successful year, is working on a spectacular end to 2017. And seeking more singers to take part!

As part of its plans, the Plymouth-based choir will soon start working with renowned American jazz musicians, Steph Johnson, and double-bassist Rob Thorsen, who are visiting the UK at the beginning of October....

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Wayward anchors threaten protected Bay species

Two important discoveries made beneath the protected waters of Tor Bay have brought renewed calls for safe and responsible anchoring by boat owners. The first find was a pregnant seahorse; the second, close by, was damage to the seabed caused by the anchors of small boats. Both were inside the Torbay Marine Conservation Zone.

Experts at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, say that...

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