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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,...

Mass open water swim to raise tens of thousands for charity

One of the UK’s most scenic and popular open water swims, which is also becoming a major charity fundraising event, enters its eighth year when it takes place on the river Dart in September.

The Dart 10K was the first swim of its kind on the open water calendar and quickly grew from 200 swimmers taking part to 1,600 over two days.

It now raises tens of thousands of pounds for...

Trio cycle to Paris to raise money for a swimming pool

Two brothers and their best friend are planning to cycle from London to Paris to raise money for a swimming pool for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Elliot and Max Pettifer, along with their life-long friend Matthew Weston, have nicknamed themselves the Reliant Robins and will take on the gruelling 300-mile sponsored bike ride this Sunday 3rd September....

WW1 nurse given CWGC headstone more than 100 years after death

A special ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 6 at Ford Park Cemetery for a World War One nurse who has been given a Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s headstone more than 100 years after her death.

Nurse Olive Bennett of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) died on October 30, 1916, but her death was never recorded as a casualty of war and she was therefore not given a...

Last chance to nominate your community heroes

The opportunity to reward your community heroes with a free party is coming to an end in the next week. People up and down the country have been asked to nominate their community heroes, people or groups who go above and beyond in their acts of kindness or in some cases, bravery. Heroes nominated will be in with a chance to win one of five surprise parties in their honour, complete with catering...

Police appeal after Plymouth burglary

Officers are seeking information following a burglary at a shop on Albert Road in Plymouth on Friday 18 August.

It is believed that an unknown male offender gained entry into the store through a window at around midnight on Friday.

Amongst items stolen was a 3ft model Galleon ship with sails [pictured]. The Galleon was a display model used in the shop window and was donated by...

West End entrance to be made more inviting

An uninviting route into the West End of the City Centre looks set to be transformed with landscaping.

The steep, unattractive concrete ramp leading from Western Approach is to be replaced with a path that will snake more gently down towards Market Way. The path will have handrails and be surrounded by coastal grass landscaping. Granite paving will also be laid along the path and both...

Ready, Set, GO… Drake Circus hosts its own indoor sports day

Drake Circus put on a range of sporting events that would put Plymouth's very own mini athletes to the test last week.

With Little running races, skipping challenges and the 2017 HOOPLA championships, visitors had the chance to prove themselves as the best athlete in Drake Circus Indoor Sports Day.

This was part of the Summer events at Drake Circus to get families...

Police investigate assault in Stonehouse area of Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Anstis Street and Francis Street in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.

At around 5.40pm on Tuesday 15th August, a 42-year-old man was assaulted by three men who subsequently fled the scene.

The victim sustained facial injuries and a suspected fractured skull for which he has received treatment at hospital.

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Get ready, set, race! Last chance to enter Pretty Muddy in Plymouth

WOMEN in Plymouth are being urged to make a last minute dash to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as there are just five weeks left until registration closes.

Just under 2,000 women have already signed up to take part the 5k muddle obstacle event on Sunday 1ct October at Plymouth Central Park, but there are still places left.

Entries close at midnight on Friday 29...

14,000 visitors join The Broadway to raise money for The Stroke Association

The Broadway in Plymstock excited over 14,000 visitors with a family fun day on Saturday 19th August in aid of The Stroke Association.

The fun day was held to raise money for The Stroke Association, prompted by the Centre Manager’s loss of both parents after suffering strokes in recent years.

Sponsored by Radio Plymouth, MSB Property Services and Concert Sound, the fun day...

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