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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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Moor Otters auction goes live

After an extremely successful launch at Bovey Castle last week, the Moor Otters can now be bid for online.

Bidding for all 100 Moor Otters opened on 1 June 2017.

Thirty of these, nicknamed the ‘Golden Otters’, will go on to a live auction hosted by Bearnes Hampton Littlewood on 30 September ’17, taking bids from the results of the online auction.

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Hero Simon calls on Plymouth residents to nominate their Brave Britons

FALKLANDS war veteran Simon Weston is calling on the people of Plymouth to help find the unsung heroes who represent ‘The Best Of British’.

Simon, who was named the Nation’s Favourite Hero in 2014, has joined forces with global hearing specialist Amplifon for The Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons, which will celebrate truly remarkable people who are an example to the nation.

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Plymouth children at risk of losing free school lunch

7,884 Plymouth children aged 4-7 years will no longer receive free school meals if the proposals to axe universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) goes ahead.

This includes 1,259 children who live in poverty. In the Plymouth Moor View constituency alone, 3203 infants would miss out, 563 of whom are in poverty, with a similar picture in Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, where 2817...

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Three killed in A38 crash

Police have confirmed that three people have died as a result of a collision this afternoon on the A38 close to Plymouth. Their families have been informed.

At around 3.50pm on Monday 5 June police received a report of a serious collision involving one vehicle on the Plymouth-bound carriageway of the A38 around a mile before Marsh Mills roundabout.

A white van overturned and no...

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Public urged to remain calm but alert following London terror attack

Communities across Devon are being urged to remain calm but alert following terror attacks in London on Saturday night (June 3).

Devon & Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Taylor said: “As details emerge from this Metropolitan-led investigation, our thoughts are with all those affected from these incidents and to all our colleagues in the emergency services who...

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Independent Members needed for the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel

If you want to make a real difference in your community and influence local policing and community safety issues, you could be the right person to serve as an independent member of the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel.

The Panel is part of the accountability arrangements for policing in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The panel maintains a 'check and balance' on the...

Gardening expert Toby Buckland to join BBC Radio Devon

Gardening expert, Toby Buckland, will launch his new show on BBC Radio Devon this Sunday (4 June) at 9am.

Toby will be live every Sunday morning from 9:00am – 12 noon with top tips on how to look after your garden, whether it’s a small back yard, a country estate or a simple pot in your kitchen.

Toby will be joined by Sarah Chesters from RHS Rosemoor from 9:00 – 10:30am when...

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Go Wild in Plymouth’s Parks with the RSPB

With the amount of time children and families are spending outside in nature in decline, Europe’s largest conservation charity and discount supermarket ALDI, are challenging families to get out and go wild in their local city park this summer with the RSPB.

The RSPB Connecting with Nature report revealed that children in the UK were missing out on a wealth of mental and physical...

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Council top employer for school leavers

Plymouth City Council has won the award for top Public Sector employer for school leavers in the UK.

The Council was placed in the top 20 over all for the national award, alongside organisations like BP, Virgin Media, Superdrug, Barclays and Bentley.

These awards are decided by the opinions of school leavers and apprentice trainees across the UK who have completed surveys...

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Gala Bingo Plymouth to help raise £250,000 for Variety

Gala Bingo, the UK’s largest bingo operator, today announces the launch of its new charity game to raise £250,000 in six months for Variety – The Children’s Charity. The game launched on Monday 29th June with Bobby Davro calling the game. The money will be in addition to the £500,000 already raised by the Bingo Association, of which Gala Bingo is part of.

These fundraising efforts will...

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