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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,...

Improved path at The Ride helps get Plymouth cycling

A new widened path opens on Thursday 1 June as part of ongoing efforts to encourage cycling in Plymouth.

The city’s cycling network continues to grow with a widened path alongside The Ride, linking Laira Rail Bridge into the National Trust Saltram Estate. Future plans nearby also include an improved walking and cycling route linking Laira Rail Bridge with the Barbican, part of the...

Royal Television Society announces nominations for Student Television Awards 2017

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has today announced the nominations for the RTS Student Television Awards 2017.

Chaired by Philip Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Arts, the awards recognise the best audiovisual work created by students across the UK and Republic of Ireland at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Awards are...

Campaign to protect wildlife comes to the South West as Vinny the Fox brings his election message to town!

A fox cub touring the South West calling for hunting to stay illegal may seem ill-advised, but a serious message lies behind a light-hearted campaign heading to Devon, Cornwall and Somerset this weekend.

The Votes for Vinny tour, backed by the League Against Cruel Sports, will involve a mobile billboard featuring the face of seven-week old fox cub Vinny. The billboard will carry the...

Bond Dickinson raises £10,000 for local charity

The Plymouth office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has raised around £10,000 in support of local charity Jeremiah's Journey.

Jeremiah's Journey provides bereavement support to children in the Plymouth area who have experienced or are anticipating the loss of a close relative. Bond Dickinson has raised the money through a range of fundraising activities since it started supporting...

Police appeal after hit-and-run in Plymouth

Officers are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run collision in Plymouth in the early hours of Sunday morning which left a man injured.

Police were notified at around 4.40am on Sunday 28 May 2017 to reports of a man lying unconscious in the road at Hirmandale Road, Plymouth.

As a result of the incident, the victim, who is in his 30s, has sustained serious and potentially...

Woman begging door to door in Stoke area

Over the past two weeks in the Stoke area of Plymouth, residents and staff of Care Homes have reported a woman asking for money.

The woman is described as a well-dressed white Female in her mid-20s, 5ft 6 inches tall with brown shoulder length hair. The woman has reportedly been asking for money for a number of different reasons.

She has said that he need for money is either...

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Funding approved for Tavistock Road for structural repairs

Plymouth City Council has approved a £3.4 million investment to include structural road repairs within the work programme for the Derriford Transport Scheme.

While traffic management is in place along Tavistock Road, the Council has taken the opportunity to carry out detailed condition surveys that would normally require special lane or road closures.

These surveys, which...

Police warning after drugs death in North Devon and Plymouth overdoses

Police in Devon have issued a warning following the tragic death of a teenager in a suspected drug related incident.

Police were informed on Saturday 27th May that a 15-year-old boy was admitted to North Devon District Hospital after taking a recreational drug at a youth disco in Ilfracombe on Friday. He tragically died in the early hours of that morning and his next of kin have been...

Remember to put your bins or bags out a day later this bank holiday

Residents in Plymouth are being reminded to put their recycling or waste collections out a day later this bank holiday.

Monday 29 May is a bank holiday so your bin or bag collection day will be a day later than usual.

Residents were written to by Plymouth City Council in April with information about changes to their recycling and waste collections as the Council has introduced...

Plymouth City Council recognised for helping young people find work

Plymouth City Council has been recognised at an event celebrating the opportunities offered to young people leaving school and going directly into work rather than university.

AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk held the ceremony at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel – hosted by comedian Ed Byrne – giving out prizes to employers based on the real-life experiences of apprentices and school leaver...

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