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Join in the fun at Central Park

Volunteers are being sought to help with the next stage of improvements to Central Park.

A Central Park Improvements Community Day will take place on Saturday 26 August will give people an update on the work so far and the opportunity to view the concept designs for the play, café and community sports hub proposals.

It will also give people the chance to find out how they can...

Plymouth College students celebrate outstanding GCSE results

An emotional day at Plymouth College, with students receiving their impressive results. Students have much to celebrate with 43% of all GCSE results graded at A* or A. Plymouth College has an enviable reputation for academic excellence, and this year’s performance consolidates that position.

The school is proud of all the achievements of all of its pupils.

Top performers this...

More clarity needed for rural markets post-Brexit

Transaction based price index slips for a third successive report Headline demand continues to decline but conditions vary depending on land quality Twelve-month price expectations still negative but only modestly in the South West.

Subdued demand for farmland coupled with falling land prices and a lack of new supply across the rural sector sees calls for more post-Brexit clarity from...

Initiative which halved GP wait times to be offered to 7,000 more Plympton patients

Beacon Medical Group is proud to be rolling out its No Waiting Room initiative to Glenside patients from October.

The No Waiting Room initiative will see an Urgent Care Team (UCT), comprising practice pharmacists, advanced paramedic practitioners, nurse practitioners and GPs providing patients with the right specialist, at the right time.

Patients registered at Glenside Medical...

Accreditation success ensures continued high quality care for patients

Two teams have successfully retained the necessary accreditation to continue the high quality level of care offered to patients in Clinical Haematology and Oncology at Derriford Hospital.

As the main referral centre for the South West Peninsula Transplant Service, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust requires an inspection every few years by an international standards and accreditation body,...

Fashionistas flock to Britain's Ocean City for the latest lust-haves

Plymouth’s successful fashion bonanza is back – with even more cutting edge styles, bang-on trends and catwalk crazes.

For one week in September forget Paris, Milan, New York or Rome – Britain’s Ocean City is the place to be seen during the glamorous Fashion in the City event.

From little black dresses to designer jackets, leather coats to five inch heels, flatforms to swag,...

Roaming Freestylers take over Drake Circus

Roaming Freestylers took over Drake Circus on Saturday!

The team of roaming sport freestylers got heads turning at Drake Circus at the weekend as they showcased their skills. The freestyler’s who display tricks, flicks and kicks with footballs did not disappoint as the crowd cheered them on. Visitors of Drake Circus got involved and even learned some moves of their own.

This...

Witnesses sought to Plymouth assault

Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of an assault in Whitleigh this morning [Monday 21 August].

Officers were notified at around 11.40am to the incident which happened outside the Co-Op on Whitleigh Green in Whitleigh.

A man in his 20s was assaulted by two men who left the scene. The victim sustained facial injuries and a suspected broken jaw. He has been taken...

Plymouth residents urged to check electoral information is correct

Forms are being posted to over 100,000 households across Plymouth as part of the city council's annual electoral canvass, which checks the right people are registered to vote at each address.

The household enquiry form is sent to every household in the UK and it is a legal requirement to check the details listed and respond – even if you have no changes to make.

The information...

Special makeover for graffiti-damaged Plymouth walkways

Three graffiti-scarred underpasses in Plymouth have been given a much-needed facelift thanks to a team of city Special Constables.

The six volunteer officers wanted to try something different instead of their formal sector meeting and took to streets to clean up the three underpasses in Estover instead.

They spent the day covering unsightly graffiti with a fresh coat of paint...

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