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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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SWW prosecuted for crude sewage spill in Truro River

South West Water will pay £54,000 in fines and costs for allowing untreated sewage to escape from a pumping station near Truro in Cornwall.

The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

On 16 March 2015 approximately 400,000 litres (88,000 gallons) of sewage was discharged from the Calenick Pumping Station into the Truro River via Calenick Creek.

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Good Food Market returns - and it's tastier than ever!

The award-winning Good Food Market held in Plymouth’s historic Royal William Yard, is back for 2017 with a new location starting on Sunday February 5 - just in time for Valentine’s Day!

The much loved market, which has become a regular destination for South West ‘foodies’, will offer a host of local food and drink suppliers and producers at the new location of Factory Cooperage. Local...

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Freemasons donate to Devon & Cornwall Food Association

The Masonic Charitable Foundation have given a £2,000 grant to The Devon & Cornwall Food Action Association (Plymouth Branch).

The Devon & Cornwall Food Association (DCFA) is a charity reflecting the need to link food waste with food poverty and they were visited by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire V. W. Bro. Nicholas Ball where he met up with Jackie Young their...

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£266 million investment in city’s future announced

A multi-million pound investment to transform the look and feel of the city centre is being planned as part of an ambitious £266 million investment programme.

The Cabinet is being asked to approve up to £27 million for the scheme in the capital budget – the Council’s fund used to invest in the city, in land or physical benefits that will improve Plymouth for its residents and visitors...

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Call for blood donors in Plymouth

By now many New Year’s Resolutions will be long forgotten but there’s still plenty of time to do something amazing in 2017. Why not make it the year you start saving lives?

Doing something good this year doesn’t have to mean giving something up. We’re asking people in Plymouth to give blood.

In just one hour of your time you could save or improve up to three lives. Proud,...

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Do you know the UK’s most fantastic commercial fishermen?

The nationwide search for the UK’s best fishermen, seafood restaurants and ports is set to close on 17 February and time is running out to nominate your favourite. The Fishing News Awards, the country’s only awards programme recognising the hard work of those serving in the fishing industry, is back for 2017 following its successful relaunch last year.

The awards cover twelve...

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Poppies with passion

If your man is the kind whose idea of buying flowers for Valentine’s resembles an embarrassed grab and run raid and whose legs start to tremble at the thought of choosing jewellery then why not give him a steer by pointing out this stunning collection from The Royal British Legion.

Combining both flowers and jewellery makes this collection perfect for Valentine’s. Designed exclusively...

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PCC wants resilient and connected communities

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez will provide almost £24m additional money so that Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer can put more police officers on the streets by 2020.

On Friday the PCC will publish her first Police and Crime Plan, entitled Safe, resilient and connected communities, with a vow to help keep people safe by improving the public’s connection to police.

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Man sentenced following crackdown on new psychoactive substances in prison

A man has been sentenced to a further 28 months in prison following a landmark conviction as part of a crackdown on drugs in prison.

Cody James Ware, aged 27 and originally from Plymouth, has been convicted for being in possession of 2.93 grams of the new psychoactive substance (NPS) known as ‘Spice’, whilst in Dartmoor Prison where he was serving five years for robbery.

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Plymouth’s newly qualified social workers celebrated

The latest group of newly qualified children’s social workers have been presented with certificates of completion by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Pauline Murphy at a special ceremony.

The certificates mark the successful completion of the social workers’ assessed and supported first year in practice. Newly Qualified Social Workers have made a significant contribution to safeguarding and...

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