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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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Plymouth woman prosecuted under new microchipping laws

A Plymouth woman who failed to comply with the new law to have her dog microchipped has been ordered to pay £450 at Plymouth Magistrates court today.

Rosalyn Harding, of Kings Tamerton Road was served a notice on 30 September last year under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, requiring her dog to have its microchip updated with the owners details, after her dog was...

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Businesses come out in force to back waterfront bid

Business leaders are being encouraged to put their faith in the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership and its bid to continue the area’s Business Improvement District for a further five years.

The Waterfront BID began in March 2012 and currently represents more than 660 businesses in a three-square mile area stretching from Royal William Yard to Queen Anne’s Battery Marina.

But the...

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Marco Pierre White unveils plans for new Plymouth steakhouse

Celebrity chef and restauranteur Marco Pierre White (MPW) is bringing his nationally renowned Steakhouse Bar & Grill to Plymouth this March 2017.

Marco will bring his celebrated style to the Plymouth skyline, with the new restaurant located on the top floor of the Holiday Inn Plymouth on Armada Way, soon to be rebranded to a Crowne Plaza.

The 160-capacity restaurant is to...

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Appeal after breezeblocks thrown from overpass

Police are seeking witnesses following two incidents where breezeblocks were thrown from an overpass onto moving vehicles below.

The incidents happened at the Elliot Road overpass between 8.45pm to 9.05pm on Thursday 19 January 2017.

The first incident [CR/004615/17] refers to reports of a concrete breezeblock being thrown around 8.45pm from the overpass and hitting a car,...

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Mel Danvers wanted for recall to prison

Police are trying to trace a 25 year old man who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his release conditions.

Mel Danvers (pictured), was sentenced to 12 months in Exeter prison in April 2016 for breaching a restraining order at Plymouth Crown Court and was released on licence on 16 December 2016.

Local enquiries are being carried out to locate and arrest Danvers and...

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REI staff forge further links with Eye Services in Nepal

Members of staff from the REI at Derriford Hospital have visited the Children's Eye, Ear and Rehabilitation Hospital (CHEERS) in Katmandu, Nepal.

Following a very successful first trip two years ago, a second team visited in November 2016. The team included Julie Owen, Senior Orthoptist, Tim Freegard, Paediatric Ophthalmic Specialist, Vasant Raman, Retinal Specialist and was led by...

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Help on hand to kickstart the battle of the Christmas bulge at Drake Circus

Health experts and fitness gurus will be on hand this week (January 23-26) to help the people of Plymouth get over the excesses of Christmas.

With everyone over-indulging on festive treats the battle of the yuletide bulge has begun with thousands of people throughout the South West vowing to get fit in the New Year.

Which is why the city’s premier shopping centre, Drake Circus...

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Film pioneer’s five decades on screen celebrated in home city exhibition

A celebration of one of the most innovative figures of British artist film – Malcolm Le Grice – is being staged across two venues in his home city of Plymouth.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, he progressed from studying to become a painter to pioneering the British Expanded Cinema movement and creating the UK’s first computer art films.

Now a selection of his iconic...

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Aged 24? Get ready for your life’s greatest financial bottleneck

Plymouth residents face the most financial pressures in life in their 20s, with four of the nine biggest (and most expensive) life moments landing within a matter of years.

From getting engaged at 24 and buying the first family car at 26 married at 27, to having a baby just after this and buying the first family home at 28, our 20s are one of the most stressful, expensive times in our...

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Under 18s urged to vote in youth election

Young people are being urged to vote in this year’s election to find the city’s new UK Youth Parliament representatives.

10 candidates are set to battle it out to become one of four young people to represent the city’s youth at a local, regional and national level. The successful candidates will act as the voice of young people from 11 to 18 years old on topics like relationships and...

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