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Work starts on major regeneration in Plymouth

Work is set to start on the transformation of a Devonport neighbourhood after LiveWest partnered with Lovell Partnerships to redevelop the site and deliver a new generation of affordable homes for the city of Plymouth.

The housing association, part of the UK’s largest provider of...

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Fine Young Cannibals announced for Sounds of the Summer festival

Chart-topping eighties band Fine Young Cannibals will complete the star-studded line-up of acts performing at this year’s Sounds of the Summer festival at Newton Abbot Racecourse.

The band, whose hits include She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing, was today revealed as the final act confirmed for the live music spectacular, which takes place on Sunday 16 July.

FYC will join an...

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Closure order on property after reports of drugs, guns and anti-social behaviour

Plymouth Magistrates have granted a closure order on a property in Plymouth after ongoing problems with drugs, guns and anti-social behaviour.

Plymouth City Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Team applied for the closure on 172 Grenville Road, working with Devon and Cornwall Police, following months of anti-social behaviour at the house that the court heard was being used as a “shooting...

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Back to School Week inspires SW state students to career confidence

Former state students across the South West aim to motivate current students to career confidence and academic success by going back to their old schools in a campaign to build an alumni network in every school and college in the region.

Back to School Week is taking place this week (6-10 March). It is run by the national education charity Future First, and is taking place in state...

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National finals for five Ivybridge gymnastics teams

Ivybridge Gymnastics Academy has proven its dominance in schools’ gymnastics once again, by bringing home six team medals – including five golds – from the South West Schools Floor and Vault Championships.

The exceptional results mean that the five winning teams will be making their way to the national finals in Stoke-on-Trent in May.

Gold medals were won by the Under 14 Girls...

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Plymouth accountants raise £2,880 for baby charity

Staff at the Plymouth office of top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming have raised £2,880 for charity.

The impressive total for the office's fundraising efforts stemmed from a local entertainment charity quiz held in the city on 23 February for Tommy's, a charity supporting research into pregnancy problems and providing pregnancy health information to parents.

Bishop Fleming's Tax...

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Quilt celebrating women set to launch on International Women’s Day

A special project which has brought many women together is being launched on International Women’s Day (8 March 2017).

Over the past six months women from different communities across Plymouth have been working together to celebrate and remember their fellow females using traditional textile crafts to create ‘Joyce’s Quilt’.

Joyce Vincent died alone in her flat in north...

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Apprenticeship Bus Roadshow comes to Plymouth

This year marks the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week, to celebrate, the National Careers Services is traveling across the South West on their Apprenticeship Bus Roadshow.

The bus will be stopping at key cities across the region and inviting adults, of 19 and over, to come and find out about how an apprenticeship can help them to reach their career goals. The...

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Search underway for a new City Centre Manager

The Plymouth City Centre Company (Business Improvement District) are now searching for a new City Centre Manager following the departure of Jon Walton to take on the position of CEO for the new Southampton BID. Jon will leave Plymouth towards the end of May.

Doug Fletcher, Chair of the City Centre Company said “whilst we are sad to see Jon leave, it does present us with an opportunity...

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Council supports LGBT Adoption and Fostering week

Plymouth City Council is aiming to raise the need for more people to come forward and offer a vulnerable a child a loving home as part of National LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week.

There are currently more than 400 children and young people in care and the City Council is supporting the awareness week (Monday 6 to Sunday 12 March), which aims to raise the profile of fostering and...

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Fur-ever homes needed for golden oldies!

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is appealing for ‘fur-ever’ homes for a trio of overlooked pooches who have a combined human equivalent age of 175.

Eight-year-old Crossbreed, Zane, nine-year-old Labrador cross, Saxo, and eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Lara, are eagerly awaiting a home to call their own. But staff at the rehoming centre believe that potential adopters haven’t been...

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