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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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Gold Dust takes a leap forward

The Gold Dust Appeal has received a massive boost thanks to an extremely generous donation, taking the total now up to £75,000.

A huge thanks to BD (Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited), a plant that manufactures a broad range of blood collection products and systems, who through their employees have raised £10,000 after selecting Gold Dust as their chosen appeal. Their Head Office based in...

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First wave of Oceansgate buildings given green light

The first wave of buildings destined to become part of the city’s Oceansgate has now been granted planning permission.

Planners have given the green light to the application to build offices and two rows of industrial units at the entrance to the Marine Industries Production Campus in Devonport.

The two and three-storey buildings will offer flexible office and workshop space...

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Diving stars ‘hands-on’ at Plym Physio clinic launch

The stars were out in Plymouth on Saturday, as members of Team GB’s diving team officially opened a new physiotherapy clinic by way of a ‘thank you’ to the specialist who’s helped to keep them in tip top shape.

Plymouth physio Nic Rutherford – herself a former Team GB diver – asked city stars Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow and coach Andy Banks to help launch her Plym Physio clinic, and...

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Appeal after daytime burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses to a daytime burglary in Plympton St Maurice in which valuable jewellery was taken.

Offenders forced the patio doors to get inside the property in Longcause sometime between 10.30am and 2pm on Tuesday 13 September.

They escaped with around £1,800 worth of jewellery plus a small amount of cash and tobacco.

Among the stolen items were a...

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City council invests £1m in tackling empty homes

Plymouth City Council is accelerating its work to bring more empty homes in the city back into use.

The Council has approved investment of £1 million to bring 375 homes in the city back into use to meet the needs of local people.

Councillor Steve Ricketts, Cabinet Member for Transport and Housing Delivery for Plymouth City Council, said: “We’re committed to making better use of...

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Gold LEAF celebrates Team GB success

A stunning limited edition all-gold Nissan LEAF rolled into Plymouth this week as part of a nationwide celebration of Team GB’s triumph at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and to show support for the ParalympicsGB athletes as they represented the nation in Rio this month.

The specially commissioned version of the 100% electric LEAF visited Vospers Nissan on the Marsh Mills Retail Park as...

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Be a New Mayflower Pilgrim

Members of the public will be able to see their name etched into history when ambitious plans to build a multi-million pound robot boat to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower out of Plymouth take another step forward next month .

The team behind the Mayflower Autonomous Ship are planning a Crowdfunding launch which will offer, among many other rewards, the chance...

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Major global trade deal set to create hundreds of jobs in Plymouth

Up to 700 jobs could be created in Plymouth following a major global trade deal with Sitel, one of the world leaders in outsourced customer experience innovation, showing Plymouth is ‘open for business’ post Brexit.

The multi-million-pound deal, which has taken over a year to secure, will see the international business locate its new workforce in Derriford in The Ship, which was...

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Bereavement Service nominated for special award

The Bereavement Service at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Hospital Bereavement Service’ category at the Butterfly Awards 2016 and as part of the selection process, they need votes to help win this special award.

The Butterfly Awards is an annual event that celebrates survivors and champions of baby loss and this year, Mo Cleland, Bereavement Midwife at...

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Plymouth teenager urges parents to help their children maintain a healthy work/life balance

Seventeen-year-old Blaise, from Plymouth, is urging parents to speak to their teenagers about the importance of finding a healthy balance between studying and socialising, in order to better prepare them for their future in higher education or employment.

The call follows research from National Citizen Service (NCS), the country’s flagship youth empowerment programme, which reveals...

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