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Search is on for tattoo studios to hold flash days for needy moggies

This ‘kitten season’ tattoo studios across the South West as well as tattoo fans of all ages are being called on to celebrate their dedication to cats and body art by hosting tattoo-focused days during July to raise money for local needy moggies.

Cats Protection has seen a number of...

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Plymouth Dementia Awareness Day

Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.

There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....

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D&C Police given a good bill of health by HMIC

Devon and Cornwall Police has received a ‘Good’ rating of performance from independent inspectors.

Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, (HMIC), today, Thursday February 25, 2016, publishes its Annual PEEL report looking at policing effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy.

The report says Devon and Cornwall Police keeps people safe, reduces crime, understands the needs of...

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Key partners to work together towards Mayflower 400 and beyond

Key partners across Plymouth have signed an agreement to work closely together in the run up to Mayflower 400 celebrations and well beyond.

A memorandum of understanding is being signed by Plymouth City Council Leader Tudor Evans, Chairman of Destination Plymouth, Duncan Currall, Chairman of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership BID, Chris Arscott and Chairman of Plymouth City Centre...

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Plymouth Half Marathon on course for sell out

GO2, organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, are pleased to announce that the event has now attracted over 4,500 runners to take part in the event on Sunday 17th April! With entries being snapped up at such a fast rate, there is every likelihood of a race sell out with eight weeks still to go until race day!

Jamie Warren, Head of Marketing at GO2, said: "The interest in Plymouth’s...

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Police appeal after Plymouth robbery

Police are appealing for witnesses after a street robbery left a grandmother and her grandson with minor injuries.

The incident took place at the junction of Skerries Road and Alderney Road, Southway, Plymouth, at around midday on Tuesday 23 February.

The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was pushing a pram which contained her one-year-old grandson when her handbag was pulled from...

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Derriford Hospital throws open its doors

Derriford Hospital in Plymouth will be opening its doors to everyone on Saturday 19 March for the Open Day 2016 event

Everyone is welcome to go along to the hospital between 10am and 2pm and see what goes on at theTrust.

The event offers something for everyone, including:

• Step inside an operating theatre • Meet hospital military staff • Bring your Teddy Bear to the...

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Plymouth’s visitor coach plans revealed

Visitors arriving by coach will be dropped off and picked up at the bottom of Royal Parade as well as on the Barbican as part of the Council’s plans to improve coach services for the city.

The Council will re-engineer the area around the pavements at Derry’s Cross to provide two dedicated locations for coaches to pick up and drop off passengers. There will also be a shelter built for...

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Sunday trading changes to damage high streets in Plymouth

Research conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores has shown that out of town superstores and retail parks are set to be the beneficiaries of planned changes to Sunday trading regulations.

The survey of 70 local authority chief executives across England and Wales showed that 52% included out of town retail parks, out of town supermarkets and large shopping centres as their...

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Work on Ivybridge’s new recycling centre to start

Preliminary building work on Ivybridge’s new recycling centre will start this week (commencing 22 February 2016).

The new facility is on land opposite the Ivybridge football and tennis clubs and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017.

It will replace the old recycling centre at Bridge Court – that facility is now too small to serve the community’s needs.

The new...

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Technique measures oxygen levels in 3D cells used for toxicity testing

A non-destructive technique which can measure the concentration and consumption of oxygen in 3D models of biological cells has been developed by Plymouth University in partnership with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) oximetry, scientists assessed the gradient of oxygen concentration within spheroids, 3D cell cultures typically used for...

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