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When Love Becomes Advocacy

As Carers Week prompts conversations about supporting unpaid carers, I’ve found myself reflecting on something that has touched both my professional and personal life recently: advocacy.

And more specifically, what it feels like when advocacy is not a professional role, but something...

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Crackdown on smoke and carbon monoxide alarm safety

Landlords could be fined £5,000 for failing to provide smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

As part of a new crackdown by Plymouth City Council to keep private rented tenants safe, a new policy has been introduced, in line with the new national Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations. The regulations require private landlords to ensure that there are working smoke alarms on each...

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Devon on alert for heavy rain and flooding

Forecasters have issued a severe weather warning for Devon as a period of changeable and potentially disruptive weather heads for the UK.

Rain will become heavy and persistent at times during Tuesday and into Wednesday, and will be accompanied by south or southwesterly gales and possibly severe gales at times

The heaviest rain and strongest winds are likely to occur in two main...

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Crimebeat funding available in Devon

Applications are now open for groups and organisations across Devon to apply for cash grants of up to £3,000.

The Proceeds of Crime Act enables communities the opportunity to promote crime prevention and have a positive impact on vulnerable young people.

This funding comes from money recovered from criminal activity. Chief Superintendent Paul Davies, said: “I’m delighted to be...

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Adopt SW prioritises search for adoptive families

Adopt South West prepares to re-launch its TV campaign this week with emphasis falling on encouraging those who would consider adopting ‘priority’ children to come forward.

The appeal comes as Somerset County Council joins the partnership alongside Barnardo’s, Devon County Council, and Families for Children, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council, to promote adoption.

With...

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Pupils tour children’s wards for Gold Dust

Pupils from College Road Primary School have been helping to make design suggestions for our children’s wards as part of the Gold Dust Appeal.

The 12 pupils, all members of the school council and aged between five and 11 years old were given a tour of the wards on Derriford’s Level 12, asked to pick colours and themes for a revamp and then given certificates for their efforts.

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Audiences invited to stay down to earth with exhibition and film series

An exhibition exploring our relationship with soil and its influence on our everyday lives has launched in the Peninsula Arts Gallery at Plymouth University.

Soil Culture: Deep Roots presents a series of works by six established international artists who have engaged with soils over many years.

They range from Mel Chin, who uses plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated...

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Plymouth awarded £60,000 to tackle rogue landlords

Plymouth City Council has been awarded £60,000 of Government funding to deal with rogue landlords.

The news comes after the council submitted a bid to the Department for Communities and Local Government's Rogue Landlords Fund. The additional funding will support existing work and enable more to be done with trading standards, voluntary providers supporting tenants, and working with...

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Year round Party Nights launched at Plymouth Pavilions

Because parties aren't just for Christmas...

Hot on the heels of Plymouth's most extravagantly glitzy sold out Christmas parties, the city centre venue is now offering its audiences a new take on 'Dinner and a Show'.

On selected evenings throughout 2016, the Pavilions will be opening its doors to welcome customers to sit back and enjoy a sumptuous 3 course dinner whilst being...

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Love Haytor this Valentine’s Day

Join Simon Lee, area Ranger for the Haytor area on one of his regular second Sunday volunteer days at this popular and fascinating site.

Simon’s next second Sunday work day will be on 14 February, Valentine’s Day. So why not show how much you love Dartmoor by joining in with the fun? The day begins at 10.30 and finishes at 3.30.

Conservation work days are a great way of getting...

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Bristol Rovers 1 Argyle 1: Match report

JOSH Simpson's first Argyle goal rescued a deserved point for Argyle in front of a boisterous five-figure crowd at the Memorial Stadium.

Both Bristol Rovers and Argyle are in form, and this was shown on the pitch and on the terraces. The game continued to build to it's crescendo, and Rovers thought that meant a single goal victory when substitute Billy Bodin struck with only 11 minutes...

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