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Bright future for Youtubers at Plymouth Science Park

Students looking for a bright future career in television are receiving a welcome boost for their dreams with the advent of Northern Light TV currently being established at Plymouth Science Park.

It’s the brainchild of Kamran Sankey - who’s previously overseen 40,000 internet channels with his work among top on-line studios in Europe.

Kamran says Plymouth has huge, aspiring...

Appeal after assault in Union Street

Police are investigating an assault that took place between 9.00-1030am on Saturday 27 May outside the Lidl and Aldi supermarkets, Union Street, Plymouth.

A man in his late 20s was assaulted by a man in Union Street, Plymouth on Saturday 27 May, following an altercation between the two.

The disagreement resulted in the victim being punched to the ground, where the offender...

Election causing buyers and sellers in SW to ‘wait and see’

Enquiries from new buyers, new instructions from those wanting to sell, and agreed sales in the South West’s housing market declined once again last month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. In addition, price growth also lost momentum and is predicted to slow further over the next three months.

Although a fall in property coming on to the market is a recurring...

Moor Otters auction goes live

After an extremely successful launch at Bovey Castle last week, the Moor Otters can now be bid for online.

Bidding for all 100 Moor Otters opened on 1 June 2017.

Thirty of these, nicknamed the ‘Golden Otters’, will go on to a live auction hosted by Bearnes Hampton Littlewood on 30 September ’17, taking bids from the results of the online auction.

Dartmoor National Park...

Hero Simon calls on Plymouth residents to nominate their Brave Britons

FALKLANDS war veteran Simon Weston is calling on the people of Plymouth to help find the unsung heroes who represent ‘The Best Of British’.

Simon, who was named the Nation’s Favourite Hero in 2014, has joined forces with global hearing specialist Amplifon for The Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons, which will celebrate truly remarkable people who are an example to the nation.

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Plymouth children at risk of losing free school lunch

7,884 Plymouth children aged 4-7 years will no longer receive free school meals if the proposals to axe universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) goes ahead.

This includes 1,259 children who live in poverty. In the Plymouth Moor View constituency alone, 3203 infants would miss out, 563 of whom are in poverty, with a similar picture in Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, where 2817...

Public urged to remain calm but alert following London terror attack

Communities across Devon are being urged to remain calm but alert following terror attacks in London on Saturday night (June 3).

Devon & Cornwall Police Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Taylor said: “As details emerge from this Metropolitan-led investigation, our thoughts are with all those affected from these incidents and to all our colleagues in the emergency services who...

400,000 people in SW travel over 40 miles for dental care

A leading charity has expressed deep concerns over access to oral healthcare in the South West, as new research reveals an estimated 432,000 people living across the region are facing a 40-mile round-trip to be seen by a dentist.

An investigation by the Oral Health Foundation also shows more than one in four (27%) live further than ten miles away from their current dental practice,...

Volunteers needed to help blind community in Devon

A national charity is appealing for volunteers to come forward and help the blind people it supports in the Exeter and Plymouth areas.

British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) provides specially adapted audio equipment to visually impaired people across the UK.

The charity is looking for radio support volunteers, whose role would be to visit people with sight loss in their...

Police warning after drugs death in North Devon and Plymouth overdoses

Police in Devon have issued a warning following the tragic death of a teenager in a suspected drug related incident.

Police were informed on Saturday 27th May that a 15-year-old boy was admitted to North Devon District Hospital after taking a recreational drug at a youth disco in Ilfracombe on Friday. He tragically died in the early hours of that morning and his next of kin have been...

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