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The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and it’s coming to Plymouth’s Central Park.

Plymouth is set to host its fifth Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 20 March, and needs local people to take part in this national campaign by entering now at www.sportrelief.com

Setting off from the Life Centre participants will walk and run through Central Park. The eager Milers will...

Guidelines on the care of children’s teeth from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and which included input from a dental academic from Plymouth University, have formed part of a debate in Parliament about ways to improve children’s oral care in the UK.

The debate drew upon recommendations issued by NICE at the end of 2014, which stated that nurseries and...

Public Health England today (16 February 2016) launced a nationwide ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign with the aim of raising awareness of a key symptom for both bladder and kidney cancers – blood in pee.

Around 17,450 people in England are diagnosed with bladder or kidney cancer every year and around 7,600 people die annually. Blood in pee is a symptom in over half of bladder cancers and...

Police are seeking this careless driver who ploughed into a line of traffic cones, leading to a pile-up on the A38 in Plymouth.

The hit-and-run driver was caught on camera striking the traffic cone barrier at road works near Marsh Mills. Their actions resulted in a three-vehicle collision further back on the carriageway - but fortunately no-one was seriously hurt.

Police have...

Stagecoach South West has launched the South West Falcon - the first dedicated 24/7 coach service connecting major locations across the South West.

Roadshows have been held across the region in Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton and Bristol to give people the chance to find out more about the Falcon.

The ‘round-the-clock’ service started on Sunday 14 February (3.30am departure from...

Plymouth-based digital marketing agency, Optimus Performance Marketing (Optimus), has been shortlisted by the CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing) for two national CIM Marketing Excellence Awards under the Headline Category ‘Agency of the Year’ as well as ‘Innovation in the Service Sector’. The CIM Marketing Excellence Awards is an annual event created to highlight, celebrate and promote...

A mum-of-three from Exeter is urgently searching for a stem cell donor to help cure her leukaemia.

Kate Barnett was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in October 2015.

Following a round of chemotherapy, doctors discovered she also has myelodysplasia, which prevents her bone marrow responding properly to treatment.

The hairdresser and customer assistant is now...

Flannels arrived in style last week, opening its doors to Plymouth for the first time with an exclusive champagne preview party on 12th February.

The Apprentice stars Charleine Wain, Brett Butler-Smythe, Plymouth Argyle players, models and a host of local dignitaries attended the opening of the cutting edge store on Armada Way.

One lucky guest won a Golden Envelope for a VIP...

No, it’s an otter! Olly the Otter, the world’s newest superhero, is one of the attractions at Living Coasts this half term. 2016 is the year of Super Sea Heroes at Torquay’s coastal zoo. Staff and visitors will be celebrating with a variety of activities that include crafts, talks and a superhero trail.

Children will be able to create their own superhero mask, design their own Super...

ARGYLE took a huge leap towards Sky Bet League 2 promotion with a richly-deserved 3-0 victory against Mansfield Town. In fact, one could say the Pilgrims leapt like a proverbial Stag.

Mansfield arrived at Home Park in very fine fettle, but their fearsome antlers were soon shed, as the Pilgrims produced a dominant performance to stamp their class on this game. Any talk of ruts looked...