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Plymouth man to run 250km across the Sahara Desert for Parkinson’s UK

A man from Plymouth is running the ‘toughest race on earth’ in April to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

Bill Martin, 55, is running the Marathon Des Sables, where he will run over 250km in seven days whilst carrying everything he needs, including food and sleeping gear, in his backpack.

Setting himself a £10,000 fundraising target, Bill decided to fundraise for Parkinson’s...

Letter: Parkinsons UK thanks volunteers

Thank you to volunteers who helped to raise nearly £2,000 for Parkinson’s UK

Parkinson’s UK desperately needed volunteers to help at the Annual British Fireworks Championships in Plymouth on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19th August.

Volunteers were needed for a couple of hours on each day to help sell official programmes and collect donations.

This was the fifth and final...