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Council to publish new Equality Objectives after hundreds respond

Plymouth City Council will be publishing its new Equality Objectives after more than 400 people responded to an online consultation.

The Objectives will cover the next four years and commit the Council to make progress in closing the gap in the average hourly pay between men and women.

The Council received around 430 responses to the consultation with more than 90% supporting...

Plymouth to welcome first Syrian Refugee families

Plymouth is gearing up to welcome its first Syrian Refugee families as part of a national scheme to provide sanctuary to those fleeing conflict.

The Government announced in September that the UK would provide sanctuary to 20,000 Syrian Refugees over the next five years, and has confirmed a target of up to 1,000 refugees will be flown over to the UK by Christmas.

Plymouth is...