Plymouth

Exotic snakes found dumped in Plymouth

The RSPCA is urging members of the public to come forward after 12 Royal Pythons were found dumped in a cardboard box outside a veterinary centre in Plymouth.

RSPCA Animal Collection Officer and Exotics Specialist Peter Ferris was called to rescue the animals in William Prance Road two days before Christmas and then transported them to foster carers in the city where they are now...

Storm Frank batters Devon

Storm Frank was this morning making itself felt in Devon with heavy rain and winds reaching speeds of more than 50mph battering the county.

Forecasters say that the downfalls will last throughout the day with the strong gusts abating by lunchtime.

Across the UK there are four severe flood warnings, indicating danger to life - three in Croston, Lancashire, which is braced for...

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Dental student project adopted by Family Nurse Partnership nationwide

The result of a project by dental students at Plymouth University has been shared nationally across the Family Nurse Partnership Programme.

A group of dental students undertook a community project with the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Plymouth last year.

The project was part of the Inter Professional Engagement (IPE) programme which sees dental students undertake a...

Prince Maurice pub raises over £700 for Birch Ward

A big thank you to the Prince Maurice pub in Eggbuckland, Plymouth, for kindly donating £766.50 to Birch Ward.

For many years, the pub has raised money for local charities by holding a quiz night every month. Each team is able to nominate a charity of their choice and one is then pulled out of a hat, with all proceeds from the quiz entry and the raffle going to the one selected....

Who’s Got Talent? raises £1,100 for Huntington’s disease research

A successful and popular local Who’s Got Talent competition held in front of a live audience at The Devonport Playhouse, Plymouth, has raised £1100 to support research into Huntington’s disease at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The winner of the competition was dance act Hollie Chapman, who won a cup and £250. There were also separate prizes for junior...

Plympton crash leaves two injured, one seriously

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision that left two men hospitalised.

Police were called just after 2pm on Sunday 27th December after a collision between a blue Ford Focus RS and a green Ford Fiesta Flight on the B3416, Plymouth Road, Plympton, Plymouth near to the junction with St Mary’s Close.

The 21-year-old male driver of the Focus was taken to Derriford...

Christmas recycling and bin collections

Plymouth folk are being reminded to recycle as much as possible and to get rid of rubbish responsibly over Christmas.

The Council is putting on a special collection to pick up all the real Christmas trees once the festive period is over. This scheme will run from the weeks beginning Monday 11 January and 18 January and will run until Thursday 21 January.

All people have to do...

University brings stock market learning to life

Students from Plymouth University are using up-to-the-minute data to tap directly into the pace and excitement of the financial markets.

The Plymouth Business School has teamed up with finance and media company Bloomberg to create an interactive learning suite accessible to those on a range of business courses.

It brings the complexities of financial decision making and...

Stormy weather to continue this week

December 2015 has already been exceptionally wet in places, and we have more stormy weather to come this week

This is has already been a record breaking month for rainfall in some parts of the UK, with exceptional amounts of rain falling onto already saturated ground, and Met Office meteorologists are predicting a further spell of stormy weather for this week.

The very wet...

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