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Teenagers seriously injured in Plympton collision

Two teenagers were left seriously injured after a vehicle overturned in Plympton on Saturday night (30 May).

Police and emergency services were called to Boringdon Hill at 11pm after the silver VW Polo containing five people somersaulted and landed on its roof on the pavement.

Local residents gave first aid to two male teenagers who had been thrown from the vehicle during the...

Volunteers Week set to be Plymouth's best yet

This year’s Volunteers Week (Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2015) in Plymouth looks set to be the biggest and best yet, with a range of events and activities to suit all.

Volunteers Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.

Plymouth’s army of volunteers has grown in recent months and the Our Plymouth scheme is working...

Plymouth friends in Best Friend of the Year UK

Your best friend is more likely to criticise your new hairstyle or your weight, than to reveal your partner is cheating on you. These are the findings of a new survey, examining 1,700 friendships across the UK in 2015.

Just 29% of people would tell a best friend if that friend’s partner had been spotted doing something bad. However 54% would admit to disliking a best friend’s...

Funding awarded to research impact of music making on people with barriers to communication

Plymouth University and Plymouth Music Zone have been awarded more than £150,000 to explore the potential of music making to enhance the lives of people impacted by dementia, autism, strokes and other conditions which affect their communication.

The two organisations have received funding from the Arts Council Research Grants Programme for a two-year project, titled Beyond Words: The...

Carers Week events in Plymouth

Carers in Plymouth are being celebrated with a week of events to mark Carers Week 2015 (8 – 14 June).

In Plymouth there are an estimated 27,000 unpaid carers, and nationally it is thought that unpaid carers save health and social care services around £120 billion per year. Around 42 per cent of unpaid carers do this for more than 20 hours per week and many carers are children.

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Charity launches appeal for new centre

A Tavistock-based children’s charity that provides free respite breaks for disadvantaged has launched an appeal to help open their new centre, with a little help from comedienne, Jennifer Saunders.

CHICKS has been running for 23 years and supports young carers and disadvantaged UK children suffering from issues such as poverty, neglect and abuse.

The charity currently has two...

Planning underway for Ivybridge Lions Funday

A LIVELY day is planned for Ivybridge’s annual Lions Funday this July and organisers are looking out for people to take part.

The Funday, set for Saturday, July 4, is open to all and will have Circus Skills, Fairground Rides and a slide as well as a ‘Funtasia jungle run’.

Ivybridge Rugby Club will host the event, which is in its thirteenth year. Lion President Adam Winzer said...

Scunthorpe meeting off

THE Premier League match between Plymouth and Scunthorpe, due to have taken place at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening, was postponed because of an adverse weather forecast of heavy rain in the area throughout the evening.

Co-promoter Ashley Taylor made the decision at around 8am after checking the local forecast.

He said: "Rain was due to start at around 5pm and the...

Progress on new CCTV control room

An old unused kitchen in the basement of the Council House is being transformed into a base for the city’s new CCTV control centre.

Contractors Ryearch have been on site for several weeks and have already completed much of the shell of rooms that will soon have aCSI-style bank of CCTV screens, together with servers and facilities for the team.

A separate corridor is being...

Snooker legends head for Plymouth

Plymouth Pavilions have announced that on Saturday 22nd August the world’s most popular snooker player, Ronnie O’Sullivan is coming to the Pavilions to take on the people’s champion Jimmy White.

It’s The Rocket v The Whirlwind!

The previous Legends Events have been fantastically attended, the first visit to the Pavilions of ‘The Rocket’ is sure to make this a sell out so get in...

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