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Total of 21 years in jail term for trio

Three men have been sentenced to a total of 21 and a half years in prison at Exeter Crown Court after being found guilty of 54 burglaries across Devon and Somerset.

Op Churchill was a complex and large investigation that involved four men being investigated on suspicion of committing several commercial rural burglaries across Devon and Somerset, as part of two distinct conspiracies....

Plymouth student designs lighting BAFTAs dress

A Plymouth University student rubbed shoulders with stars of the small screen as she saw one of her designs showcased at the 2015 House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards.

Kate Pollard, a first year BA (Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography student, won a competition to design part of the interactive dress worn by TV presenter Donna Air at the awards ceremony on Sunday...

Wet Wet Wet head for Plymouth

Iconic British band Wet Wet Wet have announced their The Big Picture Tour, an extensive 17-date arena tour in February and March 2016.

The tour reaches as far south as Plymouth and as far north as Inverness whilst covering all of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, giving fans all over the country the chance to see Wet Wet Wet play live. Arriving at Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 8...

Board the beach bus to Bovisand

Beach lovers will once again be able to take a bus straight to Bovisand this summer.

The service 54 ‘beach bus’, which is financially supported by the Council, will be operated by Target Travel and run from Saturday 23 May until Sunday 13 September. It will run at the weekend during school term time and every day during the half term and summer holidays.

The service will depart...

Teenager donates cash to children's wards

Daniel Compton,14, has raised £125.08 by organising a football match at his school and kindly donated the money to the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.

After his three year old brother had to stay on the children’s ward, Daniel decided to organise the event to give something back.

Daniel said: “I organised a football match event at my school, which was teachers versus...

Plymouth University agrees to play enhanced role in ESRC Festival of Social Science

Plymouth University has forged a partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) which will see it expanding its role in a major national festival taking place this autumn.

The ESRC stages the Festival of Social Science every November, with the aim of enhancing public engagement with academics and social science research.

Plymouth was among the universities to...

Exhibition marks bicentenary of Napoleon in Plymouth Sound

A new exhibition opening at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery next week will explore the 10 dramatic days during the summer of 1815 when Napoleon Bonaparte was held as a prisoner in Plymouth Sound aboard HMS Bellerophon.

‘Fallen Emperor: Napoleon in Plymouth Sound in 1815’ will be centred around a popular painting from the Museum’s collections by Jules Girardet, which shows Napoleon...

Clinical trials event in Plymouth

If you’re in the city centre this weekend, look out for members of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Research and Development Team who will be raising awareness of health research and offering passers-by the opportunity to get involved in a clinical trial simulation.

On Saturday 16 May, from 10am until 1pm, the team will be at the stand near the sundial in the city centre. They will be on...

Charity launches appeal to help Devon children in urgent need

Newlife Foundation, the UK’s leading charity provider of equipment for children with disabilities, is urgently appealing for help so children in Devon can receive the equipment they need.

Right now there are 11 children with disabilities or terminal illness in Devon who are at risk of worsening pain, injury or their condition deteriorating – while their families are placed under...

Alcohol treatment programmes cutting reoffending

Offenders enrolled in alcohol treatment programmes as part of their sentence are significantly less likely to be charged or reconvicted in the 12 months following their programme, a study led by Plymouth University has shown.

Researchers from the University’s School of Psychology led a project, supported by the European Social Fund, which saw males with alcohol problems related to...

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