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Cold water shock warning

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is joining with fire and rescue services across the UK in supporting the Chief Fire Officers Association’s Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week 2015, taking place from 13-19 April.

The campaign is focusing on raising awareness of the issue of Cold Water Shock by encouraging everyone, but especially young people to share the message ‘...

Sarah donates to Derriford in memory of her late husband Len

A mother and daughter paid a special visit to staff on Birch Ward yesterday to say ‘thank you’ to the staff for the care of their late husband and father.

Sarah Hargreave’s late husband, Len, was diagnosed with diabetes last year and following further tests, he was found to have an aggressive form of leukaemia, known as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

After spending a lot of...

Volksfest

Volksfest is back at Newnham Park and bigger than ever on the 22nd-25th May!

Acts include Ocean Colour Scene, Wilko Johnson and Atomic Kitten plus many more.

The festival likes to bring big acts but also give local artists a chance to play at the festival.

For further information and addtions to the line up keep an eye on on the festivals official Facebook event page and their Twitter (links below)

Tickets are priced between £5-£95

Website: www.plymouthvolksfest.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire: Dan & Phil

The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire with Dan and Phil is coming to Plymouth Pavilions this October 20th!

The evening will be full of craziness including the best features of their book, hugely famous Youtube videos, Youtube Channels and radio show!

Expect hilarious sketches, anecdotes, surprises and audience participation.

After years of hardwork, they were asked to become Radio 1 presenters. They radically changed how production of radio shows happened. They were the first to film and stream the show online in it's entirerity. Less than six months after they first...

Argye 2 Mansfield 1 - Match report

THERE were not many clouds for Argyle as they climbed back into the Sky Bet League 2 promotion places with a hard-fought victory that was the epitome of the end-of-season mantra that results are more important than the performance.

The Pilgrims’ defence has been rightly praised for a resilience that has seen them keep clean sheets this season, and it was two of that unit who, on this...

Mount Edgcumbe secures vital land management funding

Mount Edgcumbe Country House and Park, which is jointly run by Plymouth City and Cornwall Councils, has secured nearly £700,000 for improvements to its historic landscape and listed structures.

Natural England, the government’s adviser on the natural environment, has awarded the funding through its Higher Level Stewardship Scheme.

The scheme provides capital and revenue funding...

Plymstock Albion Oaks need your votes!

Help your local team Plymstock Albion Oaks win the training session of a lifetime with England Rugby World Cup heroes like Will Greenwood and Austin Healey by voting for them on Facebook.

Plymstock Albion Oaks Rugby is one of 20 teams who are winners of the AEG Grassroots 2015 competition – the prizes being the Ultimate Kit and Laundry Package from AEG and Canterbury Clothing....

Techies take over the tower to let there be light

The countdown to Smeaton’s Tower lighting up gets underway on Monday 13 April with technicians taking over the tower to begin the installation.

The symbol of Britain’s Ocean City will be lit up by the end of the month, if the installation programme goes according to plan.

LITE ltd supported by Hydrock and Hyde Park Electricals will be on site over the next week and as a result...

Tickets to go on sale for MTV Crashes Plymouth 2015

Tickets for this summer’s MTV Crashes Plymouth event will be on sale from Thursday 16 April.

The spectacular live music event, being organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will take place on Plymouth Hoe on Wednesday 22 July.

It will be followed by a ‘Club MTV’ night on the same stage on Thursday 23 July, featuring handpicked DJ talent.

Both...

Resurfacing planned for more Plymouth roads

Another 29 Plymouth roads are set to get a new lease of life over the next nine weeks as the Council continues its resurfacing programme for 2015.

The resurfacing works, which get under way on Monday 13 April, will take place on roads where multiple potholes have developed and are causing widespread damage.

They are being carried out by the Council’s highways contractor Amey...

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