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Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate near Yelverton is hosting its popular Christmas craft and food fair between 10.30am and 4.30pm on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November.

Taking place in the Abbey’s Great Barn and Small Barn, the fair will include 40 stalls of the finest crafts, food and drink from around the West Country. Over the weekend there is also festive entertainment from the...

Detectives have launched an investigation following the sudden death of an elderly man in Plymouth.

Officers were called to a property in Telegraph Wharf, Stonehouse, just after 8pm on Sunday 9 November.

A 74-year-old man was found deceased at the address and police are treating the death as unexplained.

A 49-year-old Plymouth man was arrested at the scene on...

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as we start the new week.

Periods of rain and strong winds will affect the South West later today (Monday), with the rain becoming particularly heavy at times on Tuesday before clearing during Wednesday morning.

There is a risk of localised flooding, exacerbated by fallen leaves blocking drainage courses.

The agency’s...

Staff from the Radiography Department at Derriford Hospital marked World Radiography Day yesterday with a stand in the main concourse.

Derriford Hospital celebrates World Radiography Day every year to mark the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.

World Radiography Day raises awareness of radiographic imaging and therapy, which play a crucial...

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Mensa, the high IQ society, will be holding a supervised test session in Plymouth on November 22 to give residents chance to find out their IQ score.

Mensa membership is available to anyone with an IQ in the top two per cent nationally.

The session will be held at the University of...

From diving to mine warfare and nursing to media operations, the Royal Naval Reserve is offering potential recruits the chance to gain an insight into the valuable work of the Navy’s own volunteer force.

Plymouth’s reserve establishment, HMS Vivid, which has volunteers from across Devon and Cornwall, is holding a ‘Live’ event on Wednesday 12 November.

There will be...

Plymouth Science Park’s plans for growth received a major boost thanks to a significant loan from the Council of just under £2 million.

The Council's investment board has this week approved a loan of £1.98 million to expand the science park, which is the biggest in the south of England.

The loan will help unlock further funding from the Heart of the South West Local Economic...

At this time of year, we are all remembering those who serve and have served in our Armed Forces, across the generations. This is particularly poignant for our HMS Heroes young people, all of whom have had at least one member of their family serving in the military.

HMS Heroes, who are affiliated to the Royal British Legion, have the Poppy Appeal as their focus throughout the year and...

In September, twenty sixth-form students began battling it out in an ‘Apprentice’ style competition, which will lead to one student winning a week of work experience in our Pathology Department at Derriford Hospital.

This week is National Pathology Week and on Wednesday, nine of the students took part in the Plymouth Pathology Roadshow, where a stand in the main concourse at Derriford...

Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf will be at the outdoor ice rink on the Piazza as local skaters perform to a number of popular songs from the Disney film Frozen.

To welcome them, Mr and Mrs Claus, along with their huskies and elves, will take to the ice at 5.30pm.

Crowds will be able to head to the Piazza and sing along as a synchronised skating team, Synchronicity, and local...