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Exhibition: Michael Honnor - painter, printmaker

Part retrospective, this exhibition presents over 70 works by a local artist who grew up on Dartmoor and still works in the solitary ourdoors to create his striking landscapes - usually where sky meets water, moor or coastline. This solo show presents the breadth of Honnor’s work across some 50 years of practice and is an opportunity to explore the synergy of techniques in both his painting and printmaking. Free entry.

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Rockfish Blue Mile kick-starts Ocean City Festival

The Rockfish Blue Mile got Plymouth's 2015 Ocean City Festival off to a cracking start, with on-the-water action taking place off the Barbican and Hoe waterfront throughout the day on Saturday 5 September.

This was the fifth Plymouth Blue Mile and the first time with new sponsors Rockfish and charity partners, Plymouth-based The Shark Trust.

The day's events got under way in...

Friends of Liver Lifeline donate fans

A big thank you to Friends of Liver Lifeline, who have kindly donated three Dyson fans to Hound Ward, in celebration of the charity’s fifth year as Derriford Hospital’s liver support group.

Friends of Liver Lifeline, which was launched five years ago by former patient Sheila Connolly, her husband Stephen and fellow transplant patient Michael Stratford, has been continuously raising...

Exercise could reduce risk of dementia

More than seven in ten people from the South West (77 per cent) are not doing the amount of average weekly exercise recommended by NHS guidelines, despite evidence that taking part in regular exercise can reduce a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a survey carried out by Alzheimer’s Society to mark the start of Memory Walks on Saturday.

Taking regular physical exercise...

Hundreds attend bus launch information day

Hundreds of people had the chance to find out more about Plymouth’s new bus network at an event in the city on Saturday.

Stagecoach South West ran the Information Day in the run up to the launch of its new Plymouth network, which will also connect to parts of South Devon and Tavistock, and starts on Sunday September 6.

Staff from Stagecoach South West, including Marketing...

Councils call for more devolved powers

Council leaders across Devon and Somerset are calling for more devolved powers from Westminster.

The two county councils, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and the 13 district councils have all submitted a Statement of Intent to the Government.

They have been joined by Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks and the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership which...

Study explores challenges parents face when choosing schools

The techniques parents use when determining the best secondary school for their children are to be explored in a new study by Plymouth University.

David Carter, Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, is appealing for families across the city to take part in research analysing how they make one of the most important choices relating to their child’s education.

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Adventurers needed to explore local paths

The Ramblers is calling on young people in the South West to head off the beaten track to explore footpaths in their area, in the very first project to gather a complete picture of the state of footpaths throughout England and Wales.

The Big Pathwatch is the Ramblers’ biggest and most ambitious project ever to survey every right of way in England and Wales in order to build a national...

Don't fall victim to fraudsters

Police are reminding the public to be vigilant about telephone scams and to follow some simple advice to prevent them from becoming a victim of this type of crime.

Devon and Cornwall Police have been working with partners and the community to raise the awareness of the sudden rise in elderly victims who are conned out of thousands of pounds by tricksters who convince them they are...

Family thank hospital staff

The family of a patient who died have paid a visit to staff on the Planned Investigation Unit (PIU) and Hound Ward, to thank them for the excellent care received whilst in hospital.

Roma Banks, who passed in April 2015, spent a lot of time at Derriford Hospital and her husband, Tony Banks, and her daughters wanted to show their appreciation and present staff with two large cakes as a...

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