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Mayflower 400 sets sail for 2020

A truly international gathering of partners from the United States of America, the Native American nation, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom was hosted today by the American Ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun at Winfield House, his private residence in London, in partnership with Adrian Vinken OBE, Chairman of Mayflower 400 UK and Ronald Freeman, Chairman of The Pilgrims.

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SW Competitors triumph at British Transplant Games

Team Plymouth scooped a total of 25 medals at this year’s Westfield Health British Transplant Games – a great effort and five more gold medals than last year.

The 15 gold, six silver and four bronze medals were won by the seven competitors who represented Team Plymouth. All aged between 35 and 70, they have received a life-saving kidney transplant at Derriford Hospital.

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Sign up for Plymouth Race for Life

Plymouth women are being urged to get the New Year off to a great start by signing up now to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2016.

The charity is calling on women of all shapes and sizes to show cancer who’s boss by choosing their event - Race for Life 5k at The Hoe or Pretty Muddy at Central Park – and committing to take part.

Although many see January as the perfect...

Museum curator celebrates female scientists

A member of staff from the City Museum and Art Gallery has co-written a chapter about four of Plymouth’s historic marine biologists for a brand new e-book.

Put together by authors from around the world, ‘Another Passion for Science’ highlights the achievements of some of science’s most unsung women – from the mathematical mind of Florence Nightingale to pioneering female astronauts who...

Missing Plymstock man found

Police have thanked the public for their help after finding a missing man.

Lawrence Ewarts was found safe and well in East Cornwall late last night (8 April).

Lawrence, 28, was reported missing from his home in Plymstock on Tuesday afternoon (6 April).

Fire Brigades Union announces strike action

The Fire Brigades Union has decided upon a further day of strike action in England (excluding control staff) in a dispute with the Government over pension reforms, for 24 hours from 7am on Wednesday 25 February 2015.

The issue remains a matter between the Fire Brigades Union and Government. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has robust contingency plans in place to ensure...

Entry now open for Plymouth Gran Fondo

Entry is now open for the South West’s first ever city centre based Gran Fondo cycling event, taking place on 31st May 2015 (already 650 participants signed up).

Not only the first sportive event to be hosted in Plymouth, but also the first Gran Fondo to be hosted in the UK.

A choice of two routes The Gran Fondo route covers 100 miles across picturesque Devon and Cornwall,...

Labour unveils plan to improve Plymouth schools

Labour have today launched plans to improve primary schools in Plymouth by capping class sizes, this follows a new report which shows that the number of infant pupils in large classes in Plymouth has jumped by 600% since the Conservatives took government.

In 2010 the Conservatives scrapped Labour’s policy to cap infant class sizes at 30 pupils. The proportion of class sizes bigger...