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Peter Andre autumn 2014 tour to hit Plymouth

Peter Andre has today announced his first major UK tour in two years including a stop at Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 30 September 2014.

Currently on our screens with a new series of his ever-popular reality show Peter Andre: My Life on ITV2, he will also appear as co-presenter on Sunday Scoop and as of next week host of new programme Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover .

The...

Mego Employment Centre opens in Plymouth

A FORMER solicitors' office has been turned into an innovative Employment Centre.

Mego has opened its doors in Bretonside and provide jobseekers with a unique package of services.

The business will provide individuals with tailored services to improve their job-hunting skills and help them get hired.

The business will help those looking for work to find sustainable...

Free Christmas parking present for Plymouth city shoppers

Shoppers heading for Plymouth look set to enjoy a bumper Christmas present with free parking in some of the city’s West End car parks.

Plymouth City Council is waiving the charges for shoppers on a Thursday night – the traditional late night shopping night.

Three car parks will be free from 4pm and the Council is deliberately targeting those in the West End to encourage people...

Plymouth's road resurfacing programme continues through November

Another seven Plymouth roads will be resurfaced this month in the final phase of a major five-month programme to repair some of the city’s most severely damaged roads.

The programme, which the Council’s highways contractor Amey began in July, is resurfacing whole roads and large sections of road that suffered the worst damage after the prolonged wet weather last winter.

As well...

Plymouth MP visits cutting-edge water treatment facility

South West Water has installed a cutting-edge water treatment facility at its Crownhill site in Plymouth, which is poised to revolutionise tap water production in the UK.

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, recently visited the small scale research facility, manufactured by PWN Technologies in the Netherlands. The facility, which is capable of processing 150,000 litres of water...

More people ending their lives at home or in care homes

The proportion of people dying at home or in care homes increased from 38% in 2008 to 44% in 2012, according to a new report on end of life care, ‘What We Know Now’, from Public Health England’s National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN).

This evidence suggests that around 24,000 more people died at home or in care homes in 2012 compared to four years ago, reflecting the...

Local food poverty project shortlisted to win ‘The People’s Millions’

Local charity The Devon and Cornwall Food Association (DCFA) has been shortlisted as the potential recipient of up to £50,000 of People’s Millions Lottery Funding – an opportunity that will enable them to expand the vital work they do to redistribute in-date food that would otherwise be sent to landfill. Their project, Devon and Cornwall Food Action, is one of two projects chosen for the South...

Jogger left with life threatening head injuries after being struck by a motorcycle

A woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a motorcycle whilst jogging in Plymouth last night. (Monday 4 November)

The woman, thought to be in in her early thirties, was out jogging and she was struck by a motorcycle as she was crossing Greenbank Road at around 7:30pm.

The woman was rushed to Derriford Hospitial with what medical staff have described as life...

New cross-city bus service from Derriford Hospital to Langage

A new cross-city link from Derriford Hospital to Langage will be launched on Monday 4 November as part of a review of Plymouth’s subsidised bus services.

The ‘Plymouth Connect’ – a new and improved Service 14 – will offer much greater coverage than it does currently, linking Derriford Hospital and Langage via Devonport, the city centre, Cattedown, Plymstock and Plympton.

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