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Devonport Market Hall to get new lease of life

Devonport Market Hall could come under council ownership and opened for a social enterprise venture as part of an unusual transfer deal offered by the Homes and Communities Agency ('HCA').

Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet is being asked to consider buying the empty grade 2 listed building and surrounding land for a pound and in return, be eligible for £2.57 million funding under the...

Mount Wise awarded County Wildlife Site status

One of the city’s parks has been awarded County Wildlife Site status, bringing the city’s tally to 24.

Mount Wise in Devonport, which has commanding views of the Tamar, is the latest area of land to be formally designated a ‘County Wildlife Site’, thanks to its combination of wildflower meadow and limestone grassland.

The site has been formally recognised by a panel of...