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Guided Lilies get set for Burrator 10k challenge

It's only a few weeks now before the first Burrator 10K Challenge on 22nd May and a group of staff and volunteers from Plymouth Guild calling themselves the Guilded Lilies, are getting in their final hours of practice in order to raise vital funds towards the Guild’s services.

Part of the City since 1907, Plymouth Guild has been supporting people in Plymouth for over 100 years with...

Safety warning around reservoirs and lakes

South West Water and South West Lakes Trust are appealing for visitors to reservoirs and lakes in the region to keep themselves safe.

The warning comes following reports of people abseiling from the dam at Burrator reservoir, near Plymouth.

Not only were those concerned putting their own lives at risk, but also the lives of others as they had stretched a rope across the road...

Work begins on restoration of historic city centre landmark

A historic spade used to inaugurate the construction of Burrator Reservoir in the 19th century has been used to launch another landmark water project in the South West.

Drake’s Place Gardens and Reservoir, off North Hill in Plymouth city centre, are set to be transformed over the next six months, as the site is restored to its former glory.

A turf-cutting ceremony took place...