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City Padel has received planning approval to deliver Plymouth’s first-ever indoor padel facility, marking a major milestone for the fast-growing sport in the city. The new venue will be located at Kestrel Park, Plymouth, and represents one of City Padel’s most ambitious projects to date. The development is being led by a founding team that includes two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner and...

Sherford is set to welcome some special new residents this year, as a unique new home designed for bats is unveiled. The new year marks the completion of a designated bat house in the heart of Sherford’s Country Park, reinforcing the town’s long-standing commitment to creating homes for both people and wildlife. The purpose-built structure represents the latest milestone in Sherford’s multi-...

Plymothians residents could be sitting on a tech goldmine, new research by musicMagpie reveals.

A nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults found that around 66% of janners have at least one unused smartphone at home.

Based on musicMagpie’s average mobile phone trade-in value, there could be almost £60 million hidden in Plymouth’s junk drawers, once scaled across...

A road closure is in place at Fore Street in Kingsbridge after a large scour hole was found beneath the road during flood investigation work yesterday (Tuesday 20 January).

An internal inspection of the watercourse culvert, carried out by Devon County Council, found a restriction in flow at this location that required further examination.

On digging through the tarmac, a...