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St George's Day Plymouth 2013

From 10am on Saturday 20th April - St George's Day - a large family focused free party is planned which includes a full entertainment programme throughout the day, ranging from live music to fun competitions plus loads more.

The Plymouth Morris Men will be performing in the Piazza alongside the City of Plymouth Pipe Band. A number of local bands and singers will be on stage under the big screen to keep the crowds entertained, including star of Britain's Got Talent, Michael Collings.

There will be children's activities, a beer stall, hog roast and food. There will also be...

Man found dead in the back of a van

Devon and Cornwall Police report that the body of a man has been found in the back of a van in Plymstock.

Police received a call from ambulance staff at around 4.15pm on Monday 8 April with a report that a deceased man had been located in the back of a van parked on Radford Park Road.

At this time the death is being treated as unexplained and detectives are awaiting the results...

Police seek help to find wanted man

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information from the public to help locate a wanted man.

Leigh Dixon is wanted having breached the conditions of a prison release. He served a prison sentence for theft, criminal damage and possession of drugs and is now sought for recall to prison.

Police describe Dixon as "a 32 year old man, 6’2 in height (1.88 metres), and has either a...

Demand for flexible working prompts growth in mobile technology

The desire for flexible working amongst staff has resulted in more businesses in the south west moving towards new mobile technologies, an IT study has found.

Carried out by Stem Group and Plymouth University, the South West Business IT Survey 2012 reveals that many companies are now looking into new technologies like the Cloud and mobile computing as a result of a demand from...

Football League double nomination for Argyle

Plymouth Argyle have received news of a double nomination from the Football League in their manager and player of the month award categories.

Manager John Sheridan has been nominated for Manager of the Month for March and the on-loan forward and top scorer Jason Banton has been nominated for Player of the Month in the nPower League Two awards.

With just one defeat in the month...

Special investigators to tackle social housing fraud

A special team of investigators will be tracking down social housing fraudsters across Devon thanks to a £200,000 grant.

A bid by a partnership of Devon local authorities and social landlords, led by Plymouth City Council, has won government funding for a two year project.

Fraudsters who rent out their social home and live elsewhere can cost the taxpayer as much as £900 million...

Beat a path to Efford Marsh fun day

People living in and around Efford could become trail blazers at an event designed to give them the lowdown on all the good things happening at their local nature reserve.

Efford Marsh will be the place to be next Friday for people who want to get involved with nature around them as well as help shape the future of their area.

Metalworkers Gary and Thomas Thrussell will be a...

New dementia service launched in Plymouth

Plymouth is launching a new service as part of its work to become a Dementia Friendly City and improve the lives of residents with the illness.

Plymouth City Council and the Western Locality of the NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group have commissioned the Alzheimer’s Society to deliver the new service which will include:

  • Five new dementia support workers from whom
  • ...

Tavistock wins lottery funding to rejuvenate historic centre

Tavistock has won initial support for a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £1million to help rejuvenate the town’s historic centre and boost the local economy.

A partnership bid by local councils, businesses and community groups to the HLF for its Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme has been successful in the face of tough competition from across the country.

The...

Pilgrims beat high flying Robins to climb towards safety

Plymouth Argyle 2 Cheltenham Town 0

League Two, Saturday 6th April 2013

Argyle put behind them their Easter Monday defeat at York and rekindled their excellent recent form - four wins in five games - with victory over promotion chasing Cheltenham at Home Park.

With half time approaching, Reuben Reid scored his first home goal for the club bundling the ball into the...

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