Posts Tagged ‘ This is Plymouth ’

A COLLEGE is set to host a graduation ceremony to celebrate the success of local school pupils.The graduation ceremony is being held at City College Plymouth on Wednesday.The 81 School Partnership students have all completed a vocational qualification...
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MARCHING bands, prehistoric animals and colourful cavemen were among those who paraded through the city centre to celebrate Lord Mayor's Day.Thousands of people lined Plymouth's sunny streets on Saturday to welcome new Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Pengelly and join in the history-themed festivities.The whole city centre came alive with colour and sound in a...
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TODAY the majority of us will have a number of different jobs, often in a number of different industries, during our working lives.This is now referred to as having a 'portfolio career' and is partly a result of the ever-changing economic environment w...
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THE last two living survivors of the sinking of HMS Gloucester returned to Plymouth for an emotional dedication service at the site of a new memorial.Len Bowley and Melvin Baker, both aged 93, were among 50 members of the HMS Gloucester Survivors Assoc...
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THE family of a city man killed in a level crossing horror crash last month have organised a local memorial service.David Williams, who grew up in North Prospect, died on Tuesday April 9 after the car he was a passenger in was hit by a train.His family said his death had left a gap...
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FIVE people were taken to hospital on spinal boards after a car accident involving two vehicles at the weekend.Four ambulances, two fire crews from Plympton and Crownhill, along with officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Novorossisk Ro...
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ARSONISTS have struck yet again at a disused Plymouth community centre – prompting fire chiefs to call on the public to keep an eye on the building.Fire crews from Crownhill and Camels Head stations attended the blaze at the boarded-up Whitleigh ...
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HAIRDRESSING apprentices are set to make waves with a charity show.As well as showing the latest in styling techniques, this year's GHQ Training Hair Competition and Charity Fashion Show, taking place today, will raise money for charity.The show will ...
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AN ACTOR who started his career at Plymouth's Theatre Royal is now playing alongside Hollywood actors in one of the first movie blockbusters of the summer.Benjamin Davies has scored a role in Fast and Furious 6 alongside top actors including Vin Diesel...
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POLICE reported a busy night in Plymouth on Saturday with rowdy parties, trouble at a football presentation evening and a fight at a wedding reception.Officers say all the cells in Plymouth and most at Launceston were full by midnight after a number of...
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SWATHES of people showed their support for the city's local market at the weekend.As part of celebrating the Love Your Local Market fortnight, a national campaign that aims to promote the work local markets do in their communities, Plymouth City Market...
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TIRELESS road campaigner Pothole Pete has been called out about potholes "as big as craters".Paul Gregson, from Hill Path in Ernesettle, has called in the man who can raise awareness of uneven roads.Forty-five-year-old Paul said: "There's been a lot of holes in the road for a long time, they're huge, some as big as...
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PLYMOUTH spent £98,933 on last year's Olympic Torch procession, figures released in the one-year anniversary of the relay reveal.Figures for all councils across England show authorities spent more than £6 million in total hosting the T...
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THE UK's most successful Everest mountaineer has reached its summit for the 11th time, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the first conquest by Sir Edmund Hillary.Kenton Cool said he is the first person to attempt to reach the summit of the three mountains which form the Western Cwm of Everest – Nuptse (7,861m),...
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DAVID CAMERON has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.The Prime Minister said that if difficulties between his Conservatives and Nick Clegg's Lib Dems meant the Government could not get things done "we'd have to face the new circumstances in...
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A MOTHER jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer said yesterday.Mairead Philpott, 32, was jailed alongside her husband Mick at Nottingham Crown Court last month after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her...
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STUDENTS from Cornwall College were recently given the opportunity to volunteer with Plymouth's Soup Kitchen.The professional cookery students joined the staff on their route around Plymouth, serve meals to the homeless and needy.The kitchen is organis...
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THE city's main bus operator has joined a group helping to drive down crime and antisocial behaviour in Plymouth.Plymouth Citybus is the first public transport provider to join Plymouth Against Retail Crime (PARC), which is currently supported by over ...
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A 'CRAFTERNOON TEA' event took place at Hope Baptist Church in Peverell.Parishioners gathered for an afternoon of tea, cake and sharing ideas. .The next event will take place on May 29, and further sessions on June 26 and July 24, all from 1pm to 3pm.Organiser Ayshea Cross, said: "Bring along your own craft activity...
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IN RECENT weeks Council Leader Cllr Tudor Evans has been announcing how the Labour-led council have been fulfilling their pledges and promises.However, we still have roads full of potholes, empty shops, empty businesses, and a closed airport – wh...
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IT MIGHT not be what you expect to pop up in the heart of Plymouth's clubland but plans for GOD TV to open a new headquarters are an exciting prospect for the city.Not only will the venture create up to 100 jobs in a creative and growing industry, bu...
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