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Zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Devon and Cornwall Police, alongside partners, are supporting the International day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Friday 6 February.

Events will be going on across the globe with conferences, art shows and community workshops to raise awareness about FGM.

The NJennni campaigners will be giving out free cupcakes in the centre of Plymouth this Thursday...

Council to provide more support for the vulnerable

Councillor Chris Penberthy has announced plans to provide an additional £200,000 to help residents that have been struggling to cope with this year’s welfare reform changes.

In a motion to Full Council yesterday (Monday 25 November) Councillor Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Community Development, warned that the Government’s Welfare Reform agenda was having a serious...

Council team offers the nuts and bolts for businesses

A series of workshops designed to give new and existing businesses the low-down on everything they need to know is being run by Plymouth City Council.

The events are being organised by the Council’s public protection team and the first one of the series will be held on Thursday 31 October at the Lower Hall of the Guildhall.

They are being put together to help companies tap into...

The 'City of Culture 2017' bid supporting poem...

I was asked... As it generally falls to me, in the absence of a 'Laureate' poet for the city, to deal with any 'municipal' poetry required by the City of Plymouth; to write a poem to support the bid...

Here it is - and is entitled: 'Art & Artifice..'

‘Art & Artifice..’

In the kiln’s wild, white infernos; molt glass fishes dart and...

Why I'm backing Plymouth's City of Culture 2017 bid.

With the continuing decline in its traditional marine and industrial infrastructure and the near catastrophic reduction in the size of the Naval Dockyard; Plymouth's future social and economic well being will likely both depend and centre on its potential as a tourist and leisure destination, in which an active, accessible and flourishing creative arts community will be nothing short of...

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