William Telford
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Deadline for bids to buy Plymouth's historic Drake's Island (opens the original)
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Anyone keen to buy Plymouth’s historic Drake’s Island has less than a week to make a bid. The company marketing the island has written to prospective buyers saying they must submit offers by midday on Tuesday, October 6. Drake’s Island was placed on the market in May but in August brochures were published saying offers in excess of £2m were being sought for the freehold. The Plymouth Sound landmark was advertised as having “many potential alternative uses” and could suit a hotel and tourist attr
Plymouth 'will benefit' from Prime Minister's pledges (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s vision for the UK is set to benefit Plymouth, says MP Luke Pollard. Sutton and Devonport ’s Labour MP said plans for a National Care Service and public control of energy, water and housing are positive for Britain’s Ocean City. And he said the state pension would be “protected” and continue to rise. The Prime Minister, however, plans to end the pensions triple lock should Labour win the next general election and use the cash saved to fund the free National Care Serv
Babcock agrees crucial Devonport Dockyard deal (opens the original)
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The company running Plymouth’s Devonport Dockyard has extended a crucial bridging deal with the Government after a key contract came to an end. Defence giant Babcock International Group Plc today announced it had agreed a two-month extension to the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) bridging agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This extension starts on October 1 and Babcock said it would provide continuity of critical naval base and nuclear submarine fleet support services while t
Dumped boats to be removed from Plymouth beach 'disaster' zone (opens the original)
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A stranded flotilla of dumped and rotting boats is set to be removed from a Plymouth waterfront beach after a long-running campaign by residents. MP Luke Pollard said there had been a "breakthrough" on problems at North Corner and Cornwall Beach, Devonport, which has been blighted by a crumbling harbourside and an increasing number of abandoned boats and other dumped items including tyres, clothes, pushchairs and trailers. Mr Pollard, Labour MP for Sutton and Devonport, said that “after years of
Statement on Plymouth naval base after RAF 'terror' incident (opens the original)
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The Government has stressed it is being vigilant against any “potential threats” to UK military bases including HMNB Devonport in the wake of events at RAF Fairford. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today told PlymouthLive that it took security “extremely seriously” and although it couldn’t divulge specific measures it said it would “maintain robust and proportionate security measures across the defence estate”. Plymouth is home to the largest military dockyard and naval base in
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