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Our top stories this week from the Plympton & Plymstock edition of the Plymouth Chronicle Newspaper are listed below. You can always keep up with our digital editions on our LATEST EDITION page for Plymouth News.
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This Weeks Plymouth News
1. Petition calls for improved travel links between Plympton and Plymstock
Local resident Jenny Ayrton has set up an online petition calling for more inclusive travel routes between Plympton, Plymstock, Sherford and the new Park Crematorium, including a bus link and better cycling and pedestrian provision.
2. First Responders get boost from gardeners
A year of fundraising throughout 2024 enabled Plympton Gardeners Association to present a cheque for £1150 to First Responders which was the gardening group’s adopted charity for the year.
3. TICK, TOCK – THEY’VE MENDED THE CLOCK!
After years one of the clock faces having been stuck showing the same time day in day out, the hands are back moving again on the clock tower of one of Plympton’s best-known churches.
The clock on the St Mary’s tower has been repaired and both faces are now telling the right time – but it will be some months yet before the chimes are back working as more fundraising is needed to bring this part of the project to fruition.
4. New homes delight for Plympton residents
Residents are delighted with their new homes in Plympton following the refurbishment of a former Ministry of Defence estate.
Hillcrest Close in Plympton has become home for dozens of residents following the completion of the purchase and refurbishment of 86 new affordable homes.
Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) completed the purchase of the new affordable homes in June 2023, which were to be made available for affordable rent and shared ownership purchase through the organisation’s sales brand, SO Living for local people in housing need.
5. Men’s Day Out makes such a big difference for St Luke’s Hospice
Men’s Day Out – the popular fundraiser for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth – is back for 2025 and with a twist this year.
Men’s Day Out offers an unmissable mix of mates, miles and special memories, raising vital funds for local hospice care and registration is now open. The flagship event – which last year attracted more than 2,000 sponsored walkers – is taking place on Saturday March 22.
6. Haul road marks start of second phase of Armada Way project
Contractors Morgan Sindall will be creating a new haul road – a temporary road – to allow construction materials and machinery to be moved around the central section of Armada Way and to keep both workers and the public safe.
The road will be formed between Mayflower Street and Place de Brest – which is Zone 2 of the Armada Way scheme. A number of 1980s raised beds will be removed and the surface levelled.
7. Drawing a line: how former drug dealer turned artist
and Emma Sprawson
A former drug dealer from Devonport, who took up mindful art while on probation, is to be featured in a Plymouth art exhibition, at Leadworks Projects CIC.
James, (not his real name) who grew up in Plymouth, has been learning the art of mindful doodling with Mindful Art Club CIC, a local social enterprise which offers free peer support groups using mindfulness and art. The upcoming exhibition will feature work by participants of the weekly recovery art group, and explores themes of addiction and recovery through drawings, paintings and 3D art works.
8. Work on first purpose-built units for Freeport underway
Work on the first purpose-built commercial units within the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is now underway.
Plymouth City Council is delivering four units which are being built on a plot in Beaumont Way, Langage, one of three Freeport tax sites. These sites are being prioritised for new and high growth businesses that can continue the region’s growth success story in the marine, defence, space, advanced manufacturing, engineering and clean energy sectors.
