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Our top stories this week from the Waterside & West 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. We source our news stories from the local community, do you have a news story that you think our readers will like? Head over to our contact page.
City College’s supported internship programme achieves excellent results
City College Plymouth’s Supported Internship Programme, in partnership with Plymouth City Council, has delivered outstanding results this year with 39 interns, one of the highest numbers across the UK for a college, gaining valuable work experience and skills.
City leaders unite to lobby Government for housing investment
Plymouth’s three MPs Rebecca Smith, Luke Pollard and Fred Thomas, along with the Council Leader, have joined forces to lobby the Government for additional funding for much needed housing in the city. With more than 7,000 households in this city on the housing register, the need massively outweighs the supply.
£200,000 grant boost for Stoke-based mental health support charity
A small mental health support charity based in Stoke has been awarded a £200,000 grant by the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund. Horticultural Therapy Trust, which was founded 13 years ago, provides isolated people within the community with a safe space using gardening and horticulture as therapy.
Keyham gardens fully restored by Plymouth’s construction industry
Work to repair the boundary walls and back gardens for three homes in Keyham, following the bomb incident earlier this year has been completed. As part of the ongoing support Plymouth City Council has given residents most impacted by the Keyham bomb incident in February, the Council called on the support of the local construction industry to repair the damage left behind by the Army.
Navy chefs prepare meals for homeless
A Royal Navy Outreach team from Devonport Naval Base has joined two local charities in Plymouth to help distribute meals to homeless people in the city. Working alongside the Plymouth Salvation Army and Mutley Baptist Church, Royal Navy chefs, working from their mobile catering trailer produced hot meals and helped at several locations, across Plymouth with local charity volunteers, during their Feed the Homeless week.
Plymouth charity unveils settled housing project for rough sleepers
Paul Green, Mike Taylor (former chief executive of PATH and Victoria Allen current chief executive of PATH
PATH, a charity dedicated to tackling homelessness, has announced the completion of its latest housing project aimed at providing long-term settled accommodation for individuals with a history of rough sleeping in the city.
BLOCKHOUSE FOLK CELEBRATE LAUNCH OF EXHIBITION
A photographic archive of residents of Stoke, Morice Town and Ford was celebrated at a special event at Blockhouse Park early in October. Local people who had posed for the Photo Census had a first glimpse at the special newsprint magazine of the portrait project by photographer Josh Greet together with words from community interviewer Haidee Dampney. Meanwhile an exhibition of Josh’s portraits has started using shop windows in Stoke village as gallery space.
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