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Baptism of Fire for Boy Sailor

Lying face-down on the deck being ordered to take cover, Engineering Mechanic Adrian Butler thought of his family back home. As a young sailor aboard HMS Exeter, the 17-year-old had been hurled into the maelstrom of the Falklands war - and the terrifying thought that he might never return home again was in pin-sharp focus at the front of his mind.

'Give and Take' Is Key, Say Couple Celebrating Anniversary

A chance meeting outside the cinema led to a very long and fruitful marriage for Frances and Walter Sterry. They met when they were both leaving the Royal Picture House on Union Street in 1946.

Blue Light Staff's 119 Years' Service

Four Plymouth ambulance personnel have retired after a total of 119 years service between them. The members of staff from the South Western Ambulance Service held a retirement party at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre.

Coding Can Beat the Thief

Surfboards and bikes in Ivybridge are better protected from thieves after police held a 'Get It Marked' day. Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) Rebecca Lockley and Matt Hawke held the reduced-price day at Glanville's Mill and urged local residents to have their property marked with their postcode.

Pupils Do the Sums to Secure Final Place

A team from Devonport High School for Boys has won a place in the final of a national mathematics competition. Four pupils will be competing against teams across the country for this year's UK Team Maths Challenge Trophy.

Foster Service On Road to Recovery

Plymouth's fostering service has turned itself around in two years, but is still failing to do everything necessary to protect all children from abuse or neglect, the council's Cabinet was told yesterday. A 2005 report was highly critical of the service, finding that 23 of 32 national minimum standards were not being met.

Jeeves Stretches Out with a Longer Limo

A limousine company just got even bigger after adding what is believed to be the longest limo in Plymouth to it's fleet of classic cars. The white 40-foot 'mega-stretch' limo can hold up to 16 passengers and features a soft leather interior with champagne bar and crystal glassware, surround sound stereo, television, fibre optic lighting and heart-shaped windows.

Sporting Start

Youngsters in Devonport will get a chance early in their lives to try out new sports and exercise activities, thanks to a series of grants worth nearly pounds200,000. Granby Island Community Centre won the money which will now fund a range of sessions over the next three years as part of the Sports Hub project.

New Book Tells Story of the Bigbury Mint

A book about a family-owned coin and medical business has been published. The book tells the story of the first 25 years of the Ermington- based Bigbury Mint and has been written by the firm's director Matthew Holland.

Tamar Aonb Plans to Go On Display

The latest plans for the Tamar Valley Centre are to go on display in Gunnislake along with details of projects worth pounds8million in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Two major projects are under way to conserve and celebrate the mining heritage of the area: the East Cornwall Regeneration Project, which includes the new Tamar Valley Centre to be built at Drakewalls, and the Tamar Valley Mining Heritage Project, creating 60km of new tracks and trails and a world-class mou...

Medical School Can Award Own Honours

The Peninsula Medical School has been given the right to award its own medical qualifications weeks before its first doctors graduate. The General Medical Council has announced that four medical schools across the country can officially train the medics of the future.

Sailmaker Now has a City Base

One of the world's leading marine brands, Ullman Sails UK, has opened a base in Plymouth. Ullman custom-designs sails for some of the world's top racing teams.

Florist in Award Bid

A st BUDEAUX florist has entered a competition aimed at finding the country's best flower shop. Ellisford has entered the Flower Shop of the Year 2007 competition and will be competing against more than 300 other florists.

Investors to Vote On Dockyard Sale Deal

A critical milestone in the pounds350 million sale of Devonport dockyard is set to be passed later this week. Shareholders of Babcock International gather in London on Friday for an Extraordinary General Meeting where it is expected they will give their backing for the firm's bid to buy the city site.

Wartime Bell Rings Again in Gibraltar

Sailors from Plymouth have helped a church in Gibraltar ring the changes. The crew of Devonport-based HMS Northumberland delivered a church bell following an appeal from a newly-restored church.

Getting to Grips with Debt

Run's Over; Now It's a Race to Collect Cash

Organisers of this year's Race for Life have thanked the record 5,000 women who took part - but say the race to collect money is not over yet. The event, held on June 3, was staged to raise funds for charity Cancer Research UK.

Torbay Coroner to Keep Hearing City's Inquests

City council chiefs say they will advertise for a new coroner within the next three months - leaving Torbay's coroner to continue covering the city's inquests in the meantime. Since August, when former Plymouth coroner Nigel Meadows resigned the post to take up his role as Her Majesty's Coroner for Manchester, Torbay and South Devon coroner Ian Arrow has also been acting as the deputy coroner for Plymouth.

Princess Will Open New Unit

Princess anne is to open a new Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureau unit which will house an innovative debt service. The Princess Royal, a patron of the CAB nationally, will open the Barbican Training Suite on June 26.

'Compensation Will Give Me Time with Family'

A woman who contracted a terminal asbestos-related lung cancer by hugging her dockyard worker father says she will use a compensation payout to spend quality time with her family. Plymouth mother-of-three Debbie Brewer has received an interim compensation amount of pounds25,000 from the Ministry of Defence, which admitted liability in February.