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Commentary: End the romance of Thanksgiving, as a great Pequot scholar argued 2 centuries ago

In November 1620 the Mayflower deposited about 100 Pilgrims at the Wampanoag community of Patuxet, which the newcomers renamed New Plymouth. A year later, the English and Wampanoags enjoyed a three-day feast. For generations, Americans have celebrated that meal as the first Thanksgiving.

Los Angeles Times

Plymouth communication and education business moves to new offices

Complete Communication provides support services for deaf and disabled people in the workplace, theatres and higher education

Birmingham Post

Defence firm Babcock maintains 'good progress' with Covid turnaround

The defence giant, which has a base at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth, has reported flat revenues and marginally dipped profits

Birmingham Post

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How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth's pilgrims

President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed a yearly presidential proclamation of each annual Thanksgiving…

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Babcock hires 200 apprentices and graduates in Devon

The new recruits will be based at the defence giant's Devonport Royal Dockyard facility in Plymouth

Birmingham Post

Woman stunned to find a giant three-foot EEL slithering around on her garden patio

The woman - who lives in Plymouth in Devon - put the eel in a paddling pool to keep it alive, before the RSPCA arrived to pick it up. It's thought a heron or another bird dropped it from the air

Daily Mirror

Plymouth IT firm acquired by expanding Welsh MSP Flotek Group

MazingTree said the deal would give it the resources to grow its customer base

Birmingham Post

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Nessel defeats DePerno in Michigan attorney general race

DETROIT — Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel will retain her seat for four more years after election returns show the Plymouth Democrat with a strong lead over her Republican opponent Matt DePerno in the race to be Michigan's chief law enforcement officer.

Tribune News Service

Boogaloo member a violent threat to public, feds say

DETROIT — Plymouth resident Timothy Teagan, a prominent member of the far-right anti-government Boogaloo movement, is a heavily armed dangerous man with a history of violence who should not be granted bond while awaiting trial on federal gun and drug-related charges, prosecutors argued Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

The Plymouth coffee shop on a mission to raise awareness of the Rwandan genocide

A short documentary exploring the story of Jabulani Coffee will premiere in Plymouth on Friday

Birmingham Post

Plymouth luxury yacht firm sails past ‘pingdemic’ to narrow losses

Princess Yachts said it was looking to boost production in response to its ‘rapidly growing’ order book

Birmingham Post

Princess Anne opens National Centre for Coastal Autonomy in Plymouth

The centre is the UK's first autonomous fully integrated coastal observing and monitoring network

Birmingham Post

Mum baffled as scaffolding put around her house - but it was meant for neighbour

Sarah Johnson was out when workmen arrived at her home in Walnut Drive in Plympton, Plymouth, in Devon, last month. Only after doing some digging, it emerged they had the wrong address

Daily Mirror

'Scouse Joey' drug line smashed by undercover police posing as addicts

Daniel Ryan earned himself a decade behind bars

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BBC radio presenter Gordon Sparks dies following battle with cancer as pals share tributes

The 61-year-old presented BBC Radio Devon's breakfast show and also commentated on Plymouth Argyle games

Daily Mirror

Mum and daughter 'stranded' on 'abandoned' housing estate where rodents roam free

Kirsty Nancholas moved into the property in the Barne Barton estate in Plymouth in 2018 and, initially she saw the house as her forever home - but it is now closer to a nightmare

Daily Mirror

Parents devastated after baby dies in her mum's arms with 'no explanation' for her death

An inquest in Plymouth heard how Ava-Rose Dean died at just 51 days old while she was sleeping in her mother's arms having been suffering with a cold

Daily Mirror

Pensioner fires warning after being slapped with two speeding tickets in two minutes

George Peck, 70, was caught on two different camera systems exceeding the speed limit two minutes apart on the A379 in Plymouth and believes he should not be punished for the same offence twice

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The Independent UK

Energy bills to be burned in nationwide cost of living protests

Protests to take place from Plymouth to Glasgow as energy price cap is lifted

The Guardian - UK

Britons to burn their bills in weekend wave of cost of living protests

Dozens of rallies planned from Plymouth to Aberdeen as £150bn energy price guarantee comes into effect

Birmingham Post

Plymouth electricals recycling social enterprise acquired by Devon Contract Waste

Collectrical, which reuses devices such as laptops, is the latest acquisition for Devon-based waste management firm DCW

Wales Online

Taxi driver left £800 out of pocket fighting for the right to wear jeans

Plymouth City Council also bans taxi drivers from wearing open sandals and t-shirts

Daily Mirror

Taxi driver ordered to pay £800 after challenging council's ban on wearing jeans

The driver who appeared at court is understood to have argued against Plymouth council's strict dress code which led to the decision to suspend his taxi license for five days

The Independent UK

Briton ‘on top of the world’ to come second in global cliff diving event

Aidan Heslop, 20, from Plymouth, represented Great Britain in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Italy.

Birmingham Post

Plymouth marine consultancy Mecal comes under new management

The business certifies maritime safety standards for around 1,750 commercial vessels worldwide

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