Union Street s blank weeks when the LGBT+ community would meet for a drink
During the 1950s and 60s, an underground subculture was forming on Union Street
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In the 1950s and 60s, an infamous Plymouth street became a hub for an underground subculture where LGBT+ people could come and let their hair down.
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Civic Centre redevelopment start date confirmed as £400million invested in Plymouth
Schemes worth an estimated £385million are predicted to create hundreds of new jobs
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Regeneration schemes at the former Civic Centre and Guildhall are expected to start next year as part of a series of investments in Plymouth city centre worth almost £400million which are set to create hundreds of new jobs.