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Construction has finished at Plymouth’s new £7. 8million Mary Parker House student block , which comes with a laundry, gym and bike store – but no bar. That’s because students are apparently shunning alcohol in favour of a healthier lifestyle. “We are not encouraging excessive use of alcohol,” said Samantha Keveren, accommodation manager at the block. “We’re offering the alternative of a healthy lifestyle. “I worked at the University of Exeter and their alcohol-free flats were very popular. “Yes, there is still freshers’ week, but there are students choosing to be alcohol free.” 24/08/2017 Pic by: Penny Cross Business Look inside the new Mary Parker House student flats block , on land next door to the former Eye Infirmary Dale Road . Contact: Carla Wilkinson, Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure 01752 502936 or 07580 976811. Reporter : William Telford The five-storey building, on the site of the demolished Eye Infirmary extension , has a well-equipped gym and secure st...

Harford County 's newest roundabout, at the intersection of South Tollgate and Plumtree roads in the Bel Air South area , was experiencing steady traffic Saturday , less that 24 hours after being opened to traffic for the first time. It is one of the final steps in connecting the last gap in Tollgate Road between Bel Air and Route 924/24 in Abingdon, making one continuous road, as first envisioned by Harford County planners more than 30 years ago. That final stretch, which is not expected to be finished until some time next year, runs through the Avanti Luxury Apartments community , which is currently under construction between Plumtree and Bel Air South Parkway . Traffic coming from the other directions – Route 24, Tollgate Road and the residential Cypress Drive – was steady Saturday afternoon , however. The roundabout is just a short distance west from the intersection of Plumtree Road and Route 24. "The developer has proposed to not open the connection until the apart...