Homes & Gardens

From Thursday (1 May), people across Plymouth will be able to recycle their glass from home as part of the Council’s measures to improve the city’s waste and recycling services.

Glass bottles and jars can be put in green recycling bins or bags and the Council’s crews will pick them as part of their usual rounds.

The scheme has been trialed in a number of areas, but this...

Site manager Nathan Pyett from independent developer, C G Fry & Son has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2014 National Site Bronze Award. Nathan received his award in London and was joined by his partner Julia Simmonds and Kevin Murch, Construction Director of C G Fry and his wife Teresa. This award is in recognition of improving the image of construction and was for Holmdale site in...

More than 20 per cent of Plymouth residents rent their home from landlords in the private sector but it is estimated that 26 per cent of these properties have significant risks to the health and safety of the occupiers.

Measures are therefore being put in place to ensure everyone has an acceptable standard of living.

Plymouth City Council’s housing officers are working with...

A Plymouth Councillor is calling for local MPs to support further changes to the law that would improve safety and quality in homes in the private rented sector.

The Government has recently consulted on potential changes to legislation with proposals that: tackle landlords that evict their tenants in response to a request for repairs; require landlords to repay rent they have let a...