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Plymouth City Council is delighted to announce that British home, garden and leisure retailer The Range, will be the main sponsor for the British Firework Championships which takes place on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 August over Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront.

As part of the sponsorship deal The Range will be play a key part in the promotion of the event and help with the judging...

The role of water in the health of the city of Plymouth will be celebrated at a community event at Plymouth University on Friday 10 July.

Local people and visitors to the city are invited to enjoy entertainment including Elizabethan and Victorian strolling players, tours, storytelling, traditional games and creative activities at Drake’s Place Gardens and Reservoir on the University...

Police are investigating after laptops and jewellery were taken in a daytime burglary at a Plymouth home.

Offenders broke into the property at Aylesbury Crescent in Whitleigh sometime between 8.30am and 3.30pm on Tuesday 30 June, while the occupier was at work.

They carried out an untidy search of all rooms in the house before leaving with three laptops, a £180 9ct gold wedding...

An unused lawn mower, the folded sails of a yacht and an old sofa became foundations for homes built by Plymouth’s most unwelcome guests last year – wasps.

Plymouth’s pest control service treated around 250 nests last year and they warn that the city could see a bumper year for wasps following a mild winter and spring.

Service manager Nicola Horne said: “We are coming into the...