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Plymouth homes to become most energy efficient with £4.9m makeover

British Gas, Plymouth City Council (PCC) and Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) have announced a new energy makeover to offer private home owners in Plymouth solid wall insulation, via a £4.2million investment.

The new private scheme is part funded by British Gas’ Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) and the Government’s Green Deal Community Fund awarded to PCC. This follows the ongoing 4,...

Vital Sparks brings Holi fesival to Mutley

Six more projects have been given received Vital Sparks funding to put art and creativity into the heart of the community.

The Plymouth Culture project, led by Plymouth City Council and funded by Arts Council England has awarded bursaries to groups that promise to create a buzz in their own communities. All these new and inventive pieces of work will be realised in the next six months...

Showreel showcases Britain's Ocean Ciy at MIPIM

Investors at the country’s number one property trade show will be getting a snapshot of how great Britain’s Ocean City is for business and lifestyle.

A team from the Council will be at the event in Olympia this week for MIPIM, which attracts investors, developers, hotel groups, agents and business service providers.

And to help them sell the city, the team has a new video to...

Derriford’s MRI team named SW Team of the Year

The MRI team at Derriford Hospital have been awarded the Society of Radiographers South West Team of the Year award, which will be presented at this year’s Radiographer of the Year ceremony, held in the House of Commons next month.

The team were nominated in recognition of how well they worked together during the scanner conversion project. During the conversion project, the team were...

Appeal after 11-year-old hit by a car

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Plymouth.

The car was in collision with an 11-year-old boy at around 3.30pm on Monday 13 October on Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, near the Shimla Indian Restaurant.

The driver of the car continued on her journey, without leaving any details, after a witness indicated to her that the boy was...

Appeal after indecent exposure

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed himself to bus passengers.

At 10.20am on Thursday, October 2, 2014, a woman was travelling on a Citybus in KeswickCrescent, Estover, when she saw a man on the street indecently exposing himself to her and other passengers.

The man is described as white, in his 50s with grey, balding hair, short in...

Appeal to identify man following assault

Police are trying to identify a man following an assault in a nightclub in Plymouth.

At approximately 12.45am Sunday 28th September, a man head butted a female on the dance floor breaking her nose in an unprovoked attack at the OMG nightclub on the Barbican.

Offender is a white man, aged mid to late 40’s, of a chubby build, bald head with receding grey hair at the sides. He was...

Wheelchair artist invited to create a splash in new role with Plymouth University Marine Institute

An internationally renowned artist whose work has been seen by more than 100 million people globally has been appointed artist-in-residence at Plymouth University’s Marine Institute.

Sue Austin, who recently completed a Masters degree in Contemporary Art Practice at the University, earned widespread international acclaim for her inspirational project 'Creating the Spectacle!'....

Team dressed to impress on pitch

A TEAM of young footballers from Plympton has been kitted out in a smart new strip thanks to sponsorship from Plymouth-based training provider Skills Group. AFC Plympton Under 13s football team can now step out on to the pitch in style after being kitted out by Skills Group earlier this month. The boys from AFC Plympton Under 13s currently play in the top division of DJM (Devon, Junior and...

Lighting the way to 2020

Thousands of people are expected to gather on the Hoe for a special ‘Illuminate’ event on 20 November to mark the start of the official countdown to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing.

The Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth to America on the Mayflower, a three-masted ship, on the 16 September 1620, and arrived 66 days later in Cape Cod on the US East Coast on 21...

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