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Premier Marinas strengthens River Dart presence with introduction of Dartmouth Marina

Premier Marinas, the UK’s leading marina operator, welcomes the newly titled Dartmouth Marina as its sixth integration for the 2026 boating season.

Premier Marinas acquired the marina at part of its acquisition of the Dart Marina Group of companies in April 2026. The popular marina...

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South West’s workplaces among safest in the world

The number of people who lose their lives at work has dropped sharply by 85 per cent over the past forty years, from over 650 every year in 1974 to a record low of 133 today, new figures reveal.

The number of injuries at work has also reduced considerably by 77 per cent over the same time period, from 336,701 to 78,222. The statistics illustrate the enormous impact of an act that...

Bees able to spot which flowers offer best rewards before landing

Bumblebees are able to connect differences in pollen quality with floral features, like petal colour, and so land only on the flowers that offer the best rewards, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Exeter.

Unlike nectar, bees do not ingest pollen whilst foraging on flowers, and so until now it has been unclear whether they are able to form associative...

GOD TV endorses Plymouth's 1000 Club

A global media company that has made its home in Plymouth has joined the 1000 Club.

God TV, an evangelical channel which broadcasts across the globe is transforming the former Millennium building in Union Street, into a new base has now signed up to the scheme which aims to give young people a foot in the door.

As well as creating up to 100 jobs and helping spread the name of...

Filming continues after a brief intermission!

The UK’s largest regional collection of film and television footage is nice and snug in its new home in the very centre of Plymouth after a six week move.

Over 20,000 reels of film and hundreds of film-making artefacts have been lovingly and painstakingly wrapped and moved as part of South West Film and Television Archive’s (SWFTA) move to new premises on Catherine Street in Plymouth’s...

Plymouth service will commemorate WW1

A commemoration service will take place on Plymouth Hoe on Monday 4 August to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War.

Organised by Plymouth City Council the service will bring together communities and visitors from across the city to commemorate the lives of those who fought and died in the First World War.

Service personnel and key dignitaries will join Plymouth...

Valuable gold rings stolen in Plymouth

Detectives are hunting for a burglar who broke into an elderly woman’s home in Plymouth and stole around £25,000 worth of rings.

Fifteen valuable rings were taken from the bedroom of the 65-year-old’s flat which is within sheltered accommodation for the elderly in the Stonehouse area.

The offender gained entry to the flat through the front door sometime between 4pm on Friday...

Top of the parks Tothill gets Green Flag

People power along with hard work by Council staff has helped raise a Green Flag above one of Plymouth’s most popular parks.

Tothill Park is the latest city park to be awarded the accolade which recognises the best parks and green spaces across the country. The Council has also retained its five existing Green Flags for the Hoe, West Hoe, Devonport, Freedom Fields Park and Moor View...

Blooming Brilliant show for Plymouth

Flower power will take over Plymouth in August as the Blooming Brilliant show takes place to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society’s In Bloom competition.

The show will take place on the 13th and 14th August at the Plymouth Guildhall, and is being jointly organised by the Plymouth in Bloom Committee, Plymouth City Council and Plymouth University.

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Witnesses sought after 'car cruise' event

Police are appealing for witnesses after 17 people were injured during a ‘car cruise’ event in Plymouth on Saturday night.

Officers were called to B&Q car park in Tavistock Road around 10pm after reports that a Ford Fiesta car had gone out of control and collided with a large gathering of bystanders.

Seventeen people, aged between 12 and 20, were taken to Derriford...

Series of events to mark centenary of Shackleton’s departure from Plymouth

The centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s departure from Plymouth on the quest to cross Antarctica is to be commemorated with three days of celebrations in August.

Shackleton and his crew boarded the ship Endurance at Millbay Docks on August 8, 1914, setting out to become the first team to cross the continent via the South Pole.

But rather than becoming a celebration of...

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