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The city of Plymouth is preparing to host one of the most exciting events in the UK this August, the internationally renowned British Firework Championships. This year’s competition takes place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August 2013 with six previous winners going head-to-head to be crowned the ‘Champion of Champions’.

Plymouth City Council coordinate the event in partnership with...

People living or working in Plymouth can now sign up to register their interest in saving money on their energy bills after the Plymouth Energy Community’s energy switching scheme was launched.

The scheme was officially launched on Wednesday 17 July with a residents’ information event organised in partnership with Plymouth City Council, Affinity Sutton and Plymouth Community Homes....

Plymouth City Council has started a book of congratulations so people can leave messages to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son.

The book can be signed at the First Stop reception in the Civic Centre, Armada Way, between 8.30am and 5pm.

Council leader Tudor Evans said: “This is an historic event and there’s a huge amount of enthusiasm and...

Plymouth’s citywide carbon footprint has fallen to a new low – an announcement welcomed by the city’s Climate Change Commission and confirmed by the recent release of the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s national ‘emissions estimates’ for 2011.

Despite a small ‘blip’ in the figures for 2010, attributed to the impact of a very cold winter, emissions for the city have now...