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Toby’s Garden Festival Reveals Official 2026 Line-Up

Set against the stunning backdrop of Powderham Castle on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2026 (10am–5pm), Toby’s Garden Festival has revealed an exciting programme of expert speakers and special guests set to headline this year’s event. Building on the 2026 theme of Discovery, the festival’s...

Successful charity year for SSG!

The team at SSG Training and Consultancy have had a great year of charity work, raising a huge total of £450 for their three charities: Devon Air Ambulance Trust, RNLI and Children’s Hospice South West.

On top of chosen fundraising events, they’ve taken part in a variety of organised events for great causes and sponsored local teams and individuals.

Fundraising events in 2019...

Students joined by families and friends to celebrate success

City College Plymouth recognised the achievements of some of its students at a special ceremony on Thursday 12 December.

Joined by family and friends, the prize winners enjoyed a two-course meal before being presented with their Student of the Term awards. A total of 17 prizes were handed out on the night to a group of deserving students, all of whom have shown outstanding commitment...

Mark Master Masons £8k presentation to Friends & Families of Special Children

Friends & Families of Special Children (Plymouth) is a charity unique to Plymouth, providing information, support and services for families with disabled children, many of whom describe the organisation as ‘a life saver’ said Kay O’Shaugnessy Founder and Chair of Trustees, when we met her and other members of the team at Virginia House recently.

Rt.W.Bro Peter Balsom, the...

The Ultimate Tyre Guide

Understanding what your tyres need to keep them in good condition can make all the difference between crashing your car and avoiding a hazard on the road. Poorly maintained tyres are much more dangerous than ones which are in good condition. So, if you want to keep yourself safe – not to mention your passengers, of course – when you are on the road, then read on to find out what you need to...

Could redistributing the Houses of Parliament refurb budget solve the housing crisis in Plymouth?

A new study from development finance specialists, Pure Commercial Finance, has revealed that using the £4bn that is to be spent on refurbishing the Houses of Parliament on the housing deficit, could improve the housing crisis in Plymouth by 46%.

The total funding of £4bn could, if matched, build 40,000 new properties, based on the average cost of building a 3-bedroom house being £99,...

Winners of the Rotary Club of Plymouth Young Artist of the Year competition 2019

Duru Tanir from Plymouth College and Ashlyn Watts and Isobel Battley from Devonport High School for Girls have each been awarded first prize for their respective age groups in a ceremony held at Plymouth College of Art for the Rotary Club of Plymouth’s Young Artist of the Year 2019 competition.

For the second year running, thanks goes to The Clemas Trust, as students from the Quay...

Hospital Christmas craft fair raises around £700 for local charity

Hand crafted gifts created by patients and members of staff at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre and sold at the hospital’s Christmas craft fair, have raised around £700 in aid of hospital’s chosen charity, Improving Lives Plymouth.

Mark White, Hospital Director at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre, commented: “This is the second Christmas craft fair we have hosted, and this year’s has been...

Tesco adopts sunflower lanyard to help customers with hidden disabilities

Plymouth Tesco stores will be providing sunflower lanyards to promote disability inclusion for customers and colleagues in 2020. This comes after the supermarket chain become a signatory to the Valuable 500 group of companies and pledged to create another 27 Changing Places toilets next year.

The sunflower lanyard acts as a discreet sign that the wearer has a hidden disability and...

Hospital raffle for local charity

Big hearted patients and members of staff at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre have donated an amazing selection of prizes for a Christmas raffle in aid of chosen charity, Improving Lives Plymouth.

From hampers to handbags, biscuits to beauty packs, there is something for everyone in the choice of prizes currently on display in the hospital’s reception. Tickets are £1 a strip.

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Read Easy Plymouth awarded £6k to help local adults learn to read

Local community group Read Easy Plymouth is celebrating after being awarded £6,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work teaching local adults to learn to read, or to improve their reading skills. The group will use the cash to recruit and train more volunteer coaches, provide reading books and other literacy resources for the coaching sessions, and publicise their work more widely...

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