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LTA and council aim to put Plymouth back on the tennis map

A school in Plymouth is joining forces with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Plymouth City Council to make sure future generations in the city get the chance to play tennis in the winter months thanks to a record level of grassroots investment into the game.

Hele’s School in Plympton runs an all-year round tennis programme for 250 of its students including sessions for young...

Valiant display by Estates Team raises funds for children

Despite finishing their race minus two paddles, a broken flag pole and a bent and battered metal frame, the valiant efforts of colleagues from our Estates Mechanical and Electrical Team, who took on the Totnes Raft Race in October, helped to raise an admirable £492 for the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.

This was the first time the team took part in the annual race, also known...

Christmas Planned to Precision - Plymouth Shoppers Set to Spend More Than 20 Days Planning and Buying Presents

Plymouth shoppers are festive pros when it comes to Christmas preparation, with the average person set to spend more than 20 days researching, planning and buying presents.

A new survey of 2,000 people by British Land, owner of Drake Circus, found that, although people in Plymouth are likely to have made their first Christmas purchase on 14th August, almost half (45%) will leave it to...

Your views needed on school admission arrangements in Plymouth

It’s time for parents to have their say about the school admissions process in Plymouth.

Starting school, whether primary or secondary, is an important step, and the Council wants to make applying for places as fair and straightforward as possible.

Parents are therefore being asked for their views on the proposed school admission arrangements for the start of the 2019 academic...

New Devon Cook Book celebrating county's food and drink launches

Launched just in time for Christmas, the new Devon Cook Book offers a mouth-watering celebration of the county’s truly bountiful food and drink scene. Produced by Meze Publishing, and created in collaboration with Food & Drink Devon, it showcases the fantastic culinary community which calls Devon home and features over 40 regionally-sourced recipes. Priced at just £14.95, and available to...

Armed officers to patrol key festive locations across Devon and Cornwall

Police in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset will be patrolling key locations and events over the festive period and the New Year with support from armed officers.

Officers will be visibly carrying long-armed weapons to help offer further security and reassurance during this busy time of the year, as well as having support from our dog unit.

Head of Alliance Operations, Chief...

Sitel to create 300 new jobs in Plymouth

With a nationwide network of contact centres, global outsourcing leader Sitel is one of the big employers in the South West. Continuing the growth of their well-established operation in Plymouth, Sitel is set to create a further 300 jobs in January and February 2018.

Since opening earlier in 2017, Sitel Plymouth located in the iconic grade II-listed building “The Ship – Spirit of...

Elizabethan House set for work

Specialists architects DHV Architects (Dittrich Hudson Vasetti) will be carrying out investigative works on Plymouth’s Elizabethan House project.

The Bristol based firm will be carrying out an explorative programme of work to get the full picture of the extent of the repairs required.

This initial phase could take up to six months and will mean that some internal and external...

Plymouth Freemasons looking to improve on last year's shoebox appeal for the homeless

Well with Christmas fast approaching and the weather turning colder, it’s at this time our thoughts turn to those less fortunate than us and for many Plymouth Freemasons that is the homeless.

Last year, W. Bro. Andy Hazell packaged 50 shoe boxes with essential items that homeless people would need. He included items such as hat, gloves, toothpaste and tooth brush, wipes, and the list...

Plym Valley Trail to be closed in January

The popular Plym Valley Trail will be closed in January so that urgent works can be carried out.

The path, which forms part of the National Cycle Network, is due to be closed between Coypool and Plymbridge for ten days for safety reasons. The work will improve the route for cyclists and walkers.

The planned closures will start on the morning of Monday the 15th and run until...

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