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Royal William Yard welcomes dedicated marketing manager

In a bid to further its reputation as a brilliant UK destination, Royal William Yard, Plymouth's multi-award winning waterside development has welcomed Hailey Cattle as its new dedicated marketing manager.

Marketing professional Hailey, joins the Urban Splash team with over 14 years’ experience working on some of the region's biggest campaigns with the Met Office, Plymouth University...

Stirling picks up where Nelson left off

A former residential home in Honicknowle has been earmarked for Plymouth's newest veteran self-build project.

Stirling House on Honicknowle Green will be demolished and planned in its place are a number of self-build housing opportunities for former service families as well as single veterans in housing need, alongside other homes for sale and rent.

Following hot-on-the-heels...

Plymstock School celebrates first DofE success

Thirty-five students from Plymstock School in Plymouth celebrated achieving their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award last week, the first time students from the school have been able to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE).

The students received their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award certificate at a celebration event attended by over 80 people.

To achieve a DofE...

Christmas comes to The Donkey Sanctuary

The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge is holding its Christmas Fair on Saturday 2 December.

Local traders will be selling unique Christmas crafts and goods while The Donkey Sanctuary handmade with love Christmas wreaths and table centre pieces will be on sale along with wooden reindeers that make the perfect Christmas gift.

There will be a tombola, games to play and visitors can...

Stagecoach SW announces Christmas services

Stagecoach South West has confirmed details of its Christmas bus services, with services operating throughout the holiday period excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day*.

In Plymouth, a Sunday Park & Ride service will be running from George Junction and Milehouse between 26 November and 24 December. First buses in will be shortly after 9am with the last service leaving the city...

Park for a pound at Western Approach this Christmas

Late night shoppers can park for just £1 from 3pm at Plymouth’s Western Approach car park in the run-up to Christmas.

We’re providing discounted parking every Thursday night to get folk into the festive spirit and encourage them to see what the city centre’s West End shops have on offer.

Councillor Steve Ricketts, Cabinet Member for Transport and Housing Delivery said: “...

Council targets litter louts

Plymouth City Council is stepping up the fight to keep the city clean.

From January 2018, additional enforcement officers will be patrolling the streets of Plymouth, with the aim of preventing littering, dog fouling, fly-posting and fly-tipping offences.

This work will be delivered by either an external partner or the Council’s in-house team, and a value-for-money procurement...

Adopt don’t shop this Black Friday

Staff at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe are hoping Black Friday will inspire local dog lovers to swap shopping for adopting and give one of their three black dogs a new home.

The rehoming centre currently has three black ex-racing Greyhounds looking for their forever homes and they have all got their paws crossed in the hope that this Black Friday will prove lucky for them.

All of the...

Dartmoor Zoo supports campaign to encourage women into STEM careers

Dartmoor Zoo, renowned for its international conservation and education programmes, has welcomed 167 young women and schoolgirls to an evening of inspiring talks, expert advice, and close-up encounters with some of the zoo’s smaller amphibian and invertebrate residents.

Arranged by Women in STEM Plymouth (WISP), and sponsored by Babcock International, the event, which was designed to...

Council takes fresh look at unauthorised encampments

Plymouth City Council is set to get tough on unauthorised encampments with a new series of initiatives.

Providing several temporary stopping places (TSPs) around the city and placing Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) on sites historically occupied by encampments are among the methods being considered to alleviate the inconvenience that UEs cause to the settled community.

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