Ten years after Plymouth was awarded Fairtrade status, a Christmas Fair is being held to celebrate.
Plymouth was one of the first in the South West to earn the Fairtrade accolade in 2004 in recognition of its commitment to making fairly traded products available in local shops, cafes and other businesses.
The Just Christmas market takes place on Saturday 29th November 2014 at...
The Christmas lights will be switched on at The Broadway on Wednesday 19 November and it’s promising to be a spectacular event!
Between 3.30pmand 6.30pm there will be a variety of live performances from local groups, on-stage competitions with the chance to win fantastic prizes and other exciting entertainment.
The finale of the evening will be the lights switch on with The Broadway competition winners, Otter Nurseries Christmas tree winner and Chaz Singh.
For further information and for the full line-up click here .
Plymouth will host it’s first city-wide Christmas Jumper day this year on the 29th November to raise money for local children’s charity, "Jeremiah’s Journey".
After the success of last years Christmas Jumper day, Drake Circus have joined with Plymouth’s High Street Champions (Boots, Santander and Co-op) and The City Centre Company to make the event bigger than ever.
Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate near Yelverton is hosting its popular Christmas craft and food fair between 10.30am and 4.30pm on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November.
Taking place in the Abbey’s Great Barn and Small Barn, the fair will include 40 stalls of the finest crafts, food and drink from around the West Country. Over the weekend there is also festive entertainment from the...
Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate near Yelverton is hosting its popular Christmas craft and food fair between 10.30am and 4.30pm on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November.
Taking place in the Abbey’s Great Barn and Small Barn, the fair will include 40 stalls of the finest crafts, food and drink from around the West Country. Over the weekend there is also festive entertainment from the Lipson College Big Band outside the Great Barn. Entry is £1, including National Trust members.
Artisan food and craft stalls have become a permanent feature of the fair in recent years, and this...
With only five weeks until the Christmas Festival begins Plymouth is putting plans in place to make this the best shopping experience in the South West.
Working in partnership with Drake Circus the Plymouth City Centre Company is making Plymouth the place to be this Christmas.
Visitors to the city will be able to shop for high-end brands, view the Christmas lights, visit the...
Plymouth’s Piazza is being transformed into a winter wonderland, with the return of the outdoor ice rink.
Back for 19 fun-filled weeks, construction of the ice rink has this week started in preparation for its grand opening on Saturday 18 October. From 9am, families, first-time skaters, novice and professional skaters can enjoy the delights of this open-air ice rink – voted as one of...
Pippa Waller, Debbie Sands, Rachel Harrison and Sher Green, have raised over £400 through an annual charity event, held at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre, which they have kindly donated to the Plymouth Hospital Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Trust Fund.
The fitness event was called ‘Sh’bat’, a combination of Sh’bam and Body Combat and was held on 31st May. Around 200 people attended,...
Musicians from Ivybridge Community College's Flute Ensemble have presented St Luke's Hospice in Plymouth with a cheque for £275.
The money, which they raised by recording and selling a CD of Christmas Music, will help St Luke's continue to provide specialist end-of-life care to more than 3,500 patients a year across Plymouth, South West Devon and East Cornwall.
Over 160 drivers, including a man who four times the legal limit at 11am, were arrested during Devon and Cornwall Police’s Christmas drink driving campaign.
According to figures released today police officers gave 1,326 breath tests of which 167 were positive, refused or failed to provide.
One man stopped in Devon was found to be more than four times the legal limit at 11am...
