February is a perfect time to start planning your garden for the months ahead. The gardeners at Cotehele, the National Trust estate near Saltash, have an idea that will help you enhance your patch for not just months, but for years. During apple grafting weekend on 18 and 19 February they will show you how to graft your own apple tree that you will be able to take away and plant in your garden...
Plymouth’s leading construction and manufacturing businesses will take part in a huge joint apprenticeship recruitment drive as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2017 (6 to 10 March).
Building Plymouth and the Plymouth Manufacturers Group (PMG) have joined forces to organise an inspiring Apprenticeship Jobs Fair on Saturday 4 March, 10am to 3pm in the Plymouth Guildhall.
New research shows that nearly a quarter of people from Plymouth (23%) would rather spend Valentine’s Day with their close friends and perhaps surprisingly, over one in five (21%) who are married or in a relationship also feel this way.
With its risqué subject matter, and eye-catching cast including Jamie Dornan as Mr Grey, chick-flick franchise 50 Shades of Grey proved a popular...
Five new project sponsors have invested in the Council led Building Plymouth partnership which aims to work collaboratively to overcome the skills crisis facing the local construction industry.
National construction contractor Willmott Dixon, regional company Gilpin Demolition, nationwide building services contractor T Clarke, professional construction consultancy Ward Williams...
Newton Abbot Racecourse is fast becoming one of the South West’s leading music venues with the announcement of its next annual music festival, Sounds of the Summer, which will take place this July.
On Sunday 16 July the racecourse will host UK reggae royalty, UB40, as they treat the crowd to some of the best known and loved hits of the 1980s including Red Red Wine, Rat in Mi Kitchen,...
Apprentices in Plymouth now have the chance to get their first step on the career ladder by entering this year's Top Trade Apprentice award.
The competition, organised by Screwfix which has a store in Plymouth, launched on 6 February to find and reward the best trade apprentice in the UK and to ensure their future in their chosen industry looks bright.
A closure order on a flat in Plymouth has been extended for a further three months to prevent further drugs and anti-social behaviour.
Plymouth City Council applied to District Judge Baker, sitting at Plymouth Magistrates on Tuesday 7 February to extend the closure order on 3E Teats Hill. The original closure order was granted in November 2016.
Plymouth women are being encouraged to kick-start their New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
The New Year is a great time to embark upon a new challenge and the charity is urging women of all ages, shapes and sizes to enter Race for Life 5k at the Hoe, Plymouth on Sunday 18 June, or Race for Life Pretty Muddy at Central Park, Plymouth on Sunday 1 October....
Plymouth’s young people turned out in force at the weekend to vote in the city’s UK Youth Parliament elections.
A total of 6417 young people voted, which is a 24 per cent increase from last year and the highest ever number of voters in a Plymouth UK Youth Parliament election.
Plymouth’s new Members of Youth Parliament are George Hadjiyiannakis and Alizeh Abdul Rahman. Deputy...
New figures show that more than £1.5 million of National Lottery funding was awarded across Plymouth last year alone.
51 National Lottery grants were given out in the city during 2016; providing a vital boost to arts, sports and heritage projects alongside community groups helping those most in need.
A wide variety of local projects received National Lottery grants last year...
