Ancient occupations like stonemasonry and heritage carpentry could be lost forever if the UK fails to address its skills shortages, says a national training body.
The Heritage Craft Alliance (HCA), which provides accredited training to upskill the next generation of craftspeople, says 40,000 professionals are due to retire in the next decade.
The unique Dartmoor Life in the First World War Exhibition is being displayed again from 18 to 24 August in Princetown to celebrate the prestigious award for the best exhibition in Britain and Ireland. The trophy, presented by the Community Archive and Heritage Group, was awarded particularly for inspiring young people to recognise the importance of their cultural inheritance and innovative...
Devon and Cornwall Police will be supporting Plymouth Pride, a local family- friendly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festival in the heart of the city on Saturday (13th August).
LGBT officers will join the parade in the festival and will have a stall on The Hoe where the main event will be held from 1pm.
Local policing team officers and the Diverse Communities...
House price growth remained resilient in July although key indicators covering, agreed sales and new instructions all remained negative in the South West, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
The UK house price growth indicator posted the softest survey reading in three years in July. Just 5% more respondents nationally saw a rise rather than fall in prices, a...
Bill Kenwright’s production of one of the greatest family musicals of all time, The Sound of Music comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth, on stage between Tuesday 13 September and Saturday 17 September.
BBC1’s The Voice runner-up and award-nominated Lucy O’Byrne continues in the role of Maria in this spectacular five-star production. Star of stage and screen Andrew Lancel joins the company...
Playing fields that have been dogged by drainage and condition problems have been officially opened following a major revamp.
Staddiscombe playing fields are ready for the new football season after the eight full-size senior football pitches had high specification drainage and new goal posts installed.
Other works carried out by the contractors include soil improvements and...
Sam Hussey from Plymouth has been selected as the eighth winner of the Jessops Share Your Summer competition; winning an exhibition in 52 store high streets across the UK!
Share Your Summer is a campaign by camera and photography experts, Jessops, searching for the very best summer snaps to showcase in the windows of its 52 nationwide stores.
