Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign which takes place to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 6.5 million carers. It is also a time of intensive local activity with thousands of events planned for carers across the UK.
A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, illness, mental health...
Devon and Cornwall Police today launched their summer drink drive campaign.
Drivers are being reminded that the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs can be devastating.
Throughout the month-long operation, drivers can expect to be tested if they are involved in a collision or if stopped for an offence. Routine stop checks will also result in drivers...
Shaldon Wildlife Trust in Devon is delighted to announce the birth of a very rare Owston’s civet.
One of the most endangered species of civet, the Owston’s is a curious creature native to Asia. With its long nose, cat-like whiskers and slender mongoose body, it would be well suited to the pages of a Roald Dahl storybook!
This is an exceptionally special birth as the population...
A team of runners from Derriford Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department fought off tough competition from colleagues to retain the title for this year’s Staff Half Marathon Challenge Cup.
The annual tournament pits departments against each other, with the team with the best average time of their fastest five runners taking the prize. The challenge is open to all staff groups including...
Armed Forces Weekend on Plymouth Hoe from 25 June 2016 to 26 June 2016, organised by Plymouth City Council in association with Babcock, this year promises a host of great entertainment - including a thrilling evening concert for the whole family.
Highlights include popular headliners and show favourites the Military Wives Choir and, for the first time, the high-octane Red Hot Chilli...
An exciting reading challenge, designed to improve literacy levels in primary school children across the country is coming to Devon in June.
The competition, called One Million Minutes, is run by award-winning education charity Achievement for All and challenges primary school classes in different regions across the UK to read for as many minutes as they can in just one week.
MTV have announced today that Dutch superstar DJ and producer Afrojack and drum and bass hotshot Subfocus are set to join the line-up for Day Two of MTV Crashes Plymouth on Friday 29 July.
They will be joining Example and Tough Love for Club MTV – a massive, anthem-packed finale to this year’s event.
After the huge success of last year’s MTV Crashes Plymouth, which saw Tinie...
Following the massive success of last year’s Princesses, Knights and Dragon’s Day, it is being repeated for 2016.
There will be wheeled Unicorns for delicate princesses to ride upon, whilst gallant Knights can ride the real ponies from Humaryn Party Ponies. A vintage Ferris wheel will take centre stage allowing all damsels young and old to rise up to the lofty heights and look down...
ALTHOUGH Argyle’s trip to Wembley may well have felt like a dream, it turned out we were simply starring in AFC Wimbledon’s.
The stories were pre-written: the phoenix club rising through the leagues, with little history but lots of emotion on their side, and the pantomime hero in his traditional cameo role.
The Royal William Yard Good Food Market in Plymouth has been awarded the Best Farmers’ Market in Devon Gold Award at the Taste of the West Food Awards.
Now in its fifth year, the market has gone from strength to strength, recently winning the Visit Devon Tourism Awards Gold Award. Each month over 50 local food and drink stalls travel from across the region coming together in the...
