With average house prices in Plymouth now reaching a staggering £177,000, over a third of people in Plymouth (36 percent) are avoiding the property ladder and looking for other means of shelter to call home.
A survey carried out by LOOK Insurance, the boat and caravan insurance specialists, found a whopping 36 percent of residents in Plymouth still don’t own their own home.
With the World Cup not far away, the big question everyone’s facing is ‘where’s the best place to catch all the action?’ And if you didn’t get a ticket to the game then there’s only one answer – Walkabout. For the ultimate rugby experience, great food and drinks deals, and an awesome atmosphere, look no further than Walkabout on Union Street.
Plymouth will again be at full strength for the re-arranged clash against Scunthorpe, which was rained off on May 30, but Scunthorpe will be without three of their regulars.
Ryan Douglas is injured while Zdenek Holub and Nike Lunna are both on World under-21 team cup duty. The Scorpions operate rider replacement for Douglas and have Nicolai Klindt (Sheffield) and Rafal Konopka (...
A big thank you to WHSmith for kindly donating £1,000.00 worth of arts and crafts to the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.
The donation included a fantastic range of items, including colouring books, paints, sticker books, jigsaws, jewellery making sets, ‘build your own’ kits and much more and catered for boys and girls of various ages.
Early figures suggest that 53 per cent of Plymouth students have achieved 5 A* - C Grades. This is a similar result to last year, with encouraging figures for the number of students getting the grades they need in English and Maths.
Councillor Sue McDonald, Cabinet Member for Children, Young people and Public Health said: “Across Plymouth, students from local schools and academies are...
Police have welcomed the custodial sentence given to a 24-year-old Plymouth man jailed for nine months after filming himself travelling at 153mph on a motorcycle.
Ashley Dixon, from Plymouth, used a helmet camera to record himself on motorcycles travelling through rural roads in Devon and was described by the Judge sentencing him as a ‘lunatic’.
Golfers from across the South West will make their way to Staddon Heights Golf Club in Plymouth early next month in their quest to qualify for the final of a national competition.
The annual Licensed Trade Charity Golf Tournament sees teams of four golfers taking each other on in a series of regional qualifiers. The Devon heat, taking place on Friday 4th September, allows golfers of...
Bestselling authors Judy Finnigan, Simon Scarrow and Matt Haig will be among the leading literary lights appearing at the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival.
Writer and musician John Hegley, Thurston Moore, co-founder of experimental rock band Sonic Youth, comedian and actress Helen Lederer, refugee campaigner Bidisha and whisky connoisseur Ian Buxton are also on the roster for...
The specialist police force for the rail network released crime figures for its Western sub-division* today (Wednesday, 19 August) alongside its national annual report, which showed crime had fallen across Britain’s railways for the eleventh consecutive year.
Superintendent Matt Allingham, Western sub-divisional commander, said: “Our job is to make sure all rail passengers can get to...
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to the UK this autumn after a highly successful first Tour in 2014. This year, due to popular demand, Britain’s Marine Capital will be included on the Tour schedule, offering audiences the chance to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet.
On 6 September, Plymouth will host the Tour’s inaugural open-air...
