Police are urging the public to be vigilant after a number of shoppers have been targeted by thieves in supermarket car parks across Devon and Cornwall.
While the victims, in some cases elderly women, have purchased goods in a supermarket or used a cash point a suspect has watched them enter their PIN number.
When the victims have returned to their vehicles, they have been...
GO2, organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, are reminding runners that they only have a matter of weeks until the event on Sunday 17th April, and that final places are selling out fast, with just 500 standard entries remaining!
The event has seen entry numbers increase steadily year on year, and organisers are excited to announce this year’s race has already seen a record number of...
DEV CON 2016 comes to Plymouth Guild Hall on 13 March
10am – 5pm
Create your very own Gotham City memory of a life time, with this amazing 15ft by 9ft Steampunk Replica of the Bat Man Movie TUMBLER. It’s an Absolute ‘Must See’!!
The Steamer is due to arrive at the Guild Hall around 8.45 am on Sunday. Come & be the first to witness the splendour & true to life '...
A free elearning programme is being launched to help health and social care workers broaden their knowledge of cancer care in the community.
The Royal Marsden School, which has a national and international reputation for excellence in cancer education, commissioned Plymouth-based elearning provider Sponge UK to create the new healthcare training.
The team at Buckland Abbey, near Yelverton, are hosting a volunteer recruitment day on Tuesday 15 March from 11am to 2pm.
Volunteers are essential to keeping Sir Francis Drake’s home open for generations to come by helping across the house, garden and wider estate, and bringing the property to life for visitors.
‘We can’t thank our volunteers enough for the help and support...
A blood conservation project for people undergoing operations is being rolled out across Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust because of benefits to patients as well as cost savings.
The cell salvage project has been running since 2008 with proven health benefits to patients and cost benefits for our Trust. It involves collecting and reusing blood that a patient loses during a procedure....
The 2016 Plymouth History Festival has now been confirmed, with a packed programme of 100 different events.
This is the fourth year that the month-long celebration of Plymouth’s history has taken place and details are now live at www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com .
The festival, co-ordinated by the Council’s Arts and Heritage service, will run from Saturday 7 May to Sunday 5...
Plymouth is putting in place plans to help support vulnerable residents as the city prepares to lose around £60million in welfare cuts.
The vast majority of benefits are administered at a national level and Plymouth City Council does not have any control over. But the Council has today agreed its Welfare Support Framework to agree a consistent approach to how to administer the 3% of...
Jack Garratt is very pleased to announce details of a UK tour for the Autumn, including a return to the South West playing Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 26 November.
British artist-producer Jack Garratt could not have wished for a better start to 2016 - winning both the Brits Critics’ Choice Award, the BBC Sound of 2016 poll, selling out his Spring UK Tour and releasing his acclaimed...
The jobs market continues to thrive in the South West, according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts. With an Outlook of +10%, hiring intentions in the region remain well above the national average of +7%.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,100 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional workers or reduce the size of their...
