One of the largest - and smelliest - blooms on the planet is opening at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park.
The flower of the Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) can be up to 3 metres high and 3 metres in circumference. And the smell? Curator of Plants and Gardens Giles Palmer said: “Imagine you have the smell of rotting meat in a tin can and you open that can on the hottest, most humid...
Police are warning people not to make hoax 999 calls after officers were deployed to a bogus firearms incident in Plymouth on Sunday 21 June.
Officers were called to Freedom Fields Park around 10.45pm after a report to ambulance control that a child has been injured with a firearm and the male suspect was still on scene.
Local and firearms officers and the police helicopter...
The UK’s most enticing food and drink RoadShow is visiting Devon as part of the 2015 Gastro Alfresco campaign!
The Gastro Alfresco summer RoadShow, along with nine of the country’s most beloved brands, is visiting: Ivybridge, Lee Mill Tesco Extra on Thursday 25 June on their crusade to bring the UK off their sofa and into the sun. With the longer and warmer days, Gastro Alfresco...
Thousands of women united yesterday at Plymouth Hoe, with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.
Now Cancer Research UK is calling on the town’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women...
A twitter account has been set up calling on BBC bosses to save popular presenter Judi Spiers’ show from the axe.
The Radio Devon stalwart told her audience this morning that this week would be her last.
She said: "This is my last week. But boy we've had some good times. We've had some dodgy times as well but on the whole we've had some good ones. We've had some dark times in...
An open day for patients, carers and members of the public is being held next week to showcase the work of a new robot used to treat radical prostatectomies.
On Wednesday 24 June, between 10am-12noon, patients and members of the public will get the opportunity to see for themselves how the robot works and the intricate tasks it can perform. The open day will be held on the level 3...
GO2, organisers of the Plymouth 10k, have announced that they will no longer be operating the Plymouth 10k race from 2015 onwards.
GO2 have organised four hugely successful Plymouth 10k races since 2011. The race was the largest 10k road race in Devon and Cornwall, and was known for its fast, relatively flat, traffic-free route through the city centre.
Plymouth’s brand new education catering service CATERed has just bagged another award at City College Plymouth’s Annual Business Dinner and Celebration Evening.
The event recognises the investment employers have made in their workforce through training, and the continued partnership between the College and local business.
Plymouth University may be entering the record books as part of a nationwide event designed to teach people how to code.
BCSWomen – part of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT – organised a marathon app-building session attended by more than 1,000 people at 30 venues across the country.
The events – including one at Plymouth University – aimed to get the largest number of people...
