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Bright support for Brain Tumour Research

Plymouth law firm Bright Solicitors has chosen Brain Tumour Research as its first Charity of the Year.

Over the coming months, the Bright team will set about raising thousands of pounds to support the charity which funds a Research Centre of Excellence at Plymouth University.

One of their fundraising events will be a sporting challenge which will see some employees cover 100...

Cara Dillon to support Seth Lakeman

Westcountry folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman is playing a hometown show with his band at Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 19 December.

Seth has successfully steered English folk into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of best-selling albums including his current album Word of Mouth which entered the charts at No.20 on release last year...

Plymouth homes at risk of fire this Christmas

As 90 percent of Brits admit to decorating their home and garden in the next few weeks, less than a quarter (23 percent) would consider the impact this might have on the electrics in their home.

The new study, commissioned by the UK’s leading regulatory body for electricians NICEIC and ELECSA surveyed 2,000 UK tenants and homeowners, and has revealed some disturbing facts about the...

Poundworld to open in Plymouth

Value retailer will open at former Topshop store this Thursday 26th November - New store will create 30 local jobs and more temporary Christmas jobs available

Value retailer Poundworld will open its first store in Plymouth this Thursday 26th November at 10am creating 30 new jobs. The new store will be situated at the former at the former Topshop unit next to JD Sports.

The huge...

Lecturer aiming to solar-empower Zambia

A Plymouth University lecturer is delivering solar cookers to Zambia to empower communities and help them to cook as sustainably as possible.

Dr Karen Treasure, Associate Lecturer in International Relations, is travelling to the African country in January to help local people – many of whom survive on as little as £1 per day – to use the cookers and not to rely on trees from their...

HIV Testing Week and Pledge to go red for World AIDS Day 2015

People across Plymouth are being urged to pledge to go red for HIV Testing Week (21-30 November 2015) and World AIDS Day (1 December 2015)

The Eddystone Trust, the local HIV and sexual health charity, Plymouth City Council which is the strategic lead for Public Health in the city, and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which provides GUM services and sexual health screening have joined...

Frankie Boyle is Plymouth-bound

Frankie has written this new set not to tour, but as a response to Kendrick Lamar's last album. After these stand-up performances the ball will very much be in Kendrick's court.

Come witness this harrowing onstage breakdown at Plymouth Pailions on Friday 5 February 2016.

“'Black-hearted brilliance…the chance to see him at close quarters is not to be missed' Guardian

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Plymouth gets set to celebrate links with America

Children from a number of Plymouth schools, community groups and business leaders will join a lantern parade as part of the Illuminate and Thanksgiving event being held on Thursday 26 November.

The event, which is organised by Plymouth Mayflower 400 Leadership Group, Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, commemorates the Pilgrim’s voyage to the New World and...

Child arrests in Devon and Cornwall fall

Arrests of children by Devon and Cornwall Police have fallen by 64 per cent in the last four years, data obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Monday 23 November).

Research by the charity has found that the number of arrests in Devon and Cornwall dropped from 4,132 in 2010 to 1,470 in 2014.

The figures confirm the continued success of a long-running...

Getting the tick to tock on the clock

The clock will soon be ticking on one of Plymouth’s landmarks.

Repair works are currently being carried out to Derry’s Clock, which takes pride of place in recently completed landscaped work behind the Theatre Royal.

Getting the clock working is the final piece of work being carried out as part of the public space improvements that has transformed the whole area between the...

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