MORE than three quarters of over-35s in Plymouth may be displaying at least one of the signs associated with presbyopia – despite half believing their eyesight is good.
The figure has been revealed by Specsavers as raises awareness of the condition, which is most common in adults over 40. Presbyopia is the gradual loss of your eyes’ ability to focus on nearby objects and is a natural...
Gunnislake Newbridge will be closed from 9:30am-3:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday 10 April) and on Thursday (11 April) for emergency work after a small hole was found in one of its piers.
Initial inspections by Devon County Council have not raised any immediate structural concerns with the Grade One listed bridge. However, it’s essential that action is taken as soon as possible to fill the...
Fewer people have skied solo to the South Pole than have been into space. And to date no-one with a disability has ever attempted a solo, unsupported expedition to the South Pole.
In 2024, Jonny Huntington is aiming to be the first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported across 911 kms of Antarctic tundra – an expedition he anticipates will take 40 days.
The world’s longest multi-club football scarf, featuring more than 70 football clubs across England, Wales, and Scotland, has today been revealed to mark the launch of the Kellogg’s Football Camps programme.
In partnership with the English Football League, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers, the football camps for girls and boys aged 5-15yrs will reach from Plymouth to Peterborough...
Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, officially opened Sidmouth’s new banking hub on the 4th of April following his dedicated campaign to save access to banking services in the town.
The East Devon MP launched a local campaign last year calling for high street banks to staff a banking hub in Sidmouth after Lloyds announced the closure of its local branch, which was the last major bank...
An exciting new early years reading programme with stickers to collect has been launched in libraries across Devon and Torbay, aiming to inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Libro’s Friends is an extension of Libraries Unlimited’s hugely successful The Secret Book Quest, which was launched in 2021.
Both programmes have been created as part of Libraries Unlimited’s drive to...
Plymouth Street Food Festival is Back and Bigger Than Ever at Central Park With Four Days of Food Paradise This May Bank Holiday!
Street Food Warehouse are thrilled to announce that Plymouth Street Food Festival will be making a triumphant return to Central Park (PL2 3DG) over the early May Bank Holiday. From Friday 3rd - Monday 6th May they will be bringing you four days of great...
£166,000 worth of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized by Trading Standards in a joint operation with Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently.
Trading Standards, assisted by the local neighbourhood policing team, located and seized over 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes from a rural location in South Hams.
The new production of the most fantasmagorical musical of all time, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth from 06 – 10 May 2025 as part of a UK tour.
Joining Emmerdale star Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts and Ellie Nunn as Truly Scrumptious are Martin Callaghan as Baron, Jenny Gayner as Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The...
Rowcroft Hospice has successfully hosted the UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference, the first of its kind in the South West. Sponsored by Friends Helping at Home and in partnership with The Ness Care Group and The Filo Project, the day brought together local, national and international leaders with over 100 delegates at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre on Tuesday 26 March.
