The committee of Plymouth’s Pride of the West with St. Andrews’s Oddfellows Friendly Society has met at St. Budeaux Community Centre and discussed a range of issues.
Opening the meeting, Noble Grand - in effect chairperson – Brenda Lowe, informed members of the recent passing of Stephen Williams, a popular member of the Oddfellows and a minutes silence was observed in his memory....
As the excitement of springtime fills the air, it's time to dust off those gardening gloves and get ready for a season of growth and greenery. And what better way to kick off your garden endeavours than by celebrating Composting Week from the 11th to the 17th of March!
To help you make the most of this eco-friendly practice, STIGA has teamed up with 'Marldon Community Composting' to...
South Devon residents looking to get in shape for the Summer can enjoy a bigger gym and brand new facilities following £90,000 of investment to the Spa & Leisure suite at Cofton Holidays.
The gym has doubled in size with the investment in state-of-the-art equipment, including new gym machinery, cable cross-over cardio machines with screens linking to Technogym classes, step...
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the producers of the global sensation & JULIET are delighted to announce Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Sandra Marvin as Angélique and Lara Denning as Anne in the upcoming UK tour, coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth from 30 September – 05 October 2024.
After thrilling audiences at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End from 2019-2023,...
A brand-new Post Office opened at SPAR Late Stop, 71-73 Upland Drive, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 6BE, on 1 March.
This new branch offers customers a wide range of Post Office services, from posting letters and parcels to collecting and returning online shopping items.
Customers can also take advantage of a wide range of banking services including cash withdrawals and balance...
The Princess Theatre in Torquay has some exciting upgrades in store to give the theatre a fresh new look this spring. Starting in May, the auditorium will undergo a major refurbishment including replacing the seating, carpets, curtains and improving front of house areas.
While significant funds have gone toward behind-the-scenes upgrades recently, it's been decades since noticeable...
Thousands of households and hundreds of teachers from across the South West have committed to counting a week’s worth of their plastic waste as part of the UK’s largest waste survey starting next week.
The Big Plastic Count, organised by Greenpeace UK and Everyday Plastic, is a crucial national survey taking place on 11-17 March 2024 that presents a unique opportunity for residents...
The Fiery Angel , Royal & Derngate, Northampton and ROYO production of Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller, And Then There Were None, is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth next week, running from 12 – 16 March.
This brand-new production has been reinvented for the 21st century, directed by the renowned Lucy Bailey (Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution – now in its 6th...
Plymouth schools have been celebrating World Book Day this week (7th March.)
World Book Day was created by UNESCO in 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, it is marked in over 100 countries. The World Book Day charity’s Strategy 2023-27 sets out that its aim is “more children, from all backgrounds, developing a life-long habit of reading for pleasure, benefiting from...
Women in England can now get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP, in a move that makes access to free contraception even more convenient.
Pharmacies across the country are now offering the new service, increasing choice for women in the ways in which they can access contraception.
The rollout is part of the government and the NHS’s...
