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Stiltskin perform Christmas magic at The Soapbox Children’s Theatre

The award-winning Soapbox Children’s Theatre is getting ready for Christmas with their latest performance: Elves and the Shoemaker – which is opening tomorrow! Stiltskin will be sprinkling their Christmas magic on this classic tale with puppets, entertaining characters and foolish behaviour.

Tom, the shoemaker, can only make one shoe - who can help him make the matching pair? Late at...

Developer at Plymouth’s Sponge UK sets gold standard with top award

Sponge UK’s Jason Butler has been named Learning Developer of the Year at Europe’s largest learning technologies awards scheme.

Jason, who works for the learning technologies business based at Plymouth Science Park, struck gold at the Learning Technologies Awards 2017 (LT Awards) held at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel on 29 November.

Jason switched his talents...

Let’s talk Christmas turkey!

Before you gobble up Turkey with all the trimmings for Christmas, you might want to take note of a new campaign to make sure you don’t end up getting food poisoning.

Plymouth City Council is working with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to offer tips on how you can safely prepare turkey at home, as the Christmas lunch of choice for around two thirds of UK households.

From buying...

Plymouth railway station murderer sentenced to life in prison

A 29-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he murdered a father. Wayne Fenton, 49, a father of five, was murdered by Jamie Skinner on 8 August this year at Plymouth railway station. On 4 December, Skinner of Bodmin Road, Plymouth, appeared before Plymouth Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to murder. Skinner will serve a life sentence with a minimum of 22 years and six...

Topping off 20 years of Signs Express (Plymouth)

Chris and Vida Reilly, owners of Signs Express (Plymouth), have topped off their 20th year as part of the UK’s leading sign and graphics company with a prestigious award win.

The Signs Express (Plymouth) franchisees were recognised for their continued investment of time and energy into their business and their focus on strategic growth throughout 2017. Managing Director of Signs...

Be scam aware and know what you’ve signed up for

Scams by con artists have cost Plymouth residents around £600,000 in recent years and Plymouth City Council’s Trading Standards is working with Citizens Advice to raise awareness of consumer rights.

The figure is revealed as we mark National Consumer Week (27 November to 1 December 2017) – follow our local hashtag #ConsumerWeekPlym or the national one #NCW17 to find out more.

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Poem and donation commends Meldon Ward

Two former patients of Derriford Hospital’s Meldon Ward have found a novel way to say a special thank you for their recent treatment.

Roger Palfrey (pictured) and Kevin Gardner met during a recent inpatient stay and the pair formed a quick rapport during their stay and decided to find a special way to say thank you to the team, for treating them with such compassion during their stay...

Stagecoach wants your views on bus services

Stagecoach is asking customers for their views on key sections of its 2/2A/2B bus route which serves Mount Batten, Hooe, Plymstock, St Budeaux and Saltash.

The request for feedback follows changes made from 3 September that increased frequencies in the Plymstock area.

The company wish to hear whether residents of Hooe and Mount Batten prefer having a through link to Plymouth...

SW contribution to Britain's biggest warships recognised

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has recognised the vital contribution that businesses of all sizes from across the South West have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ever ships.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship and the first of Britain’s two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy by Her Majesty the...

Project SEARCH Derriford wins another top award

A supported employment internship programme, based at Derriford Hospital, which assists young adults with learning disabilities to gain paid employment, has won another award to add to its collection.

The award recognised the achievement of 72% of Project SEARCH graduate interns gaining full time paid employment during the academic year.

The Project, now in its eighth year, is...

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