Plymouth

Thank you for helping Plymouth’s alternate weekly collection get off to an encouraging start – that’s the message from the leader of the Council, Ian Bowyer.

New figures show that people across Plymouth are recycling more and throwing away less waste.

The city is trimming its waste line – throwing away nearly 12 kilos less per household – that’s almost two stone (48 pasties)...

Plymouth City Council leader Ian Bowyer today welcomed the announcement that one of the world’s leading marine and air automonous research and manufacturing companies is coming to Plymouth.

The French company Thales is to make the new facility in Turnchapel Wharf its maritime autonomy trials and training centre. As well as securing 20 highly-skilled jobs, the move gives the company a...

Fashion fans are in for a treat this Autumn as Royal William Yard's leading fashion boutique, IDFashion stages its Autumn fashion event at Royal William Yard - in partnership with Plymouth Ladies Charity Club - which is set to be bigger and better than ever.

The event will feature a stunning collection of over 50 beautiful and unique designer looks, created by the ID design team,...

September 2018 may seem ages away but if your child is due to start school you need to start the application process now.

From Monday 4 September Plymouth City Council is taking applications from families whose children are due to start at:

• primary school for the first time in September 2018
• junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in
...

Preparations to make one of the oldest properties in Plymouth ready to play its part in the Mayflower commemorations look set to get underway in the Autumn.

Plymouth City Council has submitted a listed building application for a detailed structural condition investigation to be carried out on the Elizabethan House.

The application asks to carefully remove all internal finishes...

A special ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 6 at Ford Park Cemetery for a World War One nurse who has been given a Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s headstone more than 100 years after her death.

Nurse Olive Bennett of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) died on October 30, 1916, but her death was never recorded as a casualty of war and she was therefore not given a...

Officers are seeking information following a burglary at a shop on Albert Road in Plymouth on Friday 18 August.

It is believed that an unknown male offender gained entry into the store through a window at around midnight on Friday.

Amongst items stolen was a 3ft model Galleon ship with sails [pictured]. The Galleon was a display model used in the shop window and was donated by...

Five star housebuilder David Wilson Homes is gearing up for the official opening of its new development in Brixton, Devon.

It is set to launch Canes Meadow on Saturday September 2 when the first of the three, four and five bedroom homes will be released for sale.

“We have had a huge response since we first confirmed we would be back in Brixton so we are thrilled to be...

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Anstis Street and Francis Street in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.

At around 5.40pm on Tuesday 15th August, a 42-year-old man was assaulted by three men who subsequently fled the scene.

The victim sustained facial injuries and a suspected fractured skull for which he has received treatment at hospital.

Three...

WOMEN in Plymouth are being urged to make a last minute dash to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as there are just five weeks left until registration closes.

Just under 2,000 women have already signed up to take part the 5k muddle obstacle event on Sunday 1ct October at Plymouth Central Park, but there are still places left.

Entries close at midnight on Friday 29...