Plymouth

Make sure you’re registered to vote in General Election

If you want to vote in the general election on Thursday 8 June and you’re not already on the electoral register you have just over three weeks left to sign up.

Anyone who wants to have their say must register by midnight on Monday 22 May.

Council Chief Executive Tracey Lee said: “It’s really important that everyone who is entitled to vote is able to. If you want to have a say...

Free tinnitus information day in Plymouth

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is touring the UK and coming to Plymouth with the next in their series of FREE Tinnitus Information Days designed to support the 1 in 10 adults in the city who experience the condition.

Carol Evans, Hearing Therapist at Derriford Hospital said: "The opportunity to get information about tinnitus and to meet others with a similar problem is one not...

Triple celebration for The Primrose Foundation

There was tea and cake aplenty on Wednesday 19th April as patients, nurses and colleagues gathered together to celebrate a special anniversary for The Primrose Foundation, as well as the appointment of a new charity-funded breast care nurse.

Held on National Primrose Day, the event marked 16 years since the opening of the Primrose Breast Care Centre at Derriford Hospital, as well as...

Your bin collections are changing...

Letters will soon be landing on the doormats of every home in Plymouth to tell people about their new bin collection arrangements.

From 8 May the city will have an alternate weekly collection system, which means households will have their recycling – the green bins – collected by Plymouth City Council crews one week and their non-recyclable rubbish – the brown bins – the next.

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Plymouth Photographer in World’s Best Food Photography

Plymouth-based photographer Marcin Jucha was acclaimed in the Food for the Family category of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2017 at a packed reception at the Mall Galleries, London, last night, Tuesday 25 April with his atmospheric image, Rest at Least.

“The competition was fiercer than ever,” says Andy Macdonald, who heads up Pink Lady® in the UK, headline sponsor of the...

High Street Flats Planter Party

To mark completion of the external works to High Street Flats, completed by Mi-space on behalf of Plymouth Community Homes, a community planting event is being held on Friday 28th April 2017 between 3pm and 5pm, as a final farewell and a thank you to the residents.

The event will be attended by local Councillor Sue McDonald, along with the local residents, Plymouth Community Homes and...

Plymouth named second most adventurous UK city

New research from youth charity, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), identifies Plymouth as the second most adventurous city in the UK behind Norwich with almost a third of all adults stepping outside of their comfort zone at least once a month.

The survey of 2,000 UK adults identified anxiety and preferring to feel safe and comfortable as the two top reasons why Plymouth-based...

Principal casting and further dates announced for Miss Saigon

Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce principal casting and further dates for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon, which will come to Theatre Royal Plymouth Wednesday 4 July – Saturday 4 August 2018.

Red Concepcion will play ‘The Engineer’, Sooha Kim ‘Kim’, Ashley Gilmour ‘Chris’, Zoë Doano ‘...

Appeal after attempted robbery in Central Park

Police are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in Central Park in Plymouth late on the night of Monday 17th April 2017.

An 18-year-old local man was walking through the park at around 11.30pm when he was approached by an unknown man who asked him for a cigarette. The unknown man then threatened the victim and asked for his wallet and phone. The victim refused and...

Burts Chips unveils new factory extension

Plymouth-based artisan snack brand, Burts Potato Chips celebrated its 20th anniversary by unveiling a new factory extension at the company’s headquarters following a £3.5 million investment into the business in 2016.

The Lord Mayor of Plymouth officially opened the site, alongside David Nairn, managing director at Burts Chips and sports players from top professional teams in the South...

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