Plymouth

A £10million project to reinforce and upgrade a post-war 33kV power network in Plymouth is underway.

Western Power Distribution (WPD), the electricity distributor for the region, is committed to investing in its network to further improve supply reliability and customer service levels.

The first stage of the initiative involves updating 48 kilometres of cables over 17 circuits...

A team of students from Plymouth High School for Girls have emerged victorious from the prestigious national final of a legal competition presided over by Sir Brian Leveson, Mrs Justice McGowan and The Honourable Lady Rae at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

The students, aged 15-18, took on the roles of barristers, witnesses and other court staff to present criminal cases against...

The city is marching ahead with its plans for Plymouth Armed Forces Day, which were unveiled at the highly anticipated and exciting launch event.

Plymouth Armed Forces Day is organised by Plymouth City Council with Babcock as title sponsor, and is fully supported by the Military Services and businesses across the city. Each year Plymouth aims to raise awareness and support for the...

Royal William Yard springs into action on Sunday 2 April for the return of the Good Food Market. Not only will the market showcase some of the best food and drink that the South West has to offer, there’s also fun for the whole family with the Horizons Charity Egg-squisite Easter egg hunt. Over 60 regular stallholders from across Devon and Cornwall, including The Olive Branch, and award winning...

Leading charity, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, have announced their nationwide fundraising WALK IT events are back for summer 2017.

Taking place throughout May, June and July; WALK IT invites anyone to join and walk either 5km or 10km to show their support for the fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

There will be eight routes across the country this year – London,...

First time property investor Annie Dawes is enjoying watching her investment thrive after buying a Barratt apartment at PL2 in Plymouth.

Annie, who lives in France, was keen to retain a base in the UK and decided that a buy to let property would be the best investment for her funds.

Plymouth was Annie’s first choice of location and she was delighted to be able to buy in her...

For people living with dementia daily tasks can become difficult or sometimes daunting. Shopping in particular can be a stressful experience for people with dementia who are often left feeling vulnerable.

Plymouth City Council in collaboration with Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group are working together to ensure Plymouth is a Dementia Friendly City...

The UK has more self employed workers than ever - and the number wishing to buy new-build homes is also on the increase, according to leading housebuilder Barratt Homes.

Latest figures from the ONS reveal there are now more than 4.8 million self-employed people in the UK and financial experts from The New Homes Group say that it is fact easier to secure a mortgage than many self-...

Key national and regional construction contractors are opening major construction sites across Plymouth in March 2017.

As part of the national Open Doors campaign delivered by Build UK in partnership with CITB, the Council led Building Plymouth partnership is offering a unique chance for local people to see behind the scenes at six major ‘live’ construction sites.

Aiming to...

Heating controls expert Drayton is supporting Comic Relief by fundraising for Red Nose Day 2017 with its quirky ‘Brainspotting’ campaign!

Drayton has taken inspiration from the silver screen and created its very own movie poster – ‘Brainspotting’ - featuring some of the key faces in the Drayton family.

Film buffs will be familiar with the iconic poster, originally created for...