Plymouth

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School in Fort View, Plymouth have been busy fundraising for Children in Need with a series of activities.

Children at the nursery baked lots of cakes for a special bake sale, which they took along to the local fire station and sold to the firefighters.

After completely selling out of cakes, the children were allowed to sit in the...

The UK’s leading registration body for electricians is urging people to think electrics when they carry out their checks on the elderly this winter.

Research commissioned by the NICEC found that 24 million of us have elderly relatives living on their own.

Despite half (50%) of us believing the elderly are more at risk of electrical fires, 75% of us haven’t had their homes...

Santa has just revealed details of his fabulous new Christmas grotto at Drake Circus shopping centre, Plymouth which this year will feature it's very own 8 metre tall Smeaton's Tower.

The grotto's red and white lighthouse, inspired by the original iconic Plymouth landmark on Plymouth Hoe, will provide a dramatic and spectacular backdrop for Santa and his elves, as they carry out their...

CENTRAL Convenience Stores has further expanded its presence in the south west with the acquisition of a Convenience Store & Post Office in Plymouth.

Best One Convenience Store in the Stonehouse area of the city has been snapped up by the fast-growing chain after it was put on the market for £199,950.

The new store represents the 94th branch launched by Central Convenience...

Plymstock is set to get 28 new homes after ethical housing developer, Aster Group secured planning approval for its Horn Lane development from Plymouth City Council.

Located at the former Downham School site, the two-storey scheme will include 14 properties for sale as well as two affordable rented flats for wheelchair users. In addition, 12 shared ownership homes will be built, to...

One of the most exciting waterfront development opportunities in the country has now been unveiled.

Plymouth City Council is inviting preliminary expressions of interest in Phase 3 of the Oceansgate Enterprise Zone in Devonport.

Docks and jetties which once saw the departure of Royal Naval ships could welcome state of the art marine manufacturing, heralding a new era in the...

This week local Plympton business, SSG Training and Consultancy, are showing their support for PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufactures Association) Tower Safety Week by attempting the mannequin challenge!

A number of team members, directed by SSG PASMA trainer Dave George, worked together to recreate the social media craze. The mannequin challenge, already carried out...

Scalpels were drawn in an interactive, one-of-a-kind, national surgical skills competition run by Britain's oldest Royal Surgical college with the announcement of the winner of the seventh round.

Conor Jones from the Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry was a cut above the rest in the South West Peninsula regional round, run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ( www....

Year 7 students from Plympton Academy spent three days in Bude recently on their first secondary school residential trip.

The youngsters had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of adventurous activities including, high ropes, kayaking, dragon boating, caving, surfing and body boarding, during their stay at Adventure International.

The aim of the trip was to allow...

A group of Devon based comedians will host an evening of free comedy in Plymouth this month as part of a new regular night.

The new coalition of comics are hosting free shows across the South West under the banner 'The Comedy Avengers' and it will include a monthly show at The Fortescue pub in Plymouth on the fourth Thursday of every month.

The comics, who perform nationwide on...