Plymouth

On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 November some of the South West’s finest food, drink and crafts will be heading to National Trust’s Buckland Abbey for its annual Christmas craft and food fair.

This year a free park and ride service; operated by Stagecoach South West, will be running up to every 10 minutes throughout the day from Harrowbeer Aerodrome. Providing visitors with hassle-free...

Dr Rupert Jones, a Plymouth GP and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is playing a role in the establishment of the Makerere University Lung Institute in Uganda.

Chronic lung disease is a growing and debilitating health issue for countries in East Africa. Resulting from respiratory infections such as TB and HIV, and...

According to recent research by Avon, the top five reasons women do not start their own business are:

Not having a business idea No start up finance Not good enough Wouldn’t be able to do it alone with no support No qualification or experience

A recent report by UK Domain also shows that 54 per cent of millennial mums who returned to traditional employment after maternity leave...

Little witches and wizards are invited to head down to Barbican Leisure Park this half term to channel their cheeky ghoulish spirit into fun Halloween arts and crafts.

On Friday 28th October from 12 – 5pm, families can have fun creating spooky Halloween masks and 3D collaged pumpkins, as well as making their own super-scary Halloween cups to take home, all for free.

The fun at...

On Friday 28 October, Theatre Royal Plymouth is giving people a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at the Theatre.

As well as guided on-stage and backstage tours, there will be a chance to see how sets are designed and built, whilst also having the opportunity to see demonstrations of how the lighting and sound works within with Theatre.

Visitors will have the rare...

Plymouth’s very own Central Park has been nominated for the Best Park 2016 award.

The parks been nominated by the Council’s Sports Development team for its wide ranging facilities which cater for all ages such as Bowls Greens, Football Pitches, Play park, Skate Ramps and FootGolf that cater for a range of ages and interests.

The Best Park 2016 awards are held by the Field in...

Members of the public will be able to see their name etched into history when ambitious plans to build a multi-million pound robot boat to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower out of Plymouth take another step forward tomorrow (Monday 24th October, 2016).

The team behind the Mayflower Autonomous Ship are planning a Crowdfunding launch which will offer, among many...

The China House in Sutton Wharf is staging a series of spooktacular Halloween activities to raise money for the NSPCC this half-term.

The pub, part of Vintage Inns, has recently partnered with the NSPCC to raise funds for the charity which works to protect children in the UK.

To kick-start the association, The China House will be taking part in Go Green For Halloween and will...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision involving a single vehicle on the A38 between the Haye Road and Saltram overbridges, Plymouth, at 7.15am on Thursday 13 October 2016

A grey Vauxhall Corsa left the westbound carriageway and went through a hedge, and overturned onto its roof.

Police, fire and ambulance services attended, and several other drivers...

Next month, Theatre Royal Plymouth will host the European premiere of BIG THE MUSICAL. Opening on 5 November 2016, BIG will run until 12 November before transferring to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for a Christmas run ahead of its West End opening next year.

BIG, the heart-warming and hilarious Broadway musical based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of Josh Baskin,...