Over twenty organisations have partnered with Devon & Cornwall Police to support the 'third party reporting' scheme whereby anyone being subjected to hate crime can make anonymous reports without going directly to the police. The service can be used by the victim themselves and by others reporting on their behalf, such as parents, neighbours, friends and carers.
Live music, food and family fun is on the menu at River Cottage Plymouth Canteen’s Bank Holiday Shindig on Sunday 28 August.
Kicking off at 6pm there will be live music from The Old Gaffers who will be performing sea shanties to get the evening off to a toe-tapping start plus Dumbo’s Feather. The canteen chefs will be cooking up a storm on the BBQ using the best seasonal, local...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a violent assault that left a 24-year-old man with a fractured nose.
The incident took place in Oceana Nightclub on the Barbican, Plymouth on Thursday 11th August at around 2.15am.
Investigating Officer, Detective Constable Gareth Bray, said: “We are investigating an alleged assault that took place in the nightclub. We believe that...
National Trust’s Buckland Abbey is offering a glimpse into what life was like during the Middle Ages this bank holiday, as the Abbey will be heading back in-time to 1481.
On Saturday 27 – Monday 29 August, the Medieval Free Company will be setting up camp within the grounds of the National Trust estate near Yelverton. They will give passers-by the opportunity to discover the medieval...
Schools in Plymouth may have to stock up on extra spare PE kits this term as one in four parents in the city say it’s the back to school essential they’re most likely to forget.
With most schools due to reopen on 1st September, Drake Circus is expecting a last minute rush this weekend as parents get ready for the new term.
In a survey of local parents, Drake Circus found that...
A species of crab which had not been seen in Devon for more than 30 years has been found living on a popular stretch of coast close to Plymouth.
The crustacean in question goes by the scientific name Clibanarius erythropus but is more commonly known as the St Piran’s crab. The find was made in Wembury Bay by Devon Wildlife Trust volunteer John Hepburn on one of the many regular...
An unlikely team of players have been brought together to play an exhibition basketball match.
The players come from all walks of life, a wide range of ages, and include a zoologist, a mum-of-three, a school teacher, two young men whose brother is an Olympic medallist, and a former ambulance driver.
Many of the players have never tried their hand at basketball before, but all...
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Oliver and Bernadette are about to find out.
Walrus’ Theatre award winning show, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Monday 6 – Saturday 10 September.
This two-person show imagines a world where we’re...
CATERed Plymouth's school meals provider has just been accredited as a Living Wage employer.
The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at CATERed, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors, receive a minimum hourly wage of £8.25. This is significantly higher than the national minimum wage of £6.70 and the new minimum wage premium for over...
