The National Trust has teamed up with Sport England to invest £146,000 into the existing pathways at Saltram’s parkland to provide better access for their outdoor users.
The parkland at Saltram already provides access to amazing countryside which is visited by hundreds of people, who both support the Trust and value the chance to experience and enjoy the outdoors. Thanks to Sport...
The Burrator Inn, Plymouth, has kindly chosen the Gold Dust Appeal to receive the monies raised through their charity fundraiser this year, for reasons close to their heart.
Every year, one charity is selected and over the past 10 years, a staggering £51,000 has been raised. This year’s charity fundraiser involves a 12 hour darts marathon, which is taking place this Saturday 20th...
Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that Kaiser Chiefs will return to the city with a new UK tour in 2017.
Following their performance at Boardmasters last weekend, a sold out Pavilions gig in 2015 and a hit set that blew the lid off MTV Crashes Plymouth back in 2014, the 5 lads from Leeds today announced their first arena tour in two years to include a Plymouth Pavilions gig...
Police are appealing for information after a guinea pig hutch containing two family pet guinea pigs was set alight in an arson attack in St Budeaux, Plymouth.
The attack happened between 12am-1am on Wednesday 17 August 2016 at the Sherwood’s family home on Clearbrook Avenue.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have information about the attack on the family pets, who...
Tens of thousands of spectators gathered on and around the Hoe on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 August to see over four tonnes of fireworks set off into the night sky in six spectacular displays.
Hosted by Plymouth City Council and The Event Services Association (TESA) the championships are one of the biggest annual displays put on by professional firework companies in the UK.
A group of local people affected by Huntington’s disease are to hold a family fun day at The Two Bridges pub in Saltash this Saturday, 20th August to raise money for research into the disease at Plymouth University.
There will be face painting, a barbecue and live music from 2pm until the pub shuts. There will also be a raffle and auction.
Plymouth University is marking National Honey Bee Day this week – and its leading academic in the area hopes the event will underline the importance of sustaining bees and other pollinators.
To coincide with the national day on 20 August, the University is holding a free, bee-themed ‘make and take’ event in its Drake’s Place Gardens tomorrow, 18 August.
A high number of Plymouth tanning salons are still allowing underage use of sun beds.
In a recent test purchasing operation Public Protection officers visited a random selection of seven salons in the city, and staff in five of them did not challenge a 16-year-old volunteer about their age, despite the age limit being 18. Although the volunteer did not use the sunbed, they were given...
Following a successful fundraising event on Friday 5th August, which raised an amazing £850, staff from the Outpatient Management Centre at Derriford Hospital are continuing their fundraising efforts in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal.
To raise as much as possible, in preparation for the Gold Dust Superheroes Abseil down Plymouth's iconic Holiday Inn on Sunday 25th September, members of...
British Cycling and Sky are celebrating another successful year of delivering cycling in partnership with the Council.
We teamed up in 2012 and since then the Sky Ride recreational cycling programme has had 21,000 sign-ups, with more than 100 people going on to train as lead riders themselves.
In recognition of the achievements made over the last four years, British Cycling has...
