Plymouth

Tea Dance with a Twist!

The final in the current run of Tea Dance with a Twist! events takes place this Saturday 13 August at Plymouth Guildhall. Whether you prefer to waltz, jive, cha cha cha or lindy hop, or even if you’re a complete novice, Tea Dance with a Twist! is a chance to don your dancing shoes and trip the light fantastic down memory lane.

‘Awesome! Fantastic! One of the best tea parties I’ve been...

Wally’s Dance Party Plymouth raises money for local mesothelioma charity

An evening of dancing held in Plymouth at The Life Centre on Saturday 6 August 2016 raised a grand total of £750 for the South West Mesothelioma Support Group, whilst at the same time raising awareness of asbestos related cancer. The event was organised by mesothelioma patient Wally Wright.

Thanks go to asbestos specialist solicitors Novum Law for their sponsorship, plus all those who...

Whitleigh residents urged to report anti-social behaviour

Neighbourhood policing teams are urging residents and businesses in the Whitleigh area of north Plymouth to contact them about local anti-social behaviour and drug and theft crimes after the recent arrest of five people.

After an increase in reports of anti social behaviour and acquisitive crimes in the area, officers including local Neighbourhood teams, drug dogs, detectives and...

Video CCTV appeal after attempted robbery

Police are investigating an attempted robbery that took place at CJ Brown’s Newsagent in Thurlestone Walk, Leigham, Plymouth.

Two men walked into the store at around 9.45am on Sunday 7th August demanding to be given money. One of the suspects threatened a female shop worker with a kitchen knife but when the alarm was activated both suspects ran off. The member of staff was not harmed...

Flying Shop of Imagination set to land at Buckland Abbey

An interactive workshop for all the family at Buckland Abbey is set to unravel the tales of Sir Francis Drake who once owned the estate near Yelverton.

Children aged six to eleven, and their families, are invited to join the Flying Shop of Imagination on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August from 11am until 1pm or from 2pm until 5pm.

Rich Burrow, Visitor Experience Officer at...

Touch rugby – give it a try!

Young people are getting a chance to play rugby with one of Plymouth Albion’s first team players this summer.

Plymouth City council are teaming up with the club, England Rugby and national sports charity StreetGames to run free coaching sessions, led by lock Dan Collier.

The touch rugby sessions are for young people aged 11 to 25 and are being held at local Doorstep Sports Club...

Join the Big Friendly Read this summer

This summer holiday Libraries across Devon are challenging children of all ages to take part in their Summer Reading Challenge – part of a national programme coordinated by The Reading Agency.

Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, and to celebrate his 100th birthday, this year’s theme is “The Big Friendly Read” and is aimed at children aged from 4 to 11. “The Big Friendly Read” is...

Catshark egg spotting at Wembury and how you can help

National Trust rangers are helping to promote a citizen science project for marine conservation on Wembury beach and hope that visitors will get involved.

In collaboration with the Shark Trust, local resident John Hepburn has been adding tags to catshark egg cases that he has encountered in the Wembury area since April 2014.

The aim of the project is to collect information on...

Get involved in shaping Plymouth’s future

Calls to protect football pitches at Collings Park and objections about development plans on Paradise Road in Stoke are some of the responses received as part of a massive consultation.

Comments are now coming in as part of the Joint Local Plan consultation carried out by Plymouth City Council and South Hams District and West Devon District Councils.

A total of 30,300 homes...

PWA Heatwave delivers a hot night of action

The crowd were red hot for Plymouth Wrestling Association’s apply titled ‘Heat Wave’ event. The show featured the debut of many nationally recognized stars, the shock return of PWA’s resident monster and a title match that will go down in history as one of the best matches ever to grace the South West.

The hype surrounding ‘Heat Wave’ was like no local wrestling show before, so PWA and...

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