Elena Brake, a 23-year-old BA (Hons) Fine Art student from Plymouth College of Art, recently completed Tying Knots, a very successful performance involving members of the public in Plymouth city centre.
Designed to draw attention to the everyday action of tying a knot and the ways simple things like this can be overlooked, Elena set up a box and two stools beside the sundial in the...
An anaesthesia research network, based across six hospital trusts in the south west of England, has been shortlisted in the Anaesthesia Team of the Year category at this year’s British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards.
Set up four years ago, the South West Anaesthesia Research Matrix (SWARM) is a trainee-led audit and research collaborative between six NHS organisations in the region,...
Destination: Saltram is a new pop-up exhibition exploring the world through the collections of the eighteenth century National Trust house near Plymouth. Opening on Saturday 7 May, the temporary exhibition will run until Sunday 26 June.
A two-hundred year old vase from misty Japanese mountains, tales of heroism and tragedy from Ancient Greece, and risqué painted mirrors imported from far-away China; visitors to Saltram will travel the world and through time during their stay.
A key item on display will be Saltram’s portrait of John Parker the 1st Earl by American...
A former contestant on The Apprentice will be among those the sharing secrets of their success at postgraduate showcase for Plymouth University’s Faculty of Business.
Charleine Wain, a semi-finalist on the BBC show last year, will be delivering a talk on her rise through business at the Master Your Future fair on 10 May.
Charleine, who now owns Maiya’s Hair and Beauty Salon in...
No party has secured a clear majority following yesterday’s local elections, with 27 Labour, 27 Conservative and three UKIP seats.
It is now up to the political parties to discuss what agreements can be made in order for an administration to be formed and agreed at the Annual Council Meeting on Friday 20 May.
Click here for Plymouth City Council's local election results page to...
With temperatures set to soar to 20C this week, the RSPCA is issuing advice to pet owners to ensure their animals are comfortable and happy in the heat.
The Met Office has predicted highs of 20C on Saturday and Sunday, prompting the RSPCA to remind pet owners to consider their animals over the summer weather.
Just as cold, wintry weather can pose a risk to animals, hot...
Plymouth Live Music Night in May provides even more fantastic live music by your favourite local bands! Sponsored by C&G Catering. From 7pm, get yourself down to Plymouth’s Piazza for a free night of performances:
Enjoy Jacob Hunt, an acoustic aspiring musician who took to MTV Crashes Plymouth stage in 2015, Rockafella; an energetic four-piece rock covers...
Volunteers and Council staff will be rolling up their sleeves to extend the North Cross wildflower meadow this weekend.
Building on the huge success of the wildflower display last year, this year’s display will be even bigger and better, by bringing the flowers closer to the public walking and cycling routes through North Cross. The display has also been expanded to the central...
Harnessing naturally occurring chemicals could be used as a means to protect crop seedlings being eaten by common pests, a study suggests.
Research led by Plymouth University and the University of Southampton analysed the feeding preferences of hundreds of snails when presented with several different cultivars of oilseed rape seedlings.
