Plymouth

Trampoline Park to open in Plymouth

There’s something to put a spring in your step this summer as the largest trampoline park in Devon and Cornwall is due to open in Plymouth in June. A relatively new concept in the UK, the trampoline park concept originated from the USA and Australia before hitting Europe around 5 years ago. The popularity of the sporting activity has increased hugely over the last year with 30 UK parks opening in...

Transat bakerly docks into Britain's Ocean City

On Sunday 24 April, The Transat bakerly fleet arrived at Britain’s Ocean City, ready for the big race start from Plymouth Sound on Bank Holiday Monday.

Known as Britain’s Ocean City, every man and his dog (quite literally) turned out along Plymouth Waterfront on Sunday to welcome the skippers to Sutton Harbour and Plymouth Yacht Haven. The fleet will remain locked to the pontoons until...

Meldon Ward raises funds for a patient activity box

Throughout Easter, staff on respiratory ward, Meldon, organised an Easter raffle to raise funds to purchase an activity box for patients staying on the ward.

In total, over £500.00 was raised and allowed the team to purchase arts and crafts, games, colouring books and much more to benefit those staying in hospital and to keep minds occupied.

Bev Gracey, a Health Care Assistant...

Schools combine for Ten Tors event

Better together – Ridgeway School and Devonport High School for Girls combine for the Ten Tors event in 2016. Once again the combined Ten Tors training group from Ridgeway School and Devonport High School for Girls have entered a strong set of teams at every distance for this year’s event. It is now thirteen years since former Ridgeway School Headteacher John Didymus introduced the Ten Tors event...

Devon embraces National Schools Snowsport Week

A brand new national initiative aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to skiing and snowboarding has begun in Devon and will continue until Friday.

‘National Schools Snowsport Week sponsored by Visit Andorra’, which is being backed by former The Jump contestant Stacey Solomon and GB Snowboarder Aimee Fuller started last Friday at both Plymouth Ski and Snowboard...

Plans submitted for executive homes in Plymouth

Leading housebuilder Charles Church Cornwall has submitted two planning applications for more than 60 new homes in Plymouth.

Charles Church, which recently opened a new regional office in Launceston, wants to build 27 houses in the Seaton neighbourhood and a further 36 houses at Plymstock Quarry.

Outline planning permission has already been granted at both sites.

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War medals stolen from Plymstock home

Police are trying to trace a number of war medals that have been stolen from a Devon home and may have been sold in Buckinghamshire.

The war medals (pictured) were taken from a property in Plymstock area of Plymouth on Friday 29 January 2016.

The medals shown in the black and white photograph belonged to the late Colonel James Rowland Walkey. He was a Chaplin who received an...

Moo-ving cows into Plymouth

New residents will be moo-ving into the countryside at Derriford – a herd of young cattle.

Duchy College are transporting seven Aberdeen Angus, Simmental and Belgian Blue yearlings from their farm at Camborne to Poole Farm so that they can graze the meadows of Seaton Valley.

The arrival of the animals yesterday is another sign that the countryside is coming to the city in a big...

An Evening of Dirty Dancing Party Night

It's the summer of 2016 and everybody, but everybody's in love! For one night only, Plymouth Pavilions will host an evening of summer romancing and Dirty Dancing on Saturday 2 July, as the ultimate Dirty Dancing party night merengues into town.

We'll be sure to put the pickle on everybody's plates and pump up the Pachanga as we serve up a superb 3 course meal and breath-taking live...

Appeal after woman assaulted in Plymstock

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault that took place outside the Barton Doctors Surgery on Horn Lane, Plymstock.

At around 2pm on Thursday 31st March, a disagreement took place in the car park which led to a woman in her 60’s being struck in the face resulting in bruising under the eye.

The suspect is described as being a white man in his 20’s and of heavy...

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