People living in Plymouth will be embracing healthier lifestyles and enjoying nature on their doorstep thanks to a new, three year project that will make five local green spaces better for people and wildlife.
The Active Neighbourhoods project was officially launched at the Woods, Waves and Wild Places conference, organised by Plymouth City Council.
Gabby Logan and Together Mutual Insurance search for Britain’s ‘Community Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Community Hero of the Year’ celebrating local volunteers with national prizes of £25,000 per category
Today, TV favourite Gabby Logan launches ‘Britain Has Spirit’, a new campaign searching for Britain’s best individual and group volunteers. Gabby is calling on the British public to...
Playground equipment should be monitored more regularly to ensure toxic metals contained within paints do not present a danger to public and child health, a study recommends.
Environmental scientists from Plymouth University analysed the metallic content of paints on equipment at almost 50 playgrounds, including some less than a decade old, across the south of England.
Millions of victims of the Holocaust as well as subsequent genocides will be remembered at a series of events this week, as Plymouth City Council passes a motion to both remember the Holocaust and condemn unfair discrimination.
A number of events are happening across the city this week in remembrance of the Holocaust, offering support and speakers for school assemblies related to...
Landlords could be fined £5,000 for failing to provide smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
As part of a new crackdown by Plymouth City Council to keep private rented tenants safe, a new policy has been introduced, in line with the new national Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations. The regulations require private landlords to ensure that there are working smoke alarms on each...
Pupils from College Road Primary School have been helping to make design suggestions for our children’s wards as part of the Gold Dust Appeal.
The 12 pupils, all members of the school council and aged between five and 11 years old were given a tour of the wards on Derriford’s Level 12, asked to pick colours and themes for a revamp and then given certificates for their efforts.
An exhibition exploring our relationship with soil and its influence on our everyday lives has launched in the Peninsula Arts Gallery at Plymouth University.
Soil Culture: Deep Roots presents a series of works by six established international artists who have engaged with soils over many years.
They range from Mel Chin, who uses plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated...
Plymouth City Council has been awarded £60,000 of Government funding to deal with rogue landlords.
The news comes after the council submitted a bid to the Department for Communities and Local Government's Rogue Landlords Fund. The additional funding will support existing work and enable more to be done with trading standards, voluntary providers supporting tenants, and working with...
Hot on the heels of Plymouth's most extravagantly glitzy sold out Christmas parties, the city centre venue is now offering its audiences a new take on 'Dinner and a Show'.
On selected evenings throughout 2016, the Pavilions will be opening its doors to welcome customers to sit back and enjoy a sumptuous 3 course dinner whilst being...
JOSH Simpson's first Argyle goal rescued a deserved point for Argyle in front of a boisterous five-figure crowd at the Memorial Stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Argyle are in form, and this was shown on the pitch and on the terraces. The game continued to build to it's crescendo, and Rovers thought that meant a single goal victory when substitute Billy Bodin struck with only 11 minutes...
