The unseen responses of remote offshore lighthouses in the face of severe storms are revealed in a new study by Plymouth University.
A team from the School of Marine Science and Engineering considered historical and contemporary observations of the wave impact loading on rock lighthouses during storm conditions.
They combined these with data obtained in a pilot study on the...
Plans to breathe new life into parts of the city’s stunning waterfront have been given a boost from the Coastal Communities Revival Fund.
A project to tidy up unused Edwardian bathing facilities to the east of Tinside and transform shore side buildings into a unique location for pop up shops in the summer can now get off the ground, thanks to a £50,000 grant.
In November, 40% more chartered surveyors saw house prices rise rather than fall in the South West according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
The general mismatch between supply and demand continues to drive growth in prices and 45% more respondents expect prices to rise further over the next three months (as opposed to a fall) – this is higher than the national balance...
A public consultation was held this week at the Ridgeway School in Plympton about plans for a state-of-the-art 3G Football Astro Turf Pitch.
Local people were invited to the schools main hall to see the plans and ask questions.
The school is applying for Football Association funding worth £250,000 for the pitch including fencing, floodlights and the upgrade of existing grass...
Plymouth will be receiving more than £400,000 to help pave the way for new starter homes.
The Government has announced a grant of £407,825 to help Plymouth City Council prepare the groundwork for 27 starter homes.
The national Starter Homes Initiative aims to help young first-time buyers (below 40 years) to purchase a home with a minimum 20% discount off the market place....
Children and young people from 36 schools all over the city will be coming together to sing their favourite carols at this year’s Lord Mayor’s Schools Carol Services.
The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, together with Plymouth Youth Music Service, will be holding three Schools Carol Services at The Minster Church of St Andrew on:
Thursday 10 December 1.00pm Friday 11 December 10.00am...
Many Plymouth residents are still facing a daily struggle with debt despite the UK’s gradual economic recovery and a fall in the number of people seeking advice, a leading debt charity has warned.
Figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity show that 804 people in the Plymouth area called its helpline for advice in the first half of 2015 with average debts of £11,358. After they...
British Transport Police would like to speak to the man in this CCTV image after a woman and a teenage girl were sexually assaulted on a train in Cornwall – do you know him?
The two separate assaults took place on the 12.39pm Plymouth to Penzance train on Friday, 20 November.
A man asked to sit next to a 16-year-old girl, who he then went on to touch inappropriately. After the...
Award-winning HLM Plymouth, based at Mills Bakery in Royal William Yard, has announced the new appointment of Lee Ferris as Associate Architect.
Lee (39) is a fully qualified architect with 13 years’ experience in delivering quality building projects, with 10 years spent working internationally designing and delivering large mixed-use projects ranging from iconic high-rise towers to...
