Plymouth

Countdown to work starting on new bus station

The countdown to work starting on Plymouth’s new bus station is well and truly underway with final designs tweaks being submitted.

The project team is submitting a planning condition amendment as a result of improvements to the design and look of the site.

The amendments include a new pedestrian ramp to make it easier for people with disabilities and parents with prams to get...

Spaces available in Community Football Leagues

There is just one space left in the official Plymouth 6-a-side league and teams are urged to sign up soon.

The league is held at Devonport High School For Boys on Sunday and runs throughout the year. There are also leagues on Monday and Thursday at the same venue.

All matches are refereed by a qualified official and all the equipment is provided.

Leisure Leagues donates...

Tuamor the Turtle has a topical message in new children’s book

Plymouth illustrator Mark Hannon has joined forces with East Devon-based author Jo Earlam to produce a children’s book which aims to highlight the issue of ocean plastic.

Tuamor the Turtle tells the story of how a single turtle in the Pacific Ocean takes on the might of the plastic peril. He's helped by two children, Abbie and her younger brother Charlie. But is it too late for Tuamor...

Plymouth engineers plan renewed attempt on a land speed record

A team of students, academics and technicians from Plymouth University are planning a renewed attempt on a land speed record in September 2016.

Mechanical and composites engineers and students had spent a year developing, building and testing an arm-powered vehicle ahead of the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada.

However, a pre-existing injury meant...

Art installation will recognise organ donors

A spectacular art installation is due to be unveiled at Derriford Hospital as a public statement of thanks to organ donors and their families.

The Gift of Life Flower Seed Head, designed by Karen and Tony van de Bospoort of Leeds-based Hospital Art Studio, will be unveiled on Monday, December 7.

Made from stainless steel and acrylic the design is a metaphor for survival and is...

Sponge UK launches ‘best ever’ Christmas game

Award-winning learning provider, Sponge UK is using its expertise in multi-device elearning games to create a fun festive challenge.

The Plymouth-based company has launched a new Christmas game, Save Santa!

Players take on the role of an elf who must find a way through a frozen underground world, collecting presents, dodging yetis and defeating rocket-powered penguins, before...

Work with veterans featured in new BBC series

Plymouth will be in the national TV spotlight again as a new series for BBC Two, presented by Alex Polizzi, highlights the pioneering work in the city to help veterans back into work.

The presenter has been filming in Plymouth over the past few months for the new BBC Two series ‘Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes’. A number of ex-servicemen are followed in the documentary which features the...

Warning issued over exploding hoverboards

Consumers are being urged to think before buying this year’s ‘must have’ for Christmas, a hoverboard, which could be at risk of catching fire or even exploding.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is appealing to Christmas shoppers to follow a 12-point safety checklist (below) if they are thinking of buying a hoverboard or have already purchased one.

Since October 15...

Dental project addresses oral health at The Elder Tree

Dental students from Plymouth University are to work with The Elder Tree to help raise awareness about oral health, improve access to NHS dental care and bring dental issues to the centre of the service provided by The Elder Tree to its members.

The project is coordinated by the Community Engagement Team at the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise.

The Elder Tree is a befriending...

Museum curator celebrates female scientists

A member of staff from the City Museum and Art Gallery has co-written a chapter about four of Plymouth’s historic marine biologists for a brand new e-book.

Put together by authors from around the world, ‘Another Passion for Science’ highlights the achievements of some of science’s most unsung women – from the mathematical mind of Florence Nightingale to pioneering female astronauts who...

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