Plymouth

Let it be... the place music fans take pictures at the spot where the Beatles sat on Plymouth Hoe.

Plymouth officially unveiled its cheeky memorial to the Fab Four with Council leader Tudor Evans and music writer David Quantick the first to sit in the copper casts of four fab backsides.

The image they are recreating was taken by music photographer David Redfern and shows the...

What happens when you combine the spark of global thought leaders with the kindling talent of the South West? Let’s find out!

Plymouth Science Park, Health Education South West and the Beacon Medical Group have joined forces to bring the South West’s first TEDMEDLive2015 event.

Based on the internationally renowned TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) a global set of...

Almost half of tenants who sublet their property do so without their landlord’s consent, according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA).

The findings come as the government recently announced proposals to introduce minimum room sizes in order to crack down on problems with private rented accommodation such as unauthorised subletting, which often results in...

A virtual team, based primarily in Plymouth, has been awarded for their work at the Civil Service awards ceremony held at Buckingham Palace on 12 November.

Land Registry won the Digital Award for its work on the MapSearch project, reducing its huge volume of paper transactions by offering customers digital alternatives – making the transactions faster and cheaper for the Government and...

Special guests will join Destination Plymouth at a conference held at Boringdon Hall next week to discuss how Plymouth can maximise overseas visitor opportunities.

Businesses and students in the tourism and hospitality sector can attend this conference, sponsored by City College Plymouth, taking place on Thursday 26 November from 12.30pm to 4pm.

Chair of Destination Plymouth,...

Adele Paisey-Bruce, 17, is encouraging people in Plymouth to donate pairs of shoes to help children in Gambia go to school.

The City College student was inspired to start this project after visiting a small village in Gambia in February this year as part of a Duke of Edinburgh Award residential trip.

Adele said: “When I was in Bissary Village in Gambia, I taught in the school...

Local Singer/Songwriter Ellie Williams is going to be performing in a slightly different way this Christmas.

Ellie has performed with such acclaimed artists as Joan Armatrading, Suzanne Vega, Seth Lakeman and Midge Ure is currently recording her third album.

Whilst on maternity leave following the birth of her son Ethan on Christmas Day, Ellie set up a brand new community choir...

Plymouth men and women are being urged to help give cancer the cold shoulder by signing up for an exciting new event from Cancer Research UK.

The city has been chosen to host one of just four 10k Snowflake Runs across the UK this winter.

Saltram Estate, a National Trust venue in Plympton is set to be transformed into a winter wonderland when the event takes place for the first...

Visitors to Plymouth City Centre are getting ready to get their skates on as the outdoor winter ice rink is set to return.

Under new management by Blue Martini, the Plymouth Winter Ice Rink will be located at the Piazza, Armada Way, from Thursday 19 November till Sunday 31 January and will offer an authentic Christmas experience.

Peter Gorman, Director from Blue Martini, said...

A new scheme aimed at keeping some of Plymouth’s most vulnerable people safe is being officially launched after a successful pilot.

Plymouth City Council’s Taxi Licensing Team joined together with the Local Children and Adult Safeguarding Boards to offer training sessions to 60 of the city’s hackney carriage, private hire drivers and operators.

The pilot project started as a...