Plymouth

The UK’s No1 Spirit Medium, Derek Acorah Opens UK Tour at Grosvenor Casino, Plymouth!

One of a kind spiritualist and mediumship pioneer, Derek Acorah will be kicking off his UK wide Grosvenor Casino tour on Thursday 22nd October at Grosvenor Casino Plymouth!

As one of the world’s most successful mediums, Derek Acorah has demonstrated his impressive skills predominately in the...

A team of marine scientists has discovered four new deep-water coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean using the power of predictive mathematical models.

Located at depths of up to 1.2km, in seas west of Ireland, the reefs were identified by a modelling system developed at Plymouth University that predicts occurrence according to conditions favourable to coral.

Researchers from...

Darren Henley, the Chief Executive of Arts Council England, will be in Plymouth on 20 October visiting some of the City’s outstanding arts and cultural organisations.

During his trip Darren will visit Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Studios and Outpost at Royal William Yard and Devonport Guildhall and Market Hall with RiO (The Real Ideas...

A brand new employability passport to help young people with their future careers has been officially launched.

Representatives from Plymouth schools and businesses were at Devonport Guildhall to formally mark the rollout of the Passport after a successful pilot scheme last year involving several schools, led by Devonport High School for Boys and Eggbuckland Community College.

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Plymouth City Council is urging local people to get their flu jabs as a major campaign to keep people well this winter is launched.

Public Health England has kicked off the new ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign with a new national flu vaccination programme for children, which this year seeks to help over three million 2-6 year olds, as the programme is extended to children in school...

Television favourites Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan will bring the curtain down on the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival.

The hosts of numerous TV shows over the past three decades, the couple have also found fame in recent years for their promotion of literature through the Richard & Judy Book Club.

They have also written numerous books themselves, and Judy’s...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has issued guidance about the storage of hay bales following three barn fires on Monday (5 October) morning.

At least one of the fires, in Tiverton, is believed to have started by the self-ignition of hay bales within the barn, while the other two, in Axminster and Combe Martin, are still under investigation.

The barn and 60 bales...

Police are investigating the theft of valuable machinery from a building site in Plymouth.

A Kubota hydraulic Tarmac breaker attachment for a digger was taken from Tesco car park at Transit Way where ground work was being completed.

The machinery, which is red and black and valued at £7,500, was stolen sometime between 5.30pm on Friday 18 September and 7.30am on Monday 21...

Ten young people from Plymouth’s Young Inspectors group have been talking to the Council’s most senior managers about the experiences of children and young people in the city’s child protection processes.

The project was started to make sure that the voice of the child was included in all aspects of work around children’s social care. Managers wanted to gain a thorough and accurate...

RECORD numbers of businesses have joined the Plymouth Science Park over the past three months.

Since June, 15 new businesses have relocated to the 25 acre site near Derriford Hospital which specialises in supporting businesses in the areas of science, technology, marine and digital.

The park is a world-class office, research and laboratory environment that provides the space,...