Air Cadets in Devon have hit the bullseye by securing cash to buy new archery equipment.
The 339 Squadron Air Cadets, based in Ivybridge, have been granted £1,000 from Persimmon Homes South West.
The donation from the region’s leading house builder comes as part of its Community Champions project, which will see a pot of £24,000 being given to support local groups and charities...
Celebrity chef, Phil Vickery will be cooking up a storm at this year’s Flavour Fest in Plymouth’s City Centre, which takes place from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August.
A regular on ITV’s This Morning, author of 14 cookbooks and former head chef at The Castle in Taunton Phil Vickery is headlining this year’s Flavour Fest. He will be appearing on the Flavour Fest Cookery Stage located under...
The UK’s Drowning Prevention Charity, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), has issued vital safety advice following the funeral of Martin Winfield, who lost his life with his partner Alan Green in their swimming pool.
Martin Winfield, aged 59, and Alan Green, aged 75, drowned in their swimming pool at their Worcestershire home on July 3. Martin’s funeral took place on Friday (24...
The owners of the derelict Quality Hotel which has been subject to vandalism and anti-social behaviour over several years, have chosen not to appeal against an Untidy Land Notice.
Plymouth City Council served an Untidy Land Notice on the owners of the Quality Hotel on 10 June 2015. The owners have chosen not to appeal to Plymouth Magistrates Court against the notice, which means it has...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has announced that Neil Kemsley has been appointed as the new Director of Finance.
Neil joins Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust from NHS England South West where he has served as Finance Director since 2013.
Having worked for a range of NHS organisations, including primary care and acute trusts, Neil brings with him extensive experience. In particular he...
Devon Wildlife Trust has teamed up with South West Water to offer a range of wildlife events for all ages this summer.
The events have both water and wildlife themes and will include rockpool rambles on the coast, and pond-dipping, bug-hunting and wildlife walks at stunning nature reserves.
Many of the activities will be based at Wembury Marine Centre and beach, near Plymouth,...
On the road this autumn, Glyndebourne Tour offers diverse line-up of World-class opera
Theatre Royal Plymouth 24 – 28 November 2015
Booking is now open for the 2015 Glyndebourne Tour which boasts a diverse line-up of World-class operas from Mozart, Donizetti and Handel. Now in its 47th year, Glyndebourne Tour will present three main stage productions, two of which transfer straight from the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival where they premiere this summer.
First is a vibrant new production of Handel’s oratorio Saul, directed by the brilliant, provocative Australian...
Plymouth continued their recent improved form with a second successive home victory, beating Premier League leaders Edinburgh 48-42 at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening, writes Graham Hambly.
The Skills Group Devils eased into an eight-point lead in the first four heats, providing all four race winners and never looked in danger of allowing their advantage to slip away....
Self-monitoring app to support adults with epilepsy ‘fills the information gap’ as NHS cuts funding for epilepsy monitoring
A new self-monitoring app launched to support adults with epilepsy will help to ‘fill the information gap’ left by NHS funding cuts for GP epilepsy monitoring, according to specialist epilepsy charity SUDEP Action.
People across the country have an awesome chance to join one of the UK’s leading big wave surfers and his crew, to witness some of the world’s most gigantic XXL waves in either Portugal or Ireland, thanks to Cornwall’s Sharp’s Brewery.
Devon-based Andrew Cotton has just returned from an intensive five day training trip to a high performance surf academy in California. There, he joined...
