House price growth increased again in the South West in June, pointing to renewed acceleration in house price inflation during the second half of the year, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
In the region, 50% more surveyors expect house prices to rise over the next three months, which is the highest proportion since April 2014. As new instructions continue to...
Buglife and other organisations involved in Devon Local Nature Partnership are appealing to Devon's residents to do one simple thing to help bees and other pollinating insects this National Pollinator Week.
Wild bees and other insect pollinators are faced with a perfect storm of pressures which have all led to their decline, these include: a loss of wildflower-rich habitats through the...
The Council is taking action to force the sale of a derelict and unsafe Grade 2 listed building which has been empty since a fire nine years ago.
Plymouth City Council is starting enforced sale action under the Law of Property Act 1925, a former snooker club Pot Black – also known as the Former Mechanics Institute at 18-20 Duke Street in Devonport.
Mum-of-two Katie Williams has turned the experience of planning her wedding into a successful business, by launching a wedding planning app for local brides-to-be in Devon and Cornwall.
After being made redundant from a career in sales and marketing, Katie decided to go self-employed and took the opportunity to become part of a national franchise to launch the Wedding Partners app in...
A group of 31 children from schools in the American city of Plymouth Massachusetts have been visiting Plymouth this week.
The children represent part of the international choir that has been rehearsing, via the internet, across the waves between Plymouth UK and Plymouth USA. Collectively, there will be over 100 US and UK children singing together, at their very first live concert to...
An empty shop in Plymouth city centre is to get a new lease of life as an independent optician – the first to open in the city centre for more than 30 years.
The premises in Cornwall Street, which used to be a St Luke’s Hospice shop, has been vacant for over a year.
The shop is being taken over by a family-run business, Iconic Opticians, which is hoping to contribute to the...
Nine apprentices from Plymouth City Council have gone head to head with seven other teams from around the country in a bid to be crowned Apprentice Team of the Year 2015 at the Brathay Apprentice Challenge.
The two-day long adventure finale at Brathay Trust’s Windermere headquarters marks the end of six months hard work, involving some of the country’s leading apprentice employers,...
The nine apprentices from Plymouth City Council, who have been taking part in the Brathay Apprentice Challenge have been announced as joint winners of the Brathay's Community Project Award, for their orchard project in Ernesettle.
At the finals which were held at Lake Windermere, the team were also delighted to take second place in the overall competition.
Plymouth children who sign up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 11 July could also help to set a brand new Guinness World Record.
Organised by The Reading Agency in partnership with local libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge encourages four to 11-year-olds to read six or more library books or eBooks during the school summer holiday.
