An afternoon of dancing to lively music by 'Wally's Dance Party' was enjoyed by those attending a charity Tea Dance in the beautiful setting of Plymouth Guildhall on Friday 12th June 2015.
Despite the numbers attending being lower than hoped for (due to bad weather,) the afternoon which included a raffle raised a worthwhile £540 for the South West Mesothelioma Support...
Research released today reveals that over politeness in the workplace could be detrimental to Plymouth businesses.
The research conducted by online expenses management provider, webexpenses, found that a staggering 82% of office-based business managers claim that being too polite could be costing their organisation money.
When asked if they were too polite when managing...
On 3 July 2015, patients, relatives and friends gathered together at a moving ceremony at Saltram House in Plymouth to mark Action Mesothelioma Day. The special event was organised by the South West Mesothelioma Support Group (SWMSG), based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre at Derriford Hospital.
The ‘Action Mesothelioma’ campaign was started in 2006 by the British Lung Foundation...
Thousands of people in Plymouth are already enjoying the Ping! Plymouth table tennis festival.
Around 2,500 participants attended the Ping! Plymouth launch on Saturday 13 June and the new Ping Parlour (old Disney store on Armada Way) is also now open every day.
The Parlour regularly has 300 – 400 people passing through its doors and there are also 30 free table tennis tables...
Staff from LHC’s Exeter and Plymouth design studios have raised over £2,500 for one of the UK’s oldest charities, Devon based Hannahs.
The team of architects and urban designers cycled 58 miles and climbed 3750 feet of hills on Sunday, raising money towards a new £11,000 all-terrain wheelchair for the charity.
Twenty members of staff, including six of the company Directors...
Police and Trading Standards are appealing for information after two elderly women were conned out of thousands of pounds on their doorstep, leaving their property in poor condition.
The victims, who are in their late 70s, have been cold called at their home in the Leigham area of Plymouth on three different occasions and conned out of money.
It’s the fifth year in a row that a popular summer fair will be held in Frogmore field in Eggbuckland.
The day’s been organised by Eggbuckland Youth Action with support from local organisations, including: the Youth Service, local councillors and Plymfed, they have been able to organise events for the residents of Eggbuckland to help bridge the generation gap and to be able to show the...
A number of new self-build housing projects in Plymouth will move a step closer after funding was approved by Plymouth City Council.
The Executive Decision signed by Leader of Plymouth City Council, Councillor Tudor Evans, gives the go-ahead for supporting eight self-build serviced plots on two brownfield sites in the city – one at Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, and the other at...
Playing fields that have been dogged by drainage and condition problems will be getting a major revamp to make them pitch perfect.
Plymouth City Council has announced Agripower Limited as the contractors to carry out the improvement work to the playing fields used by teams belonging to the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League and Plymouth University.
Richard Deacon, Bill Woodrow, Mary Kelly, Hew Locke, Gillian Wearing and Grayson Perry amongst artists announced for Ocean Studios inaugural show Ocean Studios, Plymouth’s £4.2 million artistic development within an approximate 60,000 sq ft Grade I listed former naval building, has announced its opening programme, set to launch on 30 July 2015.
