For two weeks this summer the upstairs studio at Ashtorre Rock, Saltash is being transformed into an impressive gallery by the Ashtorre Artists group for their 2018 summer exhibition. This will be the tenth show since their formation in 2009 when the goal was to create 150 images of Brunel’s Royal Albert rail bridge in celebration of its 150 year anniversary.
In successive years the group of twelve artists from both sides of the Tamar have come together to explore various other aspects of the gallery’s stunning riverside...
An unused lawn mower, the folded sails of a yacht and an old sofa became foundations for homes built by Plymouth’s most unwelcome guests last year – wasps.
Plymouth’s pest control service treated around 250 nests last year and they warn that the city could see a bumper year for wasps following a mild winter and spring.
Service manager Nicola Horne said: “We are coming into the...
Police investigating an assault on a taxi driver in Plymouth have released a picture of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.
On Monday 4 May at 2.45am, a man is alleged to have hit a taxi driver, in his 60s, in the face in Premier Stores on Mutley Plain Lane.
He is then reported to have kicked the car after becoming verbally aggressive.
Nearly a third of people in the UK say they don’t like to burden others with their problems, according to research for the charity Samaritans.
The figures, published today to launch Samaritans’ awareness raising #TalkToUs campaign, also reveal that more than 1 in 5 (21.4%) people sometimes feel overwhelmed by their troubles, but 1 in 9 (11.4%) feel they don’t have anyone to share them...
Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singing sensation Gregory Porter - is proud to announce a 16 date tour around the UK. The tour opens on 4 April at the Royal Albert Hall, London and concludes on 24 April at the Birmingham Symphony Hall; stopping off in Plymouth on 22 April.
Gregory Porter, continues to perform to sell out audiences across the world and has achieved international...
A patient who is living with an aggressive and inoperable brain tumour has met scientists at Plymouth University who are working towards a cure for the devastating disease.
Luke Dustan, 29, who lives in South Molton, Devon, visited the Plymouth University Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence on Thursday 25th June. He is being treated as an outpatient at nearby Derriford Hospital...
A large number of trees are going to have to be felled in Cann wood between Whitleigh and Southway after the discovery of a deadly plant disease.
The Forestry Commission have investigated the site and used aerial photography to assess the extent of the spread and will be issuing the Council with a felling order within the next few weeks. The felling will take place throughout the whole...
Based on the award-winning DreamWorks animation film, Shrek the Musical is a must-see show for all the family.
Join our unlikely hero and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona from a fire breathing, love-sick dragon. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude, and you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around!
Featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem I’m a Believer, Shrek the Musical brings all the much-loved DreamWorks...
The RMT’s ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike of all First Great Western members over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains has recorded overwhelming votes in favour:
Members of the union will walk out for 48 hours from 18:30 BST on 8 July.
The union said a guard should be kept on every train, but FGW...
Patients at Derriford Hospital’s Sharp Ward are enjoying historic views of the city thanks to a special display of 22 photographs of old Plymouth.
The images have been donated by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery after Sandra Spencer, a Health Care Assistant on Sharp Ward, approached Museum staff to see if they could contribute to a memory box for the dementia patients staying on...
