Plymouth

Did you witness nightclub assault?

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Oceana Nightclub, The Barbican, Plymouth.

Between 2-2.30am on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May, a 20-year-old man was assaulted and suffered cuts and bruises to his face and back of his head. He also lost consciousness during the incident.

The attack took place within the club by the small area between the stage where a DJ...

Will Young brings Love Revolution Tour to Plymouth

The Love Revolution Tour', Will's first tour in four years, starts in York on 29th October and runs across the UK & Ireland finishing in London at the Hammersmith Apollo on 29th November.

The tour announcement comes as Will's brilliant brand new album '85% Proof' goes straight into Number One on the Official UK Album Chart.

'85% Proof' is the sixth album from the multi-...

University joins forces with Port Eliot Festival

Plymouth University has joined forces with one of the country’s favourite festivals to increase opportunities for all to engage with the arts.

The University is to become the official cultural and creative partner of the Port Eliot Festival, which takes place each summer at a country estate in St Germans, South East Cornwall.

The partnership will aim to enhance knowledge...

Plymouth Business Show innovates business networking

Plymouth Business Show 2015 innovates business networking

Innovative local digital startup Krowdthink and the Plymouth and Devon Chamber are partnering to make the networking opportunity at the Plymouth Business Show on Wednesday 17 June at Plymouth Pavilions, a fantastically enhanced digital experience for exhibitors and visitors.

The Krowd app is a new form of social network...

Make sure you’re ‘Loving the Beach’ this summer

What could be better than relaxing at a beautiful West Country beach with breath-taking views and tucking into scrumptious, premium produce? The Venus Company count themselves extremely lucky to be located at some of Devon and Cornwall’s most stunning and sought after beaches including Devon’s Blackpool Sands, Bigbury on Sea and East Portlemouth and Cornwall’s Watergate Bay and Tolcarne....

Plans to double free childcare

The Government has announced plans to double free childcare for hard working families – which will benefit up to 50,000 parents in the South West to the tune of £5,000 per year.

The offer of 30 hours of free childcare per week during term time means parents will be able to get on while bringing up a family.

All three- and four-year-olds in working families will be eligible for...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Plymouth in which a male motorcyclist was seriously injured.

Emergency services were called to Laira Bridge at 8.35pm on Friday 29 May after the collision between a black Suzuki motorcycle and a blue Rover 45 car.

The 25-year-old Plymouth motorcyclist sustained serious injuries which were initially thought life-...

Celebration of marine and maritime heritage at Big Festival Weekend

Plymouth’s proud and historic links to the oceans are to be celebrated during two days of festivities on the Plymouth University campus.

The University’s world-leading marine and maritime research facilities are to be showcased to the public as part of the first ever Big Festival Weekend.

And the 2015 Plymouth Respect Festival, taking place as part of the weekend’s event, will...

International lecture links 10th-century medical philosophy to computer simulation in medical research

Dr. Mona Nasser, Clinical Lecturer in Evidence Based Dentistry at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is to present a lecture at an international conference in Barcelona which links the writings of a 10th-century medical philosopher to the use of computer simulation as an alternative to using animals in medical research.

Avicenna Event 5 will take place in...

Body found at St Budeaux property

Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a 38-year-old man in Plymouth are appealing for information.

Police were called at 9.15am on Friday 29 May 2015 by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of a man at a property in Normandy Way, St Budeaux.

Officers attended the address where they located the man’s body. He has been identified as Robert...

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