New statistics show the majority of parents in the South West believe stopping children being exposed to junk food adverts could cut childhood obesity, as the British Heart Foundation (BHF) delivered a 30,000 strong petition to ban the adverts before 9pm to Britain’s most famous street.
The BHF polled 2,000 UK parents and found 67% of parents in the South West believe that stopping...
Plymouth City Council is encouraging local people to support their Foodbank.
Plymouth Foodbank in Manor Street, Stonehouse, is part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks, and aims to help people with much needed food and also a listening ear and useful advice. They rely on people’s donations and regular food collections are obtained from local community groups, businesses and...
Police are appealing for information after a distinctive electric guitar was stolen from a van in the Mutley area of Plymouth.
The black and white Danelectro 12-string guitar was stolen, along with a red-striped guitar case and bag of tools, from a white Vauxhall van parked in Seaton Avenue, sometime between 5.30am and 6.30am on Tuesday 24 March.
In support of World Autism Awareness Week, the National Marine Aquarium will be hosting a special ‘quiet’ event.
On Wednesday 1st April, the two hour event will invite visitors to enjoy the Aquarium’s surroundings with as little noise as possible, enabling them to appreciate the true beauty and calmness of the marine environment.
A road on new development of 19 affordable homes on a former factory site is being named after the late Councillor Dennis Camp, who served Plymouth’s Southway ward on Plymouth City Council from 1990 to his death in 2006 and was also Lord Mayor of Plymouth in 2000/01.
Alison Seabeck MP and Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Cooperatives, Housing and Community Safety for...
NETWORKING group Leading Women UK will be hosting the first of a series of political debates across the westcountry in the run up to the General Election - starting in Plymouth.
The event will include a panel made up of Johnny Mercer, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth; Penny Mills Plymouth PPC for UKIP; Wendy Miller, PPC for the Green Party.
New research identifies emerging social tribes –‘first time flyers’, ‘first time triers’ and ‘renting lifers’
Families in the South West who are never able to get on the property ladder will be more than £603,800 worse off over their lifetime than those who can buy a home in their twenties, new research from Shelter shows.
The unique study by the housing charity paints a...
Plymouth’s pitch to investors around the globe is being launched this week.
Development opportunities, the best waterfront living in the country as well as the chance to be at the forefront of marine and science technology, are being highlighted in the guide that will be distributed across the UK and overseas through the UKTI.
Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that Sarah Millican is returning with her Outsider Tour on Friday 12th February 2016. Tickets are on sale
In the past when you put Sarah Millican outside, she asked things like: ‘Why? Where is the taxi? Do I need a cardie?’ and said things like: ‘There’ll be wasps. I’ve nothing to sit on. Is that poo? Can we go home?’
Eighty per cent of businesses in the South West feel inspired to grow, and 87% feel capable of doing so. However, the government’s Do More Online campaign is highlighting the risk that small businesses will be hampered because they are not doing enough online and are missing out on opportunities to find more customers, be more efficient, and save money.
