From top hats to bowlers, boaters to sombreros, beanies to tam o’ shanters, hundreds of people in and around Plymouth are expected to don their hats on Friday 27th March, Wear a Hat Day, to raise money for Brain Tumour Research.
A grand ‘hat-a-thon’ will take place at Drake’s Place, main University campus, and the Brain Tumour Research Wall of Hope at the John Bull Building, at 12 noon...
Two disused allotment sites will be getting a make-over this spring as work starts to bring them back into use as part of a Community Landshare Scheme.
The first two sites to be delivered as part of this scheme will be at Lower Swarthmore in Central Park and on land at the back of Channel Park Avenue in Efford. These sites will provide around 50 new growing plots. Both of these sites...
Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man and woman who are sought after two pairs of sunglasses were taken from a Plymouth city centre store.
Officers would like to speak to them in connection with the theft of the sunglasses, valued at a total of £635.
The sunglasses are believed to have been taken from the Sunglass Hut in Drake Circus at around 11.45am...
Barbican Theatre is delighted to announce that they have secured £19,720 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to work in partnership with Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage service on an exciting project, giving audiences a completely new perspective on the Elizabethan House on the Barbican.
A Blast from the Past; and Back Again is a project that will enable emerging artists...
The Plymouth City Centre Company Board has today accepted the resignation of Stefan Krause, City Centre Manager.
Joining the city in 2013, Stefan has worked as the City Centre Manager for two years and is leaving his post as the 2015-2020 Business Improvement District (BID) business plan is approved.
Stefan Krause, City Centre Manager, said: “After two years in Plymouth as...
TV Personality Gok Wan and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin to star in Theatre Royal Plymouth’s spectacular pantomime Cinderella
Theatre Royal Plymouth is delighted to announce that everyone’s favourite fashion-guru Gok Wan and comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin will star in this year’s magical pantomime adventure, Cinderella.
Gok Wan will play The Fairy Gokmother, offering helpful...
Plymouth’s popular garden waste collection is starting up again from 30 March.
This year the scheme will be extended by a month until the end of November so that people can sweep up autumn leaves and put their garden to bed for the winter.
The collection operates every fortnight – the same week that people’s recycling is collected.
Squeeze: From The Cradle To The Grave Tour with very special guest Dr John Cooper Clarke
Squeeze, the enduring British pop act whose songs have tenderly and wittily chronicled life and love stretching across four decades, are to play an extensive UK tour in the autumn – their first, as a band, for three years. As well as a vast catalogue including hits such as Cools For Cats, Up The...
Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, has pledged to make this election memorable by taking action to support the 850,000 people living with dementia across the UK.
Alison said: “Plymouth is aiming for status as a Dementia friendly city and we have some excellent work going on is schools like Stoke Damerel, in businesses and voluntary organisations, including with my own staff...
A brand new adult learning venture is being set up in Plymouth to protect access to courses and skills development in the city for years to come.
Plymouth City Council approved plans last week to allow its Plymouth Adult and Community Learning service (PACLS) to become an independent joint venture with two key city based partners – Shekinah and YMCA Plymouth.
