As part of this year’s National Gardening Week (13–19 April), gardens all over Britain that normally charge for entry or are closed to the public will be opening their doors for free on Friday 17 April in a unified effort to engage more people with the UK’s great gardens.
The aim of National Open Gardens Day is to raise awareness of the diversity, richness and cultural value of the UK’...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a two-vehicle collision in Plymouth which left a motorcyclist with serious injuries.
Emergency services were called to Crownhill Road around 11am yesterday (26 February) after a Ford Transit van was in collision with a Honda CBR motorcycle at the junction with Parade Road.
The motorcyclist, a 21-year-old Plymouth man, sustained serious leg...
As new research today (Friday 27th February) reveals people in Plymouth are unlikely to seek help if they’re struggling to pay their energy bills, British Gas is urging residents who need help to access the support and services available in the city to assist them.
A study has found over two thirds of people would rather wait until they should have paid their bills before seeking any...
Leading academics will be debating the global impact of wartime sexual violence during a high profile event at Plymouth University.
The free public debate on Wednesday 04 March will include discussion about the ongoing plight of the men, women and children affected by such violence, and current international humanitarian efforts to help them.
Plymouth City Council and the partnership leading plans for Mayflower 400 are celebrating news that the city has won £35,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to upgrade the Mayflower Museum on the Barbican.
The funding, announced yeseterday by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Sajid Javid, will allow a refurbishment of the museum, based on the upper...
A new campaign is being launched in Plymouth to encourage more young people to take up the hundreds of local apprenticeships that are still available.
The city has a reputation for delivering exceptional apprenticeships but despite there being more than 6,000 apprentices in Plymouth, there are still around 300 vacancies.
The 1000 Club has launched a campaign featuring talented...
On Sunday 1st March, there will be a special service for parents who have experienced bereavement through the loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby.
The service will take place at 2.00pm and will be held in the Chapel on level seven at Derriford Hospital. The Chapel will be also be open from 1.00pm for the opportunity to meet other parents and talk things over with a chaplain or...
Detectives in Plymouth are appealing for any witnesses or for anyone with any information about a burglary that took place at 149 Taunton Avenue in the Whitleigh area of Plymouth.
The property, a one bedroom first floor flat, was unoccupied when the offence took place.
Police believe the break-in happened sometime between Tuesday 17 February and Saturday 21 February.
The hotel teams at Plymouth Roborough and Plymouth Derriford Travelodge hotels are celebrating news that their hotels are to receive a make-over this year, as part of a nationwide £100 million brand modernisation programme. The makeovers represent a £620,000 investment in Plymouth this year.
The revamp at Plymouth Roborough will totally transform the 40-room hotel giving it a new...
