Professional adventurers Hugo and Ross Turner, better known as the Turner Twins, are currently on a sailing tour of the UK, stopping at 10 marinas to promote ocean advocacy. Having already visited Portsmouth, the second stop on their tour is Queen Anne’s Battery Marina , Plymouth, where they will be for two days, from August 27th - 28th, encouraging the public to get involved in fun,...
Students and staff at Plympton Academy, part of Thinking Schools Academy Trust, are rejoicing after receiving their A-Level and Level 3 BTEC grades.
This year, despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, students have excelled, and the Academy is celebrating a year of strong results for its young people. Many students are now preparing to head on to university, apprenticeships or...
A donation of £4,000 has been welcomed by Plymouth’s RNLI Lifeboat Station, following a gift by a local fuel supply terminal.
Valero Energy Ltd operate the marine terminal in Cattedown, Plymouth, which is a critical part of the fuel supply network in the South West. Valero Terminal Manager Steve Phillips recently visited the RNLI Lifeboat Station to present the volunteers with a...
LIFESAVING defibrillators have been bought by Specsavers in Plymouth to provide rapid support to people in cardiac arrest.
Automatic external defibrillators can be the difference between life and death, and the staff learned about the machines’ importance when they attended a first-aid course.
The course inspired them to buy the defibrillators and install them in the stores...
Free family-friendly activity launches for the summer holidays
Visitors to Royal William Yard are being invited to travel back through time to learn what Plymouth was like 380 million years ago. The University of Plymouth and Royal William Yard have joined forces to create a new interactive Geo Trail , enabling families to embark on an exciting exploration of the city’s past.
Specsavers stores in Plymouth are offering customers the chance to be part of an environmental initiative by recycling their glasses and contact lenses for free.
The scheme comes after stores teamed up with recycling experts MYgroup to install recycling collection boxes.
Customers at Specsavers Plymouth stores will be able to drop off metal and plastic glasses and sunglasses...
Drake Circus is calling for young people in Plymouth to take the first step in their retail careers by registering for its free training programme, Bright Lights Starting Out in Retail.
The two-week online programme starts on Monday 15th August and aims to give young people in Plymouth access to high quality training, including support with interviews and CV writing, as well as mental...
Azets, the UK's largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, has launched a new Plymouth office, located in Sutton Harbour. The new office shows Azets’ continued investment in the West Country and will house specialists in audit, business advisory, restructuring and insolvency.
The office, which opened at the end of July, is being headed up by Laura Pingree and Duncan...
A biker from Devon is preparing to ride more than 1,000 miles in three days in memory of his best friend’s wife who died of a brain tumour.
Stuart Morrissey from Plymouth will take to the roads on his 125cc motorcycle, stopping off at 14 of the country’s vehicle museums along the way. The challenge, which will see him cover 1,100 miles in just three days, is inspired by Christine...
Two local charities have partnered to launch the Plymouth Harbour Runs , a pair of new community running challenges. Mental health charity Devon Mind and men’s health charity The Chestnut Appeal are inviting local running enthusiasts to participate in the Plymouth Harbour 10K this October, which is now open for registration. The run is sponsored by Bishop Fleming , an accountancy firm with an...
