Plymouth

Make a date to Race for Life

THIS VALENTINE’S Day (Saturday, February 14) a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Plymouth urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

Event organisers are asking women to make a date to beat cancer by signing up for Race for Life 5k event at the Hoe. The event takes place later this year, on Sunday, June 21.

Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK’s...

Rise in buyers and sellers in SW housing market

More properties are coming on to the South West housing market, and stamp duty reform is continuing to provide a boost to sales volumes, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

In the South West, 28% more chartered surveyors have seen a rise in new instructions in January and 24% more respondents have reported a rise in new buyer enquiries. Price momentum, whilst...

New cycle parking for Plymouth

Fourteen new cycle stands are being installed around Plymouth’s city centre and waterfront in the first phase of a scheme to improve cycle parking in the city.

Cycle stands are being installed in Armada Way and Exchange Street and near the Theatre Royal and Tinside Lido, helping to make cycling a more convenient travel option and encourage more people to get on their bikes.

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TV and Xbox taken in Plymouth burglary

Detectives are appealing for information after a TV and Xbox were stolen from a Plymouth community centre.

The Woodfield Community Resource Centre was broken into sometime between 4.15pm on Friday 6 February and 4.30am on Monday 9 February.

A flat screen Samsung 47 inch black TV was stolen, along with an Xbox 360 games console, controllers and an Xbox Kinect device.

The...

Dementia chorus launches emotional single to raise funds for research and support

Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups have teamed up with Plymouth University to launch a bid for chart success with an emotional song that aims to highlight the full impact of dementia.

Never Will Forget (John’s Song) was penned by songwriter and radio presenter, Ian Calvert. Ian was inspired to write the song and raise funds for charity, having witnessed his father-in-...

Funding appeal to save endangered Plymouth spider

A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to raise money to find and save a spider from global extinction.

A Buglife petition urging a Government planning inspector to reject plans for a housing development in Radford Quarry, Plymouth on the basis it would wipe out the Horrid ground-weaver spider has attracted more than 9,500 signatures.

The spider has only ever been found at...

Why Plymouth is a great place to live this Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day approaching fast, men all around the country are starting to rummage around the back of the sofa or dust off their credit cards, and preparing to purchase a beautiful bouquet of flowers for the woman (or man!) of their dreams.

But where you live in the country can really make a difference, in terms of what size of bouquet you get, and how much your loved one...

MP seeks action on mobility scooters

Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, wrote to the Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill MP, last week to express her ongoing concerns about the safety and regulation of mobility scooters. This came after picking up on a number of concerns raised locally and around the country following a series of interviews she gave to the national media.

The safety and use of mobility...

Employees offered help to get online

Employees across Plymouth are being offered ICT training to help hundreds of people get better skills for work.

Council leader Tudor Evans has written to organisations and companies in the city offering ICT training for employees who would like to get more confident around computers and online.

The initiative follows the Council’s own successful pilot scheme to improve basic...

Treat yourself to a charity massage

Massage therapist and animal lover Ailia Barnwell is combining her love of massage and passion for animal welfare by donating 50 hours of massage in a special fundraising project to raise her target of £500 for the animals at Gables Farm Dogs’ and Cats’ Home. The one hour massages are available to book at the greatly reduced price of only £10.00, all of which will be donated to Gables Farm...

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