A new exhibition opening at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 13 December will showcase some of Plymouth’s most important and interesting portraits.
‘In the Frame: Plymouth’s Portraits Revealed’ delves into the city’s collection, and presents new research about some of the characters who are new or rarely seen.
Visitors will be able to come face-to-face with maritime...
Parents are being urged not to leave it till the last minute to choose which schools they would most like their children to this year.
Families whose children are due to start at primary school for the first time or junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in September 2015 have under 40 days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices....
Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with an unprovoked assault which took place in Reflex nightclub in Plymouth.
The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday 15 November in the Reflex nightclub in Union Street. The victim of the unprovoked assault is a serviceman who was punched by both men and sustained multiple breaks to both sides of...
A celebrated industrial designer whose illustrious career spans more than half a century has been passing the benefits of his experience to a new generation of creative minds.
Sir Kenneth Grange spent a morning talking to, and answering questions from, undergraduate and postgraduate design students at Plymouth University.
The UK’s major energy suppliers have launched a nationwide campaign to help reunite customers with cash owed to them by their former energy supplier.
'My Energy Credit' enables energy consumers to claim credit repayments through a new 'My Energy Credit' helpline 0370 737 7770 and freepost address (see below) in addition to www.myenergycredit.com website which launched in September. The...
Employers in the South West are entering the new year buoyed by optimism, according to Manpower, the global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions.
The South West’s Employment Outlook has leapt by 19 percentage points after a brief foray into negative territory last quarter, propelling it towards the top of the regional leaderboard.
A multi-million pound teaching and research facility that will enable students to learn about the marine environment before they head out onto or under the sea has opened its doors at Plymouth University. Located on the city’s waterfront at Coxside, between the National Marine Aquarium and Queen Anne’s Battery, the £4.85 million, two-storey building, has bespoke facilities such as wet labs and...
The drugs we release into the environment are likely to have a significant impact on plant growth, finds a new study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University.
By assessing the impacts of a range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the research has shown that the growth of edible crops can be affected by these chemicals – even at the very low...
P olice would like to speak to anybody who may have witnessed an assault that occurred at the Tesco filling station in Woolwell Crescent, Bickleigh Down Business Park in Plymouth, between 12:50 and 1.15pm on Sunday 7 December.
The victim was assaulted by a man on the forecourt and then shortly after the same man accosted him near to the pedestrian crossing beside Domino’s pizza. The...
One of the UK’s top underwater photographers has received a new environmental award for his volunteering work for marine wildlife.
Devon-based photographer and author Paul Naylor is the first recipient of the Marsh Award for Marine Conservation, honouring his contribution in capturing the beauty of the UK’s marine wildlife, and educating countless people in the value of the nation’s...
