Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has invited a designer Soula Zavacopoulos to sell her ‘Wisdom of Kids’ books in 98 Ryman stores to raise funds for BBC Children in Need.
Ryman nor Soula Zavacopoulos will make a penny from the venture – because all of the profits will go directly to the charity.
A special price of £4.99 (£2 off the normal retail price) has been set for this...
Plymouth will host it’s first city-wide Christmas Jumper day this year on the 29th November to raise money for local children’s charity, "Jeremiah’s Journey".
After the success of last years Christmas Jumper day, Drake Circus have joined with Plymouth’s High Street Champions (Boots, Santander and Co-op) and The City Centre Company to make the event bigger than ever.
More than half of deaths in Plymouth can be attributed to four lifestyle behaviours, and a new strategy is being launched to address the issue across the city.
Local employers attended an event to mark the start of Plymouth City Council’s new ten year plan to improve health in the city, Thrive Plymouth, on Monday 10th November. The scheme is expected to be approved by the Council’s...
Whether you are looking for your first home, moving up the housing ladder or downsizing – space is one of the key factors in any purchase.
For some people it is the kitchen which must have space, others want open plan living to entertain, families often prioritise outside space and teenagers love the idea of their own space.
Five star housebuilder David Wilson Homes has space...
The UK housing marketing is entering a new phase. It has been through a boom, a bust and a recovery cycle, and as we head into 2015 and a year that will see the formation of a new Government, we are now entering a more stable, yet still challenging era.
That’s according to leading property consultancy JLL’s new Residential Market Review, published this month which predicts that South...
Thursday 13 November is a special date for the Plymouth diary as the Christmas lights get switched-on announcing the start of the official 2014 Christmas celebrations.
Taking place from 4pm at the top of Cornwall Street, outside Drake Circus Shopping Centre, visitors will be entertained by Heart FM ahead of the anticipated countdown.
This year’s Devon Stage of the Friends Life Tour of Britain generated more than £6 million for the local economy, according to an independent report.
The report, commissioned by The Tour, has revealed that the Devon Stage on Thursday 11 September, hosted by Devon County Council and sponsored by SWH Ltd, attracted 230,000 spectators.
Scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been awarded a grant from young person’s cancer charity The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust to investigate a new drug-based treatment for a multi-tumour brain and nervous system cancer which affects teenagers and young adults.
The research team will work with a condition called neurofibromatosis, in...
A film crew from South Korea selected Plymouth Energy Community to appear in a documentary which will air to an anticipated 2 million people in South Korea in early January.
Last week Plymouth Energy Community and Plymouth City Council were delighted to welcome the visitors from South Korea who wanted to know more about Plymouth’s energy co-operative.
Carrie Southwell, local resident and direct descendent of a Pilgrim Father on the Mayflower, will take part in Plymouth’s ‘Illuminate’ event and light the candle at the Mayflower Steps.
The event, which is organised by Plymouth’s Mayflower 400 project team and takes place on Thursday 20 November at 6pm, will mark the start of the official countdown to the 400th anniversary of the...
