Plymouth

Graduate furniture maker follows in family's footsteps to earn national award

Joe Kennedy’s passion for furniture making really does run in the family.

From the age of five, he spent hours watching and helping his grandfather craft pieces by hand at the family home in Falmouth, Cornwall – and by 14 he had made a large number of toys and completed his first piece of furniture.

Now the Plymouth University graduate has had his work recognised nationally,...

Appeal following early morning robberies

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following two linked robberies which occurred early yeseterday morning, Wednesday 5 November.

The first robbery occurred around 6.15am at the Muldowney Newsagents in Ridgeway, Plympton.

The offender entered the shop and demanding money. However the male member of staff challenged him, grappling with him and the offender left...

Disney smash Frozen comes to Plymouth

Disney's Frozen is the new Sing-a long-a must see and it will be gliding onto the Pavilions stage next year! A screening of Disney’s Frozen with lyrics on screen to help you sing along with Elsa and Anna on Thursday 28 May 2015.

Introduced by a live host who will show you how to use your interactive fun pack and judge the fancy dress competition then just sit back and 'Let it Go'! YOU...

Try school dinners during school meals week

As part of National School Meals Week, which runs from Monday 3 to Friday 7 November, Plymouth City Council is calling on all parents to encourage their children to try a school lunch for a day.

Plymouth’s Education Catering Service is nationally recognised for the quality of the food served and was the first local authority caterer in the country to be awarded the Soil Association’s...

Events will light up Ocean City

This November needn’t be dark as Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, is lighting up the city with a number of light-themed events.

The events, all designed to celebrate national occasions and commemorate significant moments in the city’s history, include Light 100, Bonfire Night, the City Centre and Barbican Christmas Lights Switch-on events, Illuminate and Light Fantastic.

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Cat Phones making up for lost time

British sailor Conrad Humphreys is moving up the Class 40 fleet in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, following an emergency pit stop for repairs to his yacht, Cat Phones, on Monday afternoon.

Conrad, 41, from Plymouth, was forced to divert to Camaret-sur-Mer for a replacement batten box to be fitted on the second reef as a result of damage caused in ‘brutal’ conditions on Day...

Sing-a-Long-a-Frozen ‘…do you wanna build a snowman?’

Venue: 
Plymouth Pavilions
Event Date: 
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 19:00
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Sing-a-Long-a-Frozen ‘…do you wanna build a snowman?’

Disney's Frozen is the new Sing-a long-a must see and it will be gliding onto the Pavilions stage next year! A screening of Disney’s Frozen with lyrics on screen to help you sing along with Elsa and Anna on Thursday 28 May 2015. Introduced by a live host who will show you how to use your interactive fun pack and judge the fancy dress competition then just sit back and 'Let it Go'! YOU the audience can be the stars!

Remember to dress up as your favourite character for the fancy dress parade and be a Snow Queen for the day...

Good neighbours stop rogue traders

Residents in Plymouth are being asked to keep an eye on their elderly and vulnerable neighbours as part of a campaign to keep rogue traders away.

National Consumer Week gets underway next week and this year’s theme is ‘Good neighbours stop rogue traders’.

A team from the Council’s Trading Standards, together with Devon and Cornwall police community support officers, will be...

Gender pay gap on the rise

New analysis of official figures by Labour shows women in the South West are being paid just 80p for every pound a man earns.

The revelation comes as Equal Pay Day - the day that women across the UK effectively start working for free due to the gender pay gap - comes three days earlier this year because the pay gap is back on the rise under this Government. That means women will work...

Count down to new Council 1st Stop Shop

A new shop will be opening in the city centre which is designed to improve customers’ experience of the Council.

The project team is formally handing over the 1st Stop shop in New George Street ahead of its formal opening on Monday 10 November.

The two-storey building next to WHSmith has been transformed from an empty outdoor clothes shop into the main front office for the...

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