Plymouth

Frozen on Ice

Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf will skate to a number of popular songs from the Disney film Frozen on the outdoor ice-rink in Plymouth on Thursday 13 November.

To welcome them, Mr and Mrs Claus, along with their huskies and elves, will take to the ice at 5.30pm shortly followed by the Disney characters.

Crowds will be able to head to the Piazza and sing along as the skaters spin, spiral and jump to the songs in the film.

Entry to the show, which will last approximately 45 minutes, will be by a voluntary cash donation with all proceeds from the night being donated to...

Paloma Faith postpones Plymouth gig

Plymouth Pavilions has just received confirmation from Paloma Faith’s promoter that tomorrow evening’s performance has unfortunately been postponed. The following statement has come from the tour promoter:

Paloma Faith regrets to announce that she has had to reschedule a further tour date due to illness. The Plymouth Pavilions show originally scheduled for November 8th will now take...

Entries open for 2015 Plymouth Half Marathon

Organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, GO2, are pleased to announce that entries for the 2015 race taking place on Sunday 19th April are now open!

The much celebrated half marathon attracted over 5,000 entries last year, and has already seen over 2,500 runners pre-register for the 2015 event. Now heading into its 22nd year, the interest in Plymouth’s Half Marathon is predicted to...

Plymouth robots hope to regain marathon crown at global competition

They may not be going the full 26.2 miles, but a team of robots are hoping to be crowned masters of the marathon at a global competition in China.

The Plymouth Humanoids, based at Plymouth University, are pitting their wits against the international elite of robot sport at the FIRA RoboWorld Cup, being held in Beijing this week.

And having enjoyed great success in previous...

WWA celebrates 40th birthday

Ward Williams Associates (WWA), Devon and Cornwall’s largest professional construction consultancy is just about to celebrate its 40th birthday.

In that time the business has gone from strength to strength, delivering services across a wide range of construction and civil engineering projects, for both public and private sectors clients. As well as offices in Truro and Plymouth, WWA...

Appeal after purse stolen at station

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse.

Officers believe the woman in these photographs will have information which can assist the investigation into the incident which took place in the Pumpkin Cafe at Plymouth railway station on Monday, 6 October 2014.

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Dedication of All Saints Academy

A special service to dedicate All Saints Academy in Plymouth was held this week.

The Bishop of Exeter, Rt Revd Robert Atwell, visited the academy, which educates 11-18 year olds. He led the service in the academy's new chapel,in front of students, governors, staff and members of the local church community.

He told pupils that the saints the academy was named after were the "...

Who is going to be ‘hired’?

Twenty sixth-form students from state schools in Plymouth, Tavistock and Callington, have put their name forward for an ‘Apprentice’ style competition. This will lead to one student winning a week of work experience in our Pathology Department at Derriford Hospital.

The competition is being led by Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Dr Ruth Ayling and has been running up until National...

Young Plymouth Singers’ first success

A young Plymouth-based singing group has made a first successful outing to a Devon Festival and is set to grow in numbers, skill and confidence over the coming months.

Run by Devon music charity Wren Music for 13 – 18 year olds under their Youth Music programme, Roots A Capella starts the first of a new series of monthly rehearsal sessions on Sunday 9th November at 1.30pm with a new...

Arrests following three robberies in Plymouth

Two men have today (6 November) been arrested in connection with three armed robberies in the Plymouth area this week.

The Plymouth men, aged 24 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of robbery following early morning incidents at Morley Service Station in Plymstock on 4 November, and Muldowney Newsagents in Plympton and PA & DJ Drummond newsagents in Leigham on 5 November.

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