Plymouth

Plymouth’s Grow Wild campaign has gone wild on the web, on twitter and in the streets but time is running out as voting ends on midnight of Tuesday 4 November.

Now the Council and its partners are asking for one last push to get the City to Sea the votes it needs to get wildflowers planted from North Cross to the Hoe as part of the city’s bid to be Grow Wild’s English flagship and...

Labour stalwart Councillor Jean Nelder is to retire as a Plymouth City Councillor after 28 years of public services to residents in the Sutton and Mount Gould area of Plymouth.

Cllr Nelder was first elected for the Sutton ward in 1987 and will have served as a City Councillor for an uninterrupted 28 years when her last term ends in May 2015.

Cllr Nelder was the first ever...

Food businesses are being reminded about new rules which will affect the way they give information about the food they sell or provide.

From 13 December all businesses must verbally explain or signpost food which are known allergens.

Food allergies can cause life-threatening reactions and the number of people affected by them is growing. The main cause of food allergy deaths in...

Plymouth residents and visitors are invited to light a candle at the Illuminate event taking place on The Hoe in November and local bus firm Plymouth Citybus has donated a thousand bus tickets to get these people there.

Thousands of people are expected to gather for a special ‘Illuminate’ event on 20 November to mark the start of the official countdown to the 400th anniversary of the...

Derriford Hosptial's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is looking for volunteers to help them make more ‘snugglies’ to keep up with the high demand.

Every baby cared for on our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for more than 24 hours receives a packet of snugglies, which are little muslin squares that are knotted in one corner, one for the mum and one for the baby.

One snuggly is placed...

More Plymouth children and young people are going to school as the city has seen another sharp drop in truancy figures.

Last year the overall attendance at school for the autumn and spring terms was 95.6 per cent, with only 3.5 per cent of pupils being in the persistent absent category. This is significantly improved from previous years and indicates how much the children and young...

Half-term is now upon us and Plymouth has lots going on that will keep the kids happy and occupied, but won’t break the bank.

The outdoor ice rink is open on the Piazza in the City Centre, offering a fun day out for the whole family. Open to the public from 9am to 8.15pm Monday to Saturday and from 9am to 6.15pm on Sundays with skating starting at 9.30am, this provides a must-do...

Boux Avenue opened a new store at Drake Circus in Plymouth on Thursday.

Created and owned by Theo Paphitis, Boux Avenue has built a reputation for offering affordable luxury, by capturing the essence of contemporary to vintage designs for women, to enjoy body- beautiful inner confidence.

With customer experience central to Theo Paphitis’s philosophy, Boux Avenue captures the...

Plymouth’s much loved landmarks are coming a step closer to being permanently lit.

Charles Church and Smeaton’s Tower will be in the spotlight for one night – 11 November – as part of a trial lighting scheme.

The Council wants the landmarks to be better lit at night, but is looking at making sure this can be done in the most cost effective and eco-friendly way.

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Road users are being reminded to make sure they “get noticed” when the clocks go back on Sunday 26 October.

Devon County Council is urging pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders to wear reflective and fluorescent clothing to ensure they can be seen on the county’s roads as British Summer Time comes to an end.

Car drivers are also being asked to “give cyclists...