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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...

Alan Carr: Yap, Yap, Yap

No stranger to yap Alan Carr will be yapping his way around the UK & Ireland, stopping off at Plymouth Pavilions on 2 & 3 October next year with his brand new stand up show ‘Yap, Yap, Yap!’

The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning comedian, author and chat show supremo returns to his stand up roots with his hilarious take on life.

Yap it up!

Tickets go on sale...

Police appeal after Plympton assault

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for any witnesses to an assault that took place on Plymouth Road, Plympton on the evening of Sunday 26th October.

The assault took place on the road to front of the Unicorn Pub at around 10pm and may have been witnessed by passers by.

The alleged attacker was around 5”10 tall and wearing motorcycling clothing as he launched what is...

Major resurfacing works to continue until December

A major programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth will continue until December.

The resurfacing programme, which started in June, has already seen more than 80,000 square metres of tarmac laid on 35 roads across the city. Over the next seven weeks a further 30 roads and two car parks will be resurfaced.

The works are being carried out by our...

Alan Carr: Yap, Yap, Yap

Venue: 
Plymouth Pavilions
Event Date: 
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 21:00 to Saturday, October 3, 2015 - 21:00
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UK & Ireland Tour 2015 “A comedian who owns the space he is working in so much, he could put a flag up” The Independent

No stranger to yap Alan Carr will be yapping his way around the UK & Ireland, stopping off at Plymouth Pavilions on 2 & 3 October next year with his brand new stand up show ‘Yap, Yap, Yap!’ The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning comedian, author and chat show supremo returns to his stand up roots with his hilarious take on life.

Yap it up!

“An absolute natural on stage… a born storyteller, sheer entertainment.” London Evening...

New night run at Saltram

Grab your torch, trainers and see Saltram in a whole new light this autumn.

Saltram Night Run, on Saturday 15 November, is a new event set up by the National Trust to get people to use the site in different ways.

Participants can run, jog, walk – or even creep – around the two courses and discover the magic of the park, riverside and woodland after dark. The 2km explorer course...

Registration open for 2015 History Festival

Registration for next year’s Plymouth History Festival is now open to all local event providers.

The annual celebration of the city’s heritage will run from Friday 1 to Sunday 31 May 2015.

Since it was launched in 2012, two successful festivals have taken place, offering more than 250 events that have been enjoyed by thousands of people.

The festival programme includes...

Dental students contribute to better oral health for children in rural Nepalto i

Two dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry are to travel to rural Nepal to help children there keep their teeth and gums healthy – and they are using the innovative and exciting method of crowdfunding to fund their trip.

Sarah Armstrong and Josie Kane will travel to the foothills of Annapurna, a remote area of Nepal, to deliver a...

Plymouth campaign goes wild!

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...

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