The great-great-grandson of a former Mayor of Plymouth has handed the 130 year old key to Smeaton’s Tower over to Plymouth City Council’s current Lord Mayor Councillor Mike Fox.
The key, which dates back to 1884 and was used for the opening of Smeaton’s Tower the same year, and the Lord Mayor’s 1884 year book belonged to the Mayor of Plymouth of the time, John Greenway. On Wednesday 25...
Nearly nine out of ten people with cancer treated at Derriford Hospital rate their care as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’.
This is the finding of the latest National Cancer Patient Experience survey, which is run nationally and asks patients with cancer treated at all hospitals across the country about their care. More than 700 patients treated at Derriford Hospital responded to the survey....
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery will be holding a fun family event on Saturday 27 September inspired by the Spanish Armada.
Two art and craft sessions will run from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm and children will get to show their creative sides as they work with a guest artist to design their own ship for a giant collage.
Plymouth Skills Group Devils v Ipswich Sackers Witches
Premier League KO Cup Semi-Final – 2nd Leg Preview
Plymouth will aim to put on a show for their supporters when they face Ipswich in the deciding leg of the Knock-Out Cup semi-final at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm), writes Graham Hambly.
The Skills Group Devils face a 40-point deficit after losing...
Derriford Hospital will have a new helipad in operation by next summer. Funding of just under £2m has been agreed to build the new helipad close to the Emergency Department entrance.
The helipad will be able to receive Search and Rescue helicopters as well as the night flights which Devon and Cornwall Air Ambulances will soon be running.
BIG MUSIC released through Caroline International is Simple Minds’ 16th album. It’s a swaggering collection that reiterates the band’s world-class credentials; a culmination of a decade of stealthy rediscovery that has seen the band make two albums, 2005'sBlack & White 050505 and 2009's Graffiti Soul, before reminding us all of their legacy with the acclaimed X5 boxed set and subsequent...
Devon and Cornwall Police are proud to be supporting the University of Plymouth during Fresher’s Week for 2014.
Over the course of the week the University policing team will be out and about meeting new and returning students, as well as participating in a series of events and activities to raise awareness of important issues.
Families can enjoy a weekend of food, entertainment and fishy delights as the Barbican and Sutton Harbour come alive for Plymouth’s Seafood Festival.
A huge array of stalls with freshly caught seafood, mainly from our own harbour, will be on display at the Quayside Market on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September. Situated on The Parade and Quay Square there will a huge selection...
MORE than forty Plymouth Primary Schools attended the city’s first Science Hub Conference to try to help them and their pupils to engage more with the subject.
The event, held at The China Fleet Country Club at Saltash, was organised by Carla Jenkinson and Sara Gill from Leigham Primary School and Prince Rock Primary School.
It is part of the Plymouth Teaching Schools and is...
