Plymouth

It's the Spanish Art-mada!

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.

‘Here Comes the Armada’ is inspired by...

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Plymouth v Ipswich Cup semi final preview

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...

New helipad for Derriford Hospital

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.

Derriford Hospital does not have a...

Simple Minds bring Big Music to Plymouth

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...

Policing teams welcome new students to Plymouth

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.

On Wednesday 24th September, the team will be...

Get your claws on many fishy dishes

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...

Plymouth Teaching Schools launch Science Hub

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...

Bag It. Beat It. for BHF at Drake Circus

Drake Circus Shopping Centre has joined forces with British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops to launch their Bag It. Beat It. campaign, which urges the Plymouth community to donate bags full of unwanted items.

Every bag donated will help fund life-saving heart research, helping over 40,000 little heroes continue to fight congenital heart disease.

Before the BHF was founded, only...

Appeal after serious assault in Plymouth

Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a serious assault in Plymouth.

A 20-year-old man from Plymouth sustained a broken jaw after being attacked by two men outside Bar Cuba, North Hill in Plymouth.

He was punched in the face by one man during the assault which happened between 6.30am and 7am on Sunday 7 September....

It’s not too late to join City College Plymouth

City College Plymouth is ensuring that the young people of Plymouth still have the opportunity to pursue the career of their choice by extending its course enrolment window until the end of October.

Due to popular demand, courses across a wide variety of vocational areas are accepting late enrolments to give people the opportunity to make the right decision for their future.

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