Plymouth

All smiles for Plymouth Albion

Twenty-five team members from Plymouth Albion RFC are to benefit from protected smiles, thanks to the Devonport Dental Education Facility (DEF), Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and run by the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise.

The DEF team has provided advice to team members, and created and fitted tailored mouth guards for each player.

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Council hosts building summit

A new initiative is being launched to get more local people connected into careers in construction.

Building Plymouth is to be officially launched at a summit taking place on Thursday organised by the Council.

The call to encourage people into building careers is being announced in the face of a looming skills shortage in the construction industry, which is worth £246 million a...

Getting waterfront into gear for cyclists

Families will soon be able to enjoy some of the best views in the city from their saddles, thanks to improvements being made along Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront cycle route.

Work on the route, which is part of National Cycle Network Route 27 and connects the Barbican, the Hoe, Millbay and Royal William Yard, began on Monday 15 September.

A new contraflow cycle lane will run...

Woman dies after flat fire in Plymouth

A woman who was injured as a result of a fire in King Street, Plymouth, in the early hours of Monday 15 September, has died.

The 42-year-old local woman passed away in Derriford Hospital on Tuesday 16 September. Her family has been informed.

The police and fire investigation into the cause of the fire in one of flats in Kings Court continues.

The fire was reported to...

Open air Opera in the city

Opera lovers and first-timers alike can enjoy a spectacular show as Rigoletto will be shown on Plymouth City Centre’s Big Screen this evening (Wednesday 17 September).

Celebrating 25 years of the BP and Royal Opera House partnership free opera live screenings are touring the country and Plymouth is one of the chosen cities.

Deputy Leader of Plymouth City Council, Pete Smith,...

Plymouth family appointed one of Table Table's family tasting teams

Local family experiences a day in the Whitbread kitchen as one of Table Table's newly appointed Family Tasting Teams.

The Hawken family from Plymouth has been appointed as one of twelve Family Tasting Teams for Table Table pub restaurants. The Hawkens were invited to spend the day at the Whitbread Skills Academy in Swindon where they were able to learn from top Whitbread chefs and...

Dev Con Who comes to Plymouth Guildhall

The Doctor Who Tardis & the dastardly Daleks will land at Plymouth Guildhall

Thousands of people are expected to visit the Plymouth Guildhall this month for Dev Con Who, a Sci-Fi & Comic Fan Event which will run over two days on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September between 11am and 5pm.

Star guests include the 6th Doctor Colin Baker (Saturday and Sunday), Sophie Aldred (...

Poetry in Motion

Thirteen schools across Tavistock are holding a poetry festival to show young people that poetry is great fun and something everyone can do.

Tavistock Cooperative Learning Trust has created a week-long poetry event which will take place between 29 September and 3 October to encourage people to look at poetry and poets in a new light.

Each school will be visited by a...

Council awards Langage build contract

Plymouth’s plans to create and attract high end jobs to the city have reached a significant step.

The Council has today announced Britcon (UK) Limited has been awarded the contract to build the exciting new business park at Langage.

The company took part in a competitive tender process and as well as constructing over 30,000 sq ft of high quality industrial accommodation at...

Hundreds get the blues for MCS

Hundreds of swimmers and paddlers came together in a mass celebration of the sea at the 2014 Ecover Blue Mile in Plymouth on 13-14 September.

The event, in support of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), is part of Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival which runs from 8-28 September.

If Day 1 was all about the swimmers, then Sunday was the Day of the Paddlers, with kayak and stand...

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