Plymouth is the largest town on the south coast of England.
The town lies at the mouth of the river Plym, hence the name. Plymouth was long one of the main ports of the British Empire - and that history is still tangible in the city today
Great video of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership manager Sarah O' Leary filmed by a German media company.
All children in reception and years one and two will be eligible for a free cooked school lunch from this September. The meals will include a main course and a pudding at no cost to the parent/carer. The government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals initiative is aimed at improving academic attainment for infant children and helping families save money.
There are hundreds of user-worked crossings on farmland in Britain, which see a marked increase in traffic during the harvest season. Figures collated over the past ten years reveal that the number of collisions and near misses at these types of crossings also sharply increases over the harvest months.*. Since the beginning of June, Network Rail has recorded dozens of incidents of level...
Megan Carr, a 19 year old from Tavistock, has raised £1,300.00, which she has kindly donating to the Grown Up Congenital Heart (GUCH) department at Derriford Hospital.
In memory of her best friend, Emily, who suffered with many heart problems and unfortunately passed away in January at Derriford Hospital, Megan ran the half marathon and received many donations.
Twelve gold medals, six silver, six bronze and one trophy later, eight competitors at this year’s British Transplant Games celebrate success.
The British Transplant Games is an annual event and is held in major cities across Britain. This year’s event took place over four days in Bolton, from 7-10 August.
Janet Jenkins, Terry Wright, Keith Parsons, John Wollington, Tracey...
Plymouth will be without captain and number one Ben Barker for their Premier League match against Workington at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm).
Barker is required to take an enforced five-day break after being knocked out in Tuesday’s match at Peterborough and the Skills Group Devils will bring in a guest replacement to cover his absence. Team manager Lee Trigger said...
Inspector Sally Hutchings has recently been appointed as the new Neighbourhood Inspector for Plymouth City Centre and Stonehouse.
Insp. Hutchings is an experienced local policing Inspector, having spent almost 8 years in a similar role for Devonport and West, before becoming the Geographic Support Inspector for Plymouth, working with the City’s most senior officers.
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has become part of a consortium with museums in Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool to commission a brand new work by leading British ceramic artist Paul Scott.
The partnership is part of the Contemporary Art Society’s ‘New Story of Craft’ scheme, which encourages museums to work collaboratively so they can acquire large-scale craft pieces for their...
Plymouth’s sports facilities will be front row next year as the city plays host to one of the competing nations in Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015).
England Rugby 2015 has announced that Plymouth is one of 41 official Team Bases that will host the 20 participating teams during the tournament, taking place in England and Cardiff between 18 September and 21 October 2015.
A group of 14 budding film-makers on a Prince’s Trust course have teamed up with creative professionals to produce a documentary uncovering the views of the local community on the rebranding of Plymouth as Britain’s Ocean City.
The film was created as part of a three-week Truth about Youth course, which helps local unemployed young people gain the skills and confidence they need to...
