A student who contracted meningitis at the age of 19 has produced an emotional film highlighting how he believes a life-changing disability doesn’t mean you have to give up on your dreams.
Jonathan Brough was in Canada training to be a skiing instructor when he was diagnosed with the condition, and subsequent complications in his treatment left him paralysed from the neck down....
This May, Saltram House near Plymouth will launch a brand new exhibition, ‘By the Book’, which will celebrate the best loved items from the Parker family library.
On display together for the first time are highlights from the collection, including Mark Catesby’s beautifully illustrated Natural History of Carolina, local interest works such as Smeaton’s Narrative of The Building of the...
Businesses and residents are being asked to put their weight behind calls for earlier trains from London.
In March First Great Western announced plans to start running earlier trains but wanted to gauge the response from the public and business before committing to a timetable change.
The company launched a consultation on the change that will introduce a new service leaving...
One of the many mysteries of Argyle’s recuperation season has been the difference between the impact made by the former Crystal Palace forward this season and last, writes Rick Cowdery.
Twelve months ago, Banton’s productive loan spell was quite possibly the main factor why the Pilgrims retained their Football League status; this year, he has struggled to...
From Thursday (1 May), people across Plymouth will be able to recycle their glass from home as part of the Council’s measures to improve the city’s waste and recycling services.
Glass bottles and jars can be put in green recycling bins or bags and the Council’s crews will pick them as part of their usual rounds.
The scheme has been trialed in a number of areas, but this...
Tickets for this summer’s MTV Crashes Plymouth event will be available from Friday 2 May.
The spectacular live music event, being organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will take place on Plymouth Hoe on Tuesday 15 July and feature a number of headline music acts.
It follows other massively popular MTV Crashes events staged in Glasgow, Belfast and...
A new headquarters for one of Plymouth’s best known brands could form the anchor development within a new district centre for Derriford, safeguarding hundreds of jobs and creating hundreds more.
CDS (Superstores International Ltd), the firm behind the Range Stores, which has 88 stores across the country, plan to invest £8 million in a new base for its operations.
Devon and Cornwall Police Wildlife Crimes Group are cracking down on the persecution of Herring Gulls during the spring months.
Herring Gulls have traditionally been given a bad name due in part to the portrayal of them stealing pasties and ice creams from un-suspecting members of the public in our seaside towns. However, Herring Gulls are a protected species which includes the birds...
Young musicians will be staging a concert at the Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday 30 April to help raise money for the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities.
Plymouth's Youth Music Service (PYMS) has organised the event, which will include performances from the PYMS Concert Band, HMS Drake Volunteer Band, the Military Kids Choir, Devonport Community Choir, Plymouth Youth Steel and The Co-...
TALENTED artists, food producers and crafters are being invited to air their wares at a new outdoor market launched in Plymouth this summer.
The Local Produce Market will be held in the streets surrounding Plymouth City Market on the second Saturday of every month from May (starting May 10) to September.
Traders will be able to show of their creations from homemade cupcakes and...
