A landmark Plymouth apartment building is to undergo a £1 million revamp following a buy-out by luxury property developer Burrington Estates, creating a new residential haven in the Town centre.
In a £9 million deal, the developer has acquired the nine-storey Zero 4 tower in the city centre, renaming it Ocean Crescent, and plans a complete transformation. Work is already underway and...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter are to be part of a national programme of pioneering collaborations between artists, museums and audiences.
Thanks to major funding support from Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme, New Expressions 3 (NE3) will bring together 15 museums from across England in partnership with the National...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses and information after a playpark was damaged in a suspected arson attack.
A wooden playboat was set alight at the Barne Barton playpark on Savage Road at around 10pm on Monday (April 14). The boat was destroyed by the fire which has caused substantial damage as a result.
Chief Inspector Ian Drummond-Smith said: "This is a...
In 2013 Plympton Neighbourhood Policing team, of Devon and Cornwall Police, secured funding from the Little Acorns Project, for the purchase of purse bells, an anti theft device to protect property from being stolen or tampered with.
The purse bells, which clip onto a purse, wallet or bag, have proven to be a successful deterrent against thieves, and have also previously been used by...
A METAL fabrication company in Plymouth is celebrating after achieving an internationally recognised quality mark.
Celtic Welding, also trading under Westcountry Fabrication, has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 by QAS International (Quality Management Systems) for its general fabrication and welding.
The ISO takes the small Plympton-based firm a step nearer to achieving CE...
The Ecover Blue Mile teamed up with Naish UK to field 19 paddlers in the Head of the Dart stand up paddle board race – the biggest SUP race in Britain.
150 paddlers did battle in the 13-mile dash from Dartmouth to Totnes on 12 April, with experienced pro (and previous Ecover Blue Mile winner) Ryan James the first man home in a time of 1:24:30.
Staddon Heights Golf Club have shown their support to the Snowdrop Appeal with a generous donation of £4,500.
The Snowdrop Appeal is a charity set up to raise funds for a new specialist facility at Derriford Hospital to provide a peaceful space for bereaved parents of still birth, miscarriage and early baby loss.
The Snowdrop Appeal became the club’s chosen charity for the...
The Big Lunch and Start UK are holding a free panel event at the Eden Project in Cornwall on Sunday, April 27 discussing what community means in today’s society and how collective action can lead to more sustainable lifestyles.
The panel will be made up of a range of experts in the art living and working sustainably, including River Cottage chef Steve Lamb and Jen Gale, author of the...
