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...
Paloma Faith will embark on a full UK tour this Autumn, and will be heading back to Plymouth on Saturday 8 November.
Her new single ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ is released on May 12. The song is taken from Paloma’s third album ‘A Perfect Contradiction’, which shot straight to number two when it was released in March, and hasn’t shown any sign of moving from the top ten since....
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's state-of-the-art Stem Cell Transplant Unit and Birch Day Case Unit for blood cancer patients will be officially opened by patients, hospital staff and members of the Plymouth Leukaemia and District Fund (PDLF) tomorrow (Monday 14 April).
The Stem Cell Transplant Unit opened its doors last spring and the first patients started receiving their treatment...
The REI will be hosting a launch event for their new Eye Movement clinic on Friday 25 April 2014 at the Post Graduate Medical Centre in Derriford Hospital.
As part of the event, Professor Chris Harris (Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Plymouth) and members of the clinical team will give a series of talks on the eye movement disorder, nystagmus between 1pm and 4pm....
The streets of Plymouth will be closed to traffic on Sunday 25 May as thousands of people are expected to take to their bikes as Sky Ride Plymouth is back for its third year running – or is that third year cycling.
One of sixteen major events taking place across the country this summer, Sky Ride Plymouth is set to be a brilliant day out. There will be extreme challenges, music and...
Plymouth City Council has now delivered all but one of its 100 pledges for the city.
Councillor leader Tudor Evans has signed off the 99th pledge to be delivered since May 2012, which was a commitment to provide access to Council services at times most suitable to Plymouth residents.
The Cabinet has recently agreed to open its new city centre shop on Saturday mornings and on...
Plymouth’s historic Elizabethan and Merchant’s Houses have opened their doors for 2014.
Both properties are rare surviving examples of their time and provide a fascinating insight into different aspects of the city’s heritage.
The Elizabethan House was built in the late 1500s when Plymouth was a thriving, bustling port. The Merchant’s House dates from the early 1600s and was...
Plymouth combined their flair and grit to overcome lowly Birmingham Knights on the weekend, but should they be aiming higher than just a second win in eight?
The season is far from over, with two trips and one home fixture of the regular campaign left before the possibility of play-offs. But in the spirit of Mystic Meg, let’s take a look ahead and see how the Raiders can raise their...
