Alison Seabeck MP is supporting the initiative of Lloyds Bank Community Fund and is asking for Plymothians to nominate local good causes.
Ms Seabeck said: “There are so many fantastic small charities and non-profit groups in my constituency of Plymouth Moor View. Over the years I have seen extraordinary commitment by volunteers to improve their neighbourhood and other people’s lives....
Active Devon has been awarded a grant of £207,220 from Sport England to develop inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled people.
The Inclusive Sport programme is designed to increase the number of young people (aged 14 plus) and adults regularly playing sport as part of Sport England’s wider commitment to increasing regular sport participation by disabled people.
For a wonderful day out for the entire family, head to The Shops at Dartington on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June for the return of the hugely popular and greatly anticipated Food Fair. Celebrating the best of the region’s incredible produce with live music, cookery demonstrations and a vast array of children’s activities, The Shops at Dartington Food Fair is going to be a lot of fun, not to mention hugely gastronomic.
With over 50 of the South West’s best food and drink producers attending, the Food Fair is a must visit for any food and drink enthusiast. Local producers who...
Patients, staff and members of the Plymouth and District Leukaemia Fund (PDLF) celebrated last night (Monday 14 April) as they officially opened the new Bracken Ward and Birch Day Case Unit which is part of the Stem Cell Transplant Unit.
The official ceremony took place after the Annual General Meeting of the PDLF, with more than 60 people in attendance, and was marked by the pulling...
An online Easter egg hunt in which players act as ‘predators’ to find hidden bird eggs will help scientists better understand camouflage and its evolution.
The new game, called Egglab, is a type of citizen science – a genuine scientific experiment that anyone around the world with a computer, smartphone or tablet can take part in, with the aim of understanding how different types of...
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...
