Dressing down was the order of the day when the directors of a Devon care provider showed their support for Onesie Wednesday.
Modus Care’s Managing Director Steve Lawson and Deborah Stevenson, Director of Human Resources answered the National Autistic Society’s call for people to say ‘it’s alright to be different’ on World Autism Day by wearing onesies to work and raising funds for NAS...
Some of Plymouth’s roadside verges will be changing this month to prepare for some ‘V.I.Bee’ guests in a pioneering project.
The Council is thought to be the first local authority to create bee verges – which are specifically designed to appeal to pollinators such as bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
The highway havens will have low-growing wildflower meadow plants such as red...
A team of healthcare professionals from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, whose work has helped to reduce hospital admissions, visits to our emergency department and significantly improve standards of asthma care, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
The team, based in the Chest Clinic at Derriford Hospital, have been shortlisted down to the final five in the Respiratory...
It may be more than two months away but Plymouth City Council is already busy preparing for Lord Mayor’s Day and its events team wants to hear from anyone interested in taking part.
This year’s theme will be ‘The Amalgamation of the Three Towns’, marking the centenary of Devonport, Plymouth and Stonehouse joining to form Plymouth as it is known today. Anyone can get involved, from...
Ten neighbourhoods in Plymouth are benefiting from 17 projects thanks to the Community Action Against Crime (CAAC) small grants scheme.
The scheme was launched in October 2013 after the Police and Crime Commissioner provided funding of £59,000 to the Safer Plymouth Partnership to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Neighbourhoods with the highest crime rates were...
Libraries will be keeping children entertained this Easter holiday with an egg-citing ensemble of free music-themed activities.
‘Make Music’ is inspired by the iOrchestra events being brought to Plymouth by the Philharmonia Orchestra later this month and will include stories, crafts, film shows and live performances.
Local musicians funded by the iOrchestra project will be...
More residents will soon be able to install energy efficiency measures into their homes thanks to an extra £3 million secured by Plymouth City Council.
The announcement follows a bid to the Department of Energy and Climate Change as part of their Green Deal Communities Fund.
Plymouth is one of only 24 Local Authorities across the country to be awarded funds following a very...
BUSINESS leaders could find themselves a wealth of home grown talent by supporting a competition to create the next generation of entrepreneurs. Local businessman Ali Carnegie, director of Total Energy Solutions, was speaking as a team of engineering students from Plymouth University this week secured the national title of Flux 2014 champions.
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June: Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival Falmouth Poetry Group presents this two-day celebration of the best in new poetry, including readings and workshops from some of the UK’s most exciting poets. A brand new poetry competition accompanies the festival, judged by internationally acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker.
A full programme will be announced soon, along with details of how to reserve tickets for the festival. In the meantime, here’s a taster of what’s to come:
Headlining the festival is Imtiaz Dharker, whose cultural experience spans...
