Plymouth

Event for people with skin conditions

A public lifestyle event is being organised in Plymouth for people with long term skin conditions.

The event organised by Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group will be an opportunity for adults and carers of children with eczema and psoriasis to come together, share their experiences and meet with nurse specialists and representatives from the health industry...

Adult Parkour Classes leap into Plymouth

Street Motion Freerunning Academy has launched a new outdoor functional strength and fitness training programme for adults in Plymouth City Centre.

Based upon the moves seen in action movies such as Casino Royale, Parkour (Also known as Freerunning) is a high intensity physical training exercise which is not only very effective but also a lot of fun.

Street Motion have been...

Police appeal following attempted fraud

Police in Plymouth have issued CCTV images of a suspect they wish to identify following a attempted high-value fraud.

On Tuesday 4 March the suspect managed to have all incoming calls to a large Plymouth-based company diverted to another number.

He did so by contacting the company’s telephone provider and masquerading as the company’s managing director. Shortly after the divert...

Mental health review fundings released

The findings of an in-depth report into mental health services across the city have been released today as part of Plymouth City Council’s ‘Caring Plymouth’ work.

The report set to be approved by Cabinet next week details the findings of a thorough city-wide review, which looked at all aspects of mental health services including how many people receive services, waiting times and...

Plymouth wins funding to bring Reynolds' items home

Plymouth has won over £300,000 in grant funding to bring home incredibly important items by historic portrait painter, Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Staff at the City Museum and Art Gallery are celebrating after successfully securing £326,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the acquisition of a Reynolds’ first self-portrait, used by the artist to advertise his Plymouth Dock studio in...

Police report missing methadone in Plymouth

Police are urging anyone who finds some small bottles left at a bus stop in Plymouth to hand them in.

Three 100ml bottles of methadone were left at the bus stop at the end of Wolseley Road, by the Tesco Extra store, on Tuesday 18 March between 2.30pm and 4pm.

A police spokesperson said: “A woman left the bottles at the bus stop by mistake and when she went back to get them,...

Preferred bidder to build and run recycling facility named

Glass recycling looks set to be a lot easier for every household in Plymouth as Council plans to improve the city’s recycling and waste collections gathers momentum.

The Council has named Viridor Waste Management Ltd as preferred bidder for the contract to build and operate the replacement material recycling facility at Chelson Meadow.

The facility is where all the city’s...

A new chapter for library services in Plymouth

Plans to transform the way library services are provided in Plymouth look set to take a step forward next week.

Cabinet members will consider a three-year action plan to comprehensively review the library service and identify ways it can better meets the needs of its customers, as well as local communities.

The plan aims to deliver the Council’s pledge to ‘protect and...

Water bills could fall by 13% by 2020

South West Water has taken another step to keep bills as low as possible while continuing to invest heavily in improved services.

The company has presented Ofwat, the independent water industry regulator, with updated plans that could see average prices falling by 13 per cent in real terms by 2020.

South West Water has already confirmed a price freeze on its standard tariff and...

Police appeal following indecent exposures

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a series of suspected linked indecent exposures.

The incidents in the main have occurred in the Manadon area of the City.

The first incident occurred in October last year on Tuesday 29 October at around 1.20pm when a man exposed himself to a woman whilst walking across the bridge at the Manadon roundabout.

The...

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