Plymouth

Alison Seabeck MP delighted as additional seat capacity is promised for SW rail services

After continued campaigning to increase capacity on rail services from London to Plymouth, Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, was delighted to hear that First Great Western and the Department for Transport have confirmed that work will soon begin on increasing standard class capacity through converting some of their first class carriages.

The work, which will deliver almost 3,...

West Park Library goes Wi-Fi

Members of the West Park Library can now connect their electronic devices to the internet for free as Wi-Fi is now available.

Some of the first users to take advantage of this facility are the jobseekers attending the work club where members meet every Wednesday between 10am and midday.

The Work Club, which is run by Plymouth City Council’s Library service in partnership with...

Council leader tells PM "we need action as well as words"

Council leader Tudor Evans has vowed to keep up the pressure on the Government to ensure the region's rail issues stay at the top of Whitehall's to-do list.

He has written to the Prime Minister asking for a progress report on a number of commitments the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport made when they visited the city in the aftermath of last month's storm....

Five Years of Dignity in Care Forum

Staff from almost 60 residential care homes across Plymouth will be gathered to celebrate five years of the ‘Dignity in Care Forum’ this month.

The Forum was set up in 2009 with the aim of providing a network for those working in the caring profession to share best practice, with the ultimate aim of ensuring quality and achieving better standards of care in homes throughout the city...

Plymouth man wanted for recall to prison

Police are appealing for information to try and locate a 22-year-old man from Plymouth who is wanted by police.

Ben Mumford (pictured) is sought for recall to prison.

Mumford is described as 5’ 7” tall with brown hair. He has a scar over his right eye and a tattoo of the letter “G” on his left hand.

Police ask that if anyone sees this man or may know his current...

Getting Whitleigh Buzzing

Buglife are looking for volunteers to help plant over 1800 wild flower plug plants at Whitleigh Meadow on Saturday 15 March.

The meadow is a part of the Plymouth's Buzzing project, funded by a grant of £45,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Over the last two years, Plymouth's Buzzing in partnership with Plymouth City Council has created nearly 6 hectares of wild flower meadow...

Police appeal for witnesses after serious collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after two vehicles were involved in a serious traffic collision on Forder Valley Road, Longbridge, Plymouth, on Monday 10 March.

The collision involved a black Mercedes and white Ford Transit van and took place at 4.20pm at the Leigham roundabout end of Forder Valley Road.

Police, fire service and ambulance crews attended the scene....

Council widen plans to tackle welfare impacts

More help and support for families that have been impacted by changes to the welfare system will soon be available as Plymouth City Council announces a number of new plans.

Grant funding of £405,000 has been earmarked for projects that aim to help tackle financial issues, fuel poverty and unemployment in the city.

Following an impact assessment of the changes to the welfare...

Welsh National Opera – Boulevard Solitude

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 20:00
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Armand and Manon are penniless but in love. The cruel world of 20th century capitalism and corruption will soon shatter their happiness. They will be left with nothing but memories of happier days before they strayed onto the boulevard of broken dreams.

Henze’s potent 1950s updating of the Manon story is a heady musical cocktail of jazz, 19th century opera and 20th century styles. It is an enveloping and immersive cinematic vision of European society after the war.

Sung in English with surtitles in English.

Tickets £10.70 - £30.70

Running time 1 hour 15...

Welsh National Opera – Manon Lescaut

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 19:15 to Friday, March 28, 2014 - 19:15
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Manon has been seduced. As an impressionable young woman she wanted it all. She wanted to taste the tempting fruit of adult life. Now just months later she has discovered that the fruit is rotten at the core. Does Manon have any chance of salvation?

Manon Lescaut is the classic Fallen Woman. Puccini charts her rapid descent from innocent to criminal with feverish intensity.

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English.

Tickets £10.70 - £49.70

Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (approx) including one interval

Pre-performance talk Wednesday 26 March 6pm...

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