A servants’ Christmas returns to Saltram This year, visitors to National Trust’s Saltram Estate in Plympton will have the chance to experience Christmas with the servants. For this special family event on 14 and 15 December, the domestic areas of this Palladian mansion will be brought to life with tours that see the hustle and bustle of a whole host of servants preparing to celebrate the festive season.
Families joining in with the event will meet various servants and learn more about how festive traditions have changed over time, and how different their ‘below stairs’ Christmas...
Firefighters in England and Wales will strike for the fifth and sixth times this weekend, between 6pm and 10pm on both today (Friday 13 December) and tomorrow (Saturday 14 December).
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have said that they will continue to strike until an agreement is met.
The public and business community are reminded to take care during both four hour...
Ofsted has published its first ever report reviewing education standards in the South West.
The Annual Report 2012/13 for the South West finds that the proportion of good or outstanding primary and secondary schools in the region has increased. As a result, over 48,000 more pupils now benefit from a good or outstanding education than was the case 12 months ago.
Government advisors have recommended the drug ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug.
Currently a Class C drug, the new classification could see illegal possession of ketamine carry a five year prison sentence.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is expected to pass the advice to the Government following new evidence on the long term affects of the drug.
A new selection of paintings can now been seen in Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s popular ‘Women in Art’ exhibition.
The exhibition, which will remain on display until 12 April 2014, showcases paintings, prints, ceramics and other works from the city’s permanent art collection. The works either portray or were created by women and cover a time period that spans the Renaissance to the present day.
Some of the more fragile works that were on display in the exhibition have gone back into store to ensure their safekeeping. This has given the Museum’s art curators an...
Festive fun for families at City Museum and Art Gallery
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s 'Make and Take' programme for December has a decidedly festive feel, with two creative workshops for all the family.
On Saturday 14 December there's a chance to make a variety of Christmas-themed keepsakes to take home, including spiral hats, candy cones, pom-pom decorations and wrist bands. The ‘Santa Stops Here’ sessions will run from 11am to midday and from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
The second event, on Christmas Eve, is called ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. Again, two...
Festive fun for families at City Museum and Art Gallery
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s 'Make and Take' programme for December has a decidedly festive feel, with two creative workshops for all the family.
On Saturday 14 December there's a chance to make a variety of Christmas-themed keepsakes to take home, including spiral hats, candy cones, pom-pom decorations and wrist bands. The ‘Santa Stops Here’ sessions will run from 11am to midday and from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
The second event, on Christmas Eve, is called ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. Again, two...
Under-18s casting their vote in the next youth election in Plymouth will be able to swap their ‘tick’ for a ‘click’ as on-line voting is launched.
Plymouth City Council is introducing electronic voting for the UK Youth Parliament election to encourage more young people to have their say and get involved in local issues affecting them.
Two internationally renowned marine research organisations have forged a partnership that will see their world-leading experts collaborating on a series of innovative projects.
Plymouth University and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory will combine to share their expertise on a number of projects, aimed at enhancing our understanding of topics including climate change, renewable energy and...
Police have released pictures of two items they are keen to trace the owners of in connection with a number of serious offences stretching over a considerable period of time in the Plymouth area.
Police are investigating a number of properties which have been entered and items have been stolen including women’s underwear.
During this investigation police have located a pair of...
