Local teenagers with disabilities and special educational needs are getting to experience new sports, thanks to the Council’s Sportivate programme.
The Council is working with schools to offer 14-19 year olds the chance to try out alternative activities and sports they wouldn’t normally be able to access, due to the cost or specialist facilities required.
Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, has, on the back of yesterday’s Autumn Statement, written to the Housing Minister, Kris Hopkins seeking clarification of the announcement that local authorities will be able to unlock loans to enable housing building.
Plymouth has a very well planned scheme for housing and the Labour Council put forward a ’Yes to Homes’ proposal which did...
Sian was promoted from Architect to Associate on 1st October 2013, after being with HLM for 7 years and relocating from the London office to Plymouth in August 2012. Since relocating to Plymouth, Sian has expanded her experience in education, healthcare, defence, residential and commercial projects. She is an active member of South West Women in Construction and attends various regional...
A radical re-think about how local services are delivered will enable Plymouth City Council to deliver its priorities for the city despite a £64.5m funding gap caused by Government cuts.
The Council’s Cabinet is set to recommend a £202 million revenue budget for next year to deliver more than 300 day-to-day services such as refuse collection, street cleansing, libraries, parks and...
Plymouth is poised to add another brand new, purpose built school as part of the latest plans to increase the number of school places on offer in the city to cope with the growing population of primary-aged children.
Under the plans set to be approved by Cabinet, known as the Basic Need programme, consultation will begin to push ahead with the expansion of three city schools and the...
A brand new charity Christmas single released by Rotarians in South West England is set to take on the X Factor winners song in the hunt for the coveted Christmas No 1 single after storming into Amazon’s Top 10 ‘hot new releases MP3 chart’ since being released on Monday.
The song – Christmas Time (Children Sing) – is sung by Cornish singer and TV presenter Shane Solomon and has been...
A dispersal order designed to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Efford will come into effect next week.
The order was requested by the police and signed by Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet member for Co-operatives and Community Development. It will come into effect on 13 December 2013 for around six months and will be in place around the clock. It will cover the school...
Many of the communities devastated by last winter's floods are now much better prepared thanks to a dedicated team of Agency officers who have been out and about helping people develop greater flood resilience.
Two villages that have benefited from their support and advice are Roadwater and Washford near Minehead, Somerset where nearly 20 properties flooded in November 2012. Both...
