It’s not just tinsel, baubles and fairy lights that will be shining brightly at Mount Edgcumbe this Christmas.
Visitors to the Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December will be able to step back in time to a bygone era and enjoy a Victorian Magic Lantern Show.
This captivating and mysteriously beautiful form of entertainment was a treat enjoyed by our ancestors over...
Sexual health specialists across Devon are encouraging more people to take an HIV test.
Devon Public Health, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and The Eddystone Trust are joining forces to raise awareness of HIV testing, ahead of National HIV Testing Week, which runs from Friday 22 November to Friday 29 November.
The week is aimed mainly at high-risk groups such as men who...
Police are investigating a street robbery that took place on Inchkeith Road in the Southway area of Plymouth this week.
The incident took place around 2.15pm on Tuesday 19 November. A woman was allegedly approached from behind and a man grabbed £500 in cash from her coat pocket which had just been withdrawn from a nearby bank.
Plymouth volunteers who have helped turn a neglected urban woodland into a popular place to visit have been recognised nationally.
Friends of Ham Woods last night won the 'Innovation/Creativity' category Access to Nature Volunteer Awards prizes and were presented with the award by John Craven.
The thriving community group, which was set up by the Council's Stepping Stones to...
There will be a festive feel to the Good Food Market this December at the Royal William Yard, Plymouth.
The ever-popular Good Food Market, which is held on the first Sunday of each month throughout the year, will be gearing up for Christmas on Sunday 1st December 2013.
Stall holders will be bringing their finest Christmas goodies, selling cakes, chutneys, whole truckles of Westcountry cheeses, fresh geese, ducks, chickens and, of course, turkeys.
Evergreen Farm is, this year, taking orders for their home-reared fresh turkeys, which they will deliver to the Yard on...
Crown Prosecution Service considers charges on Thomas Orchard case
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering a charges including corporate manslaughter against Devon and Cornwall Police over the death of Thomas Orchard.
Mr Orchard died after being held in police custody on 3 October 2012 where an emergency restraint belt was stapped across his mouth as a ‘...
Budding local gardeners and families are being invited to help prepare for spring at a new community garden in North Prospect.
An army of volunteers is needed to join Plymouth City Council teams at The Beacon, Foliot Road, this Saturday to plant hundreds of daffodil bulbs and strawberry plants in the flower beds around the building.
The beginning of Parliament week saw Members of UK Youth Parliament (MYPs) for Plymouth, Harry Samuels and Matt Currie, travel to London on Friday 15 November, along with 296 Members of UK Youth Parliament, to debate the issues most important to young people today.
They gathered on the green benches, in The House of Commons, and discussed the five issues voted for by nearly a quarter...
Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of a bogus police officer stop-checking vehicles. Officers are aware of two incidents in the Plymouth area where the driver of an unmarked Volvo has attempted to stop other drivers for "traffic offences". A man, dressed in plain clothes, has been using a silver-coloured Volvo V70 which has been equipped with flashing lights and a siren. In...
