Plymouth

Meet an eagle at Mount Edgcumbe Christmas Fayre

A low-flying Santa won’t be the only thing you need to watch for at Mount Edgcumbe’s Christmas Fayre this year.

If you head to the Barrow Centre on Saturday 7 or Sunday 8 December you will be able to meet Khulan, a magnificent Mongolian Steppe Eagle.

Khulan is the latest and largest recruit at Westcountry Falconry, which offers fantastic flying displays and handling sessions...

Man distracts and robs 70 year-old woman

Police in Plymouth are seeking a man who entered flats in Hanover Court, on the Barbican in Plymouth and appeared to target an elderly lady during a distraction type burglary.

The man entered the flats between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Friday 15th November 2013 through a communal door. He then knocked on the victim’s door and invited himself in for a drink, persistently telling the occupant...

More on offer at Saltram to get you feeling festive

This Christmas, visitors to National Trust’s Saltram near Plympton can enjoy a change from the usual food and craft fair. Staff and volunteers are looking forward to offering something a little bit special compared to previous years.

The Saltram Christmas Festival, which takes place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November from 10am to 4pm, replaces the old fair in the stable block and...

Devon's Luke survives X Factor scare

Devon's Luke Friend has been saved by the X Factor judges in a dramatic finale to the Great British Songbook weekend.

Fans were shocked to see him appear in the bottom two with good friend Sam Callahan.

Before the sing-off, Sam sang George Michael number Faith, while Luke took on Your Song by Elton John.

For their 'sing off' song a teary Luke belted out U2’s I Still...

Specialist nurses offer advice on the prevention and early detection of diabetes

Specialist nurses from the Diabetes Centre at Derriford Hospital have been offering advice on the prevention and early detection of diabetes, on World Diabetes Day.

The nurses manned displays in the main concourse at Derriford Hospital and at Asda Superstore in Plymouth. They were joined by dieticians from the hospital, nurses from Research in Diabetes and third year students from the...

British Red Cross appeal for volunteers

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting the British Red Cross plea for more volunteers.

So far this year Red Cross volunteers have responded to 122 calls across Devon and Somerset and were on standby during the recent storm which lashed large parts of the South.

The fire and emergency support (FES) service is a rapid response service working in partnership...

Week of events aims to spread the spirit of enterprise at Plymouth University

Budding entrepreneurs will be inspired to let their imagination run wild as Plymouth Enterprise Week gets underway on Monday 18 November.

The event, coordinated by Plymouth University and partners across the city as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, will see a series of events taking place across the city campus, including the launch of the new Futures Entrepreneurship Centre and...

Police search for missing Plymouth man, Timothy Harwood

Police are searching for a Plymouth man who was reported missing last week.

Timothy Harwood, 47, was reported missing on Thursday 14 November 2013 when he failed to return home.

Mr Harwood lives in the Efford area of Plymouth though most recently he has been living in the Dean Cross area of Plymstock.

He was last seen walking along Billacombe Road towards Plymouth at...

Plymouth woman forgot she knew photo-taking 'burglar'

A Plymouth woman based in the Barbican area who reported a burglar had taken a picture of himself on her phone has said that she knows the man in the photo.

The woman found a picture on her mobile of an unknown man in her home prompting her to believe that a burglar had left a chilling calling card.

However in what the police have called a “genuine lapse in memory” the unnamed...

Global singing sensation Susan Boyle heads to Plymouth Pavilions

After a sell out Scottish Tour in the summer of 2013, global singing sensation Susan Boyle is returning to the stage in her very first nationwide live tour, ‘Susan Boyle In Concert’ heading to Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 12 April 2014.

Susan will be on stage performing a sensational and contemporary repertoire of iconic album tracks and never heard before classics that will...

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