The cockroaches are in, the bridges are up and the competition is on, which means it’s finally time to reveal who’s been shouting, “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me In There!” as we uncover the Celebrities who’ll be facing the Trials of the jungle in 2013.
Who will be the camp joker? Who’ll start the first argument? And will anyone flunk as many challenges as Helen Flanagan? Start making your...
Tonight’s Festival of Lights event will turn Plymouth into a dazzling festive heaven to celebrate the start of the countdown to Christmas Day.
The lantern parade will feature 18 spectacular giant lanterns and 200 hand-lanterns made by local primary schools and secondary schools who have been working with Stiltskin Creative Arts and Theatre.
The Plymouth Fairness Commission will publish its Summer of Listening report on Friday 15 November, showcasing the findings of its listening activities over the past three months and revealing real issues of unfairness that people face within the city.
The commissioners have heard many issues that affect local people, including: high cost of living vs. low wages, discrimination, the...
The South West was the only region in the UK to see a rise in unemployment in the last quarter, up 0.4% to 6.4% of the working age population (those aged 16 to 64).
However the region also saw an increase in the rate of employment for the period from July to September 2013, up 0.1% to 74.4%, but lower than the overall UK increase of 0.3%.
Young people in Plymouth will be supported to stay in school and achieve better results through a new scheme using one-to-one mentors as guides.
Councillor Nicky Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, signed off the new Skills Aid Plymouth (SAP) scheme to support teens to stay in school and get the qualifications the city needs them to have.
Generous Chivas Brothers employees have had their charity fundraising efforts boosted by £33,000 in the last year thanks to the company’s doubling up scheme. This, in addition to the £47,000 employees raised themselves, totals £80,000 for good causes – a £10,000 increase on the amount raised last year. Beneficiaries included Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK, Movember, Comic Relief...
People in Plymouth are being urged to tell the City Council which local services they value most before decisions are made on how to deal with funding cuts imposed by the Government.
The Council is launching a ‘Listening Plymouth’ survey to seek residents’ views before it has to make tough decisions about services in order to set its budget for the next year.
A Plymouth based cutting edge medical firm is creating ten new jobs with support from Plymouth City Council.
The Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park is already a thriving home to medical, technology and research and development organisations. Now the Council is selling a one acre plot to a developer so a high tech health company can move in.
Mayflower West car park is to be demolished and a new surface level car park created, Plymouth City Council has announced.
Structural survey consultants have been on site to draw up a demolition plan for the structure which was closed in September following a structural review.
The car park, which was built in 1965, is the oldest major car park in the city centre and although...
