Polar explorer Antony Jinman will be promoting good nutrition to children, assisting dementia researchers and composing music as part of his latest epic adventure.
Plymouth University’s Explorer in Residence will be following in the footsteps of another great figure, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, when he sets out later this month on a 730-mile solo expedition to the Geographic South...
Plymouth Play Association, alongside Plymouth Arts Centre, invite you and your little sparks, to come and ignite your creativity with a fireworks themed workshop. Artist and learning specialists support these open-ended activities for children under 6. Don’t forget to dress for mess. Come along to Plymouth Arts Centre on Tuesday 12 November from 1-2.30 to have the chance to make some exciting bonfire night inspired art!
Advance booking is essential. Please call the box office on 01752 206114.
More information is available at www.plymouthartscentre.org .
A free fireworks-themed workshop to ignite children’s creativity following Bonfire Night is being held next week.
The event next Tuesday at Plymouth Arts Centre, run in conjunction with Plymouth Play Association, is for under 6 year olds. Artists and learning specialists will help children ignite their creativity.
The workshop, at the venue in Looe Street, will run from 1-2....
Consultant Radiologist Dr Phil Hughes been appointed to the position of Medical Director with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Medical Director is the most senior doctor’s role in management in the Trust and Dr Hughes will sit on the Trust Board providing experience and advice on all medical matters and ensuring that appropriate systems and mechanisms are in place to safeguard the...
Bereaved service families and communities in Plymouth are being offered the opportunity to name city streets after their lost loved ones.
Plymouth City Council has adjusted its street naming policy so that local residents can propose local servicemen and women to be commemorated in this way.
Street names are most commonly suggested by developers when new roads are built,...
Traders in Plymouth are being invited to an event which offers them the exciting opportunity to meet the buyers of some of the city’s largest employers.
Babcock International Group PLC, Princess Yachts, Balfour Beatty, Kier, Plymouth City Council, University of Plymouth and City College Plymouth are among some of the confirmed organisations that are eager to speak with business owners...
Locals and holiday makers who enjoy a paddle or swim at the region's beautiful beaches may feel reassured today after statistics revealed that virtually all coastal bathing waters in the South West have reached a minimum quality standard.
Statistics released today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have revealed that the South West's coastal bathing water...
People needing care and support in Plymouth can now get free help to choose good quality services.
Plymouth City Council has signed up to the Support with Confidence scheme. It assesses and approves services so that people can be reassured they are choosing trustworthy companies.
The approval process includes a rigorous audit, thorough background checks and confirmation that...
"Business rates are set to rise by £410 in Plymouth putting our high streets and local economies at risk" – says Luke Pollard, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
Labour claims that the average business rates bill in England will increase by an average of £430 in 2014/15, meaning a business rate hit of around £12,600. Mr Pollard argues that this is...
An exhibition of striking artwork by Plymouth graduates will be on display as the Council House opens its doors for public viewings.
Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures feature in the display borrowed from degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.
The exhibition will be open to the public on three days...
