More than 120 students have received their degree certificates from Plymouth University, during a ceremony thousands of miles away from the city’s main campus.
The University held its second graduation ceremony in Hong Kong as part of a growing partnership between Plymouth and the University of Hong Kong’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE).
Police in Plymouth are seeking the identity of a man who is alleged to have been involved in an incident that took place on the West Park playing field on Ringmore Way in Plymouth, sometime between around 4.30pm and 5pm on Tuesday 5 November. - Bonfire Night
It is alleged that a small group of youths were nearby and one offender threw petrol over an unlit bonfire with some petrol also...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured on the A38 on Monday evening (11 November 2013).
Shortly after 7.15pm a Yamaha motorcycle and red Nissan Qashqai were involved in a collision on the southbound carriageway of the A38 at Wrangaton, South Brent.
The male motorcyclist was taken to Derriford Hospital with life threatening injuries and...
A Charles II silver-gilt state cup and stand presented to John Sparke, MP for Plymouth from 1677-1680, is for sale at Bonhams Fine Silver Sale in New Bond Street on 13 November. Its value is estimated at £40,000-50,000.
John Sparke (1636-80) belonged to a prominent Plymouth family. He was the eldest son of Jonathan Sparke and married in 1663 Mary, daughter of Sir Alexander Carew, Bt....
Conservationists, scientists, rangers and public health specialists will be celebrating the success of some extraordinary outdoor projects that have transformed lives and landscapes across the city.
A conference will take place on November 28 at Hamoaze House, Mount Wise to share the learning from the projects Stepping Stones to Nature and Blue Sound which have brought together...
Plymouth University’s world class facilities will again go on show to prospective students and their families at a second Undergraduate Open Day this autumn.
Around 10,000 people attended a similar event in October, where they were given a glimpse of why Plymouth has this year earned a place among the top 300 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Santa and his elves are to open Drake Circus’s first ever Christmas Grotto at 11am, November 16 2013.
Families who would like to visit Santa, as they enjoy one of the West Country’s most popular shopping malls with over 70 shops, will be able to book online at www.drakecircus.com , with visits starting on 23 November 2013.
Children visiting the Grotto will receive a present...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from a slice of a £50 million national fund to help cut its energy bill, it has been announced today.
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded £1.9 million from the national fund. The money will be used to fund two projects, which will dramatically improve the Trust's energy efficiency.
A Plymouth based Royal Marine has been found guilty by a military court of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent in 2011.
The marine, a sergeant who can be known only as Marine A, faces a mandatory life sentence for the shooting of the unknown man in what the prosecution described as "an execution", in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.
