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Silver Sunday comes to Plymouth

'Silver Sunday', a day of free fun and activities for older people is coming to Plymouth in October.

Plymouth City Council will host a week of events from Monday 30 September leading up to the Silver Sunday event. There will be a range of activities on offer at a number of venues, then on Sunday 6 October Silver Sunday will be held at the Guildhall from 11am to 4pm.

Deputy...

Plymouth cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke faces blood test inquiry

Plymouth's Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has received notification from the sport’s governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), asking him to explain suspect blood values dating back to September 2012, according to The Sunday Times .

The date concerned is three months before Tiernan-Locke became a member of the hugely successful team.

The 28-year-old 2012...

Plymouth building company fined after worker suffered multiple injuries in a fall

A Plymouth building company has been fined for safety breaches after an employee suffered multiple injuries in a fall at work.

Geoffrey Burt, 59, from Plymouth, was helping to pull up a floor at the premises of W Cooper and Son (Plymouth) Ltd in Commercial Road, Coxside, when he fell 2.3 metres down a void. He sustained several fractures to his ribs, shoulder blade and spine, as well...

Stagecoach Gold takes to the road

  • Monday 30 September sees fleet of 9 luxury buses begin service
  • Official launch event to be held in Totnes on same day
  • Gold route connects the English Riviera with Plymouth or Dartmouth
  • £2m investment in luxurious fleet of 9 buses, featuring leather seats and free Wi-Fi
  • Accompanying ‘Customer Promise’ offers guaranteed service standards
  • ...

The essential guide to your weekend

Events Derriford Hospital Open Day Derriford Hospital, Saturday 10am – 2pm Derriford Hospital is opening its doors to everyone on Saturday 28 September 2013, with our first Open Day in more than a decade. They would love you to come along between 10am and 2pm. They are working hard to create an event that offers something for everyone, including: • Step inside an operating theatre and play a...

Calstock Jazz & Blues Festival

After the resounding success of the 2012 Festival we are delighted to bring you news of the 2013 Festival, which will be taking place from Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October.

All three headliners have now been announced – the Jacqui Dankworth Trio will be playing in the Old Chapel on Saturday 26 October, and on Sunday 27 October, also in the Old Chapel, Jean Toussaint and two of the late Abram Wilson’s critically acclaimed young rhythm section, plus Jean Toussaint’s regular bass player, present ‘Saxophone Giants: A Tribute to Jazz’s Greatest Saxophonists’.

Meanwhile, the opening...

Newly acquired Scott of the Antarctic object now on display at City Museum and Art Gallery

An important object linked to famous polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, otherwise known as ‘Scott of the Antarctic’, is now on display at the City Museum and Art Gallery.

The object is his christening cup – a piece of commemorative silver gilt dating from as far back as 30 June 1868.

The cup was originally given to a young Scott following his christening at Stoke...

Labour makes train wifi guarantee

Local Labour figures have welcomed the commitment given by the Shadow Transport Secretary to include wifi on trains if Labour wins the 2015 General Election.

Shadow Transport Secretary, Maria Eagle MP, visited Plymouth in July and discussed the importance of wifi on trains with local Labour figures. Plymouth Labour had stated that securing a commitment for free wifi on trains in the...

Road resurfacing programme continues in October

Eleven Plymouth roads are due to be resurfaced from Sunday 29 September to the end of October, as part of a major five-month programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth.

The programme, which the Council’s highways contractor Amey began in July, is resurfacing whole roads and large sections of road that suffered the worst damage after the prolonged wet...

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