Devon restaurateur and food writer Mitch Tonks and Plymouth restaurant and boat owner Ben Squire will be doing battle in a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) race on Friday morning (20 September), to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
Mitch, who opened his RockFish Plymouth restaurant at Sutton Harbour this year, will compete on a 100m course in front of the Mayflower Steps...
A musician who has just returned from touring the world as the drummer and Hang player for famous Icelandic singer Björk will lead a special music event for under-fives at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 27 September.
Manu Delago, who has been described as a 'masterful and sensitive musician' (The Telegraph), will introduce young visitors to the Hang - one of the newest and...
Scrap metal dealers and motor salvage operators in Plymouth are being warned they need to apply for a new licence next month as part of a national crackdown on metal theft.
The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 comes into effect on 1 October and makes it an offence for any scrap metal dealer, including collectors, to buy scrap metal for cash.
Police chiefs have launched a week-long campaign highlighting the realities faced by those dealing with drunkenness and alcohol-related incidents.
The national initiative follows the vow from Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg to do more to tackle the problems of alcohol-related disorder, which is costing the region more than £300m.
Could you be the next JK Rowling or Jacqueline Wilson? If you’re aged between 12 and 15 and love to write why not join Young Writers Squad Plymouth?
The group, which launches on Saturday 5 October, is for young people interested in creative writing of any kind - from poems to plays, stories to songs and texts to tweets. The work they produce will be displayed in the library and there...
Lucian Freud, LS Lowry, Frank Auerbach and Marc Quinn are among the internationally celebrated artists whose works will be on display in Artists Make Faces, an exhibition of nearly 60 artworks at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery this autumn.
Artists Make Faces, 21 September – 7 December 2013, is the vision of Monika Kinley OBE, a pioneering curator who moved to the Plymouth area...
If you’ve ever forgotten a loved one’s birthday, the chances are you don't live in Plymouth.
Research by Groupon UK has revealed that people based north of Birmingham are more likely to forget important birthdays and special occasions. The research shows that those based in the north east and Scotland were the most frequent offenders, with Glasgow top of the pile; while the further...
Plympton Library is launching an exciting new project for 11 to 19-year-olds who love writing, performing music, reading and the arts.
HeadSpace Plympton will offer free sessions every week, including film making, meeting authors, movie nights, crafts, dance, music, songwriting, fashion, photography, poetry workshops, Manga comics and more. There will also be opportunities to volunteer...
Plymouth City Council approved a proposal on Monday (16 September) to continue to offer live webcasts of its meetings. The cost of the four or five year deal is estimated at £74,000.
Members of the Council's ruling Labour group voted to support the webcasting after a 12-month trial gain approximately 100,000 hits.
Labour council leaders argued that it would offer increased...
Winner of the BBC's MasterChef: The Professionals 2012, Anton Piotrowski is revealing his latest recipe for success with the launch of a new website for the Treby Arms in Plympton, Devon.
With the help of digital agency Creative Network , which has a presence throughout the country and a head office in Cheltenham, Anton’s website for the Devon pub looks good enough to eat.
