Plymouth

Council signs off on energy co-operative pledge for residents

Plymouth City Council officers and councillors have signed off their pledge to create an energy co-operative for their residents.

Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council and Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Community Development promised residents last May that they would create a co-operative to negotiate better gas and electricity...

Fire Service suspects railway blaze started deliberately

Firefighters believe that the cause of a fire on railway sidings in Keyham, Plymouth may have been deliberate.

Two appliances from Camels Head Fire Station attended reports of smoke issuing from a building on the railway sidings off Admiralty Road, early on Saturday morning (31 August). On arrival crews found an amount of plastic piping on fire outside a small, three metre by three...

Just the job! New work club launching at West Park Library

A new 'work club' offering support and advice for job seekers is being launched at West Park Library on Wednesday 11 September.

The West Park Work Club will give job hunters advice on writing a CV, setting up email and universal job match accounts, filling in application forms, setting up businesses and job searching, as well as help develop their basic IT skills and interview...

Plymouth seeks to become world-leader for seafood sustainability

Plymouth’s restaurants are being given an opportunity to participate in a scheme that could bring a prestigious award to the city and set Plymouth apart as a world-leading city for seafood sustainability.

A partnership between National Marine Aquarium, Destination Plymouth and Plymouth University's Marine Institute has teamed up with Fish2Fork – the online sustainable dining guide – in...

The Organiser or the Ostrich? What kind of mover are you?

As the summer buying season continues with The Great Barratt Move, the five star housebuilder takes a look at how your personality shapes your moving experience.

Leading psychology and health expert, Professor Cary Cooper says that moving home continues to be one of the most stressful life events and that your everyday personality will have a massive effect on how you approach a move...

Major new city attraction will make history

Plymouth is set to invest in a major visitor attraction that will proudly bring to life the city’s rich history and tell the stories of some of the city’s legends and heroes.

Cabinet will fire the starting pistol on 3 September on plans for an exciting historic and cultural centre that breathes life into Plymouth’s most influential historic figures such as Scott, Darwin and Drake, and...

Marking the way for a fabulous new heritage trail

Distinctive sign posts to point people in the right direction will be going up as work on the new Saltram and Plym Valley heritage trail gets underway.

Seven waymakers made by Bodmin artists Gary and Thomas Thrussell are being installed over the next couple of weeks along the new route that will link Saltram House with Plym Bridge Woods and onto Efford and Plympton.

Each...

Monty Halls to host Community Supported Fishery Conference

BBC presenter and marine biologist Monty Halls will take to the stage as part of Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival in a bid to introduce and inspire a new model of sustainable fishing.

Monty will challenge members of the industry to create Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) – in which local fisherman distribute a small percentage of their catch straight to the local community, with the...

Rising numbers studying but fall in top grades as GCSE students receive results

Students in Plymouth have been discovering their GCSE results today (Thursday 22 August) across the city's schools, academies and colleges.

For many, results and grades will have an impact on their further studies whether at A level or via other further education courses.

For schools, the numbers of students attaining A to C grades has a direct impact on their league table...

Military might on show at Mount Edgcumbe this weekend

Motor-mad enthusiasts and military buffs are under orders to get to the Mount Edgcumbe this Bank Holiday weekend.

The estate will be taking a drive back in time with historic military vehicles on display in the park on 24, 25 and 26 August (Saturday, Sunday and Monday).

The vehicles, which range from World War II jeeps to 1970s armoured trucks, have been carefully restored by...

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