Plagued by injury over the past few months, Tom Daley battled through the pain of a recurring tricep problem to finish a creditable sixth in the men's 10m platform at the World Aquatic Championships in Bacrelona.
China's Qui Bo (581) won gold with Olympic champion David Boudia (517) second and Sascha Klein (508.55) third. Daley, the 2009 world champion scored 470.60 points.
A number of families had to be evacuated last night after a fire in a block of flats in the Devonport area of Plymouth.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the flats on Devonport Hill after receiving a call reporting smoke issuing from inside the three-storey block of flats. Two fire appliances from Greenbank and one fire appliance from Camels Head attended....
Tom Daley has reached today's World Championship 10m platform final despite a reccurence of a tricep injury that left the Plymouth diver in some pain.
The 19-year-old finished in seventh place in the semi-final on Saturday (27 July) with 452.7 points despite the pain, which flared up in training on Thursday.
Daley's build-up to the World Championships in Barcelona has been...
There’s a spine-tingling treat in store for families visiting the Central Library on Tuesday 6 August, with super spooky performances from the Second Hand Dance Company.
Dancers will be touring 16 libraries across the South West as part of this year’s ‘Creepy House’ Summer Reading Challenge, thanks to funding from The Arts Council. Pavilion Dance South West have composed music...
A recent fine art graduate from Plymouth University will benefit from a potential springboard to promote their work this summer at Plymouth Arts Centre.
Plymouth Arts Centre has invited Hand in Glove to stage its annual PLATFORM exhibition at the centre in Looe Street, offering a fantastic opportunity for a promising local graduate.
A new policy which outlines discretionary rate relief (DRR) for businesses is to be created as Plymouth City Council is given more powers by Government.
Registered charities can currently claim 80 per cent mandatory relief from the Government, in addition the Council can offer discretionary top up relief. However, due to changes in government funding arrangements the Council will be...
Hays Education, the leading recruiting expert, has chosen Matt Bisco as Plymouth’s Outstanding Supply Teacher of the Term. The award, which was presented to Matt, is in recognition of his work as a supply teacher and providing exceptional support to pupils and staff alike.
Matt says “Receiving this award was a genuine surprise. The supply teacher visitor badge can come with certain...
Why go abroad this summer, when you can go on a literary journey around the beautiful South West?
Plymouth City Council’s library service has teamed up with libraries from across the region to create the South West Reading Passport, a guide to some of the best books and authors from our fair corner of the country.
All of the authors featured in the passport have either lived in...
The wilder side of towns and cities in the South West is explored in a one-off documentary on BBC One (South West) on Thursday 1 August at 7.00pm.
Presented by Nick Baker and Sam Smith, Urban Jungle is part of the BBC's Summer of Wildlife season of programming and showcases events that will celebrate the UK’s unique and extraordinary wildlife. The aim is to inspire and galvanise people...
