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...
Plymouth's Sarah Barrow finished fourth in the final of the individual 10m platform, a career best performance that should temper her disappointment at missing out on a medal.
The 24-year-old exceded expectations in her first individual World final in Barcelona, while her synchro partner, Tonia Couch recovered impressively from a very difficult start to finish in 9th place.
Husband and wife, Simon (55) and Liza (58) Crewe, from Plymouth, have recently returned from Guinea, West Africa, after volunteering on board the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.
Simon, a Dentist, and Liza, a Chemotherapy Nurse, arrived onboard in April and are frequent volunteers with Mercy Ships.
Run by the international charity Mercy Ships, the Africa...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has just confirmed its Autumn/Winter 2013 programme which includes a headline exhibition showcasing 50 works of art from internationally celebrated artists.
‘Artists Make Faces’ (21 September to 7 December) is the vision of Monika Kinley OBE, a pioneering curator who moved to the Plymouth area in 2005 and who was recognised in the 2012 New Year’s...
Emergency repair work to fill a void beneath Ebrington Street in Plymouth has been completed sooner than expected. The road will be open to traffic by Saturday 27 July.
The road has been closed since 25 June, after the void was discovered near a tunnel shaft beneath the road surface during an inspection of the sewerage network.
South West Water employed specialist contractors...
Prospective house hunters in Plymouth are being encouraged to register their interest in a brand new housing development which is just about to start at Pennycross Close in Plymouth.
The Cherrytree Gardens development, which will include a range of two, three and four bedroom properties, will include a range of terraced houses and a few semi-detached homes. With prices proposed to...
