The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Vivien Pengelly was present to officially open the City College's new Grow Allot project on Monday 8 July.
City College Plymouth who have described the project as "an exciting initiative", have launched Grow Allot which will restore an area of disused ground at its Kings Road site.
With funding from the Big Lottery's Local Food programme,...
A one-off Question Time-style event allowing the public to ask questions about the Care Quality Commission’s report into Derriford will be set up, the Chair of the Caring Plymouth Scrutiny Panel today announced.
The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), issued a formal warning to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust after an investigation into eight serious patient safety...
If you've always wanted to try out the latest fitness and exercise video games, head to Efford Library's 'Wii are Active' event on Friday 26 July.
Staff will show you how to use the library's Wii Fit balance board, work out with Wii Sports and Zumba Fitness and bust a move to the latest chart hits with Just Dance.
When you’ve finished your workout there's a chance to enjoy a...
To mark the highly anticipated UK release of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, local film fans will be invited to join the fight against the end of the world as RealD, the world’s most widely used 3D cinema technology, Warner Bros and Vue Entertainment host a bespoke photobooth experience at Plymouth Vue Cinema on Saturday 13 July.
Cinemagoers will have the chance to immerse themselves in the action of the film and use green-screen technology to transport themselves into a futuristic battlefield with their team of Jaeger pilots in a unique take-home photograph.
To mark the highly anticipated UK release of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim , local film fans will be invited to join the fight against the end of the world as RealD, the world’s most widely used 3D cinema technology, Warner Bros and Vue Entertainment host a bespoke photobooth experience at Plymouth Vue Cinema on Saturday 13 July.
There was a mixture of sport, fun and education on offer to 330 children who took part in the 2013 Ecover Schools Blue Mile in Plymouth on 17-19 June.
The youngsters, from 11 schools across Plymouth, got hands-on experience of seashore creatures with the expert help of BBC Springwatch presenter Maya Plass; had a go at kayaking in the sea off Plymouth’s historic Barbican and learnt...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority members voted to carry all the proposals put to them by Service Officers to meet a significant Government grant reduction on 10 July at the Service Headquarters in Exeter.
Three fire engines will be cut from full-time to on-call crews in Plymouth following the proposals the Fire Service described as aimed at providing "an affordable and...
For 2013 we are building on the strong foundations laid last year retuning to Devonport Park on Saturday 20th July. Pride in the Park is a FREE EVENT - families welcome.
The Pride in the Park event organised by Pride in Plymouth volunteers brings people together to celebrate and promote the diversity that exist within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans communities in Plymouth. The Pride in the Park event also provides us with an opportunity to bring various organisations together to promote their services and ethos to a wide audience. The information, advice and support available...
A major five-month programme of road resurfacing and reconstruction is due to get under way in Plymouth on Monday 15 July.
The programme will run through to November and will see whole roads and larger sections of road across the city being resurfaced. These are the roads that suffered the worst damage after the prolonged period of wet weather over the winter.
