Plymouth has become the first city in the country to use a new style of welcome sign on its key routes into the city, featuring a large, full-colour picture of a local, iconic landmark.
The new signs were unveiled today and now drivers entering Plymouth on the A38 will be welcomed by the image of Plymouth Hoe, showing Smeaton’s Tower against a backdrop of Plymouth Sound.
Derriford Hospital have revealed that their staff have reported five incidents, known as 'never events' (so-called because they are events that should never happen), that relate to surgery or other intervention to the wrong part of the body of patients. These have all been identified via an incident reporting system since November. A 'never event' is classified by the Department of Health as a...
An event being held in Plymouth next month looking at EU legislation and how it affects businesses, will include a discussion panel of high-profile experts and an opening presentation from the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.
The event is being held at lunchtime on Friday 19 April 2013 at City College Plymouth and will give local business leaders the chance to engage in...
A ten game run of defeats finally came to an end for Plymouth Albion on Saturday with victory against London Scottish on Saturday.
Snowy conditions made the going tough, but a try - the only one of the game - from number 8, Aaron Carpenter, and some heroic second half defending, secured the...
You’ll never walk alone…or run alone in this case, thanks to a new group for woman in training for the Race for Life.
Plymouth City Council has organised a ten-week training programme suitable for women of all fitness levels and abilities, from those who have never raced before to experienced 5K runners, to help get in shape for the charity run.
A 76 year old man was killed on Friday when a car in which he was a passenger, was involved in a collision on the A38.
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following the accident at Westlake near Ivybridge.
The collision happened in poor weather at around 5.45 p.m. on Friday 22nd March 2013 when a blue Volvo S60 left the road on its nearside via a lay-by. It...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s nationally important Cottonian Collection will be the focus of a special lecture by staff from Plymouth University on Wednesday 13 March.
‘The Cottonian Collection – The Expert Eye’ will interpret the significance of William Cotton’s beautiful, privately printed and lavishly illustrated book on the ancient settlements of Cornwall. Only 25 copies...
Our sister site The Exeter Daily has been shortlisted for a national newspaper award.
It is in the running for the coveted title of Digital News Service of the Year along with, among others, thesundaytimes.co.uk, metro.co.uk and guardian.co.uk.
The winner will be announced at a high profile event at the Hilton in London's Park Lane.
