An art event commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, supported by the Theatre Royal Plymouth, is in line for a prestigious accolade after reaching the finals of the National Lottery Awards.
‘We’re here because we’re here,’ commissioned by 14-18 NOW and created by Jeremy Deller, is competing against six others in the Best Heritage Project category. They beat off stiff...
Did you once scoot up and down Royal Parade on your Vespa or shimmy on down at The Quay Club? If so, an evening dedicated to the 1960s this May could be just your thing.
‘Sounds of the Sixties’ will officially mark the start of a major Plymouth History Centre community engagement project called ‘Plymouth After Dark’.
This four year outreach project will explore the range of...
A special project which has brought many women together is being launched on International Women’s Day (8 March 2017).
Over the past six months women from different communities across Plymouth have been working together to celebrate and remember their fellow females using traditional textile crafts to create ‘Joyce’s Quilt’.
Work starts this week to transform derelict changing rooms on Plymouth’s waterfront as part of a push to get more people to enjoy one of Britain’s Ocean City best assets.
Edwardian bathing facilities to the east of Tinside Lido are being turned into a store for kayaks and paddle boards ahead of an enterprise running the venture.
Planning consent has now been granted to install...
A Plymouth University PhD student will be travelling to Antarctica later this year after successfully applying to join an international scientific expedition.
Holly Pearson, currently in the final year of a PhD project examining the speciation and bioavailability of metals in estuaries, will be joining researchers from 30 countries working on 22 projects as part of the inaugural...
Great (Great Opportunities) Together were delighted to receive the Epic Award on Saturday 2nd April at a ceremony in Cardiff Castle.
The ceremony crowned not only the winners and runner ups for each nation (Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England) but also winners of the Peer Award for Excellence, the People’s Choice Award, and Awards for exceptional work with young people and people with...
A project to help veterans build their own homes in Plymouth is moving another step forward.
Land for up to 24 affordable homes on the former St George’s Day Centre at George Place, Millbay, is being transferred from Plymouth City Council to DCH and work is due to start on site next month with Interserve, the contractor. Included in the scheme will be at least 12 custom build homes for...
A huge programme of school improvement works at three city schools will get under way this year.
The building works totalling £1,184,500 have been approved by Council Leader Tudor Evans from the City Council’s Investment Board, to meet the cost of urgent building improvement works at Mount Tamar, Mount Wise Primary and Compton Primary Schools.
The Diocese of Exeter is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Chris Forster as the Development Worker for an important new project in Plymouth.
As part of a joint initiative with the Church Urban Fund, a new company entitled ‘Transforming Plymouth Together’ (TPT) has been established to encourage local churches engaging actively with the recommendations of the Plymouth Fairness...
