Plymouth beach lovers will once again be able take a bus straight to the seaside this summer.
The number 54 runs to the popular beach of Bovisand, overlooking Plymouth Sound – and this year the season has been extended, giving families even more chances to enjoy the sun, sea and sand.
Operated by Target Travel and financially supported by the City Council, the ‘beach bus’ will...
With the first of Exeter Airport’s summer weekly departures to the Greek island of Crete with Thomson this week came news that the tour operator, the UK’s largest, has confirmed that in summer 2015 they will be offering an additional route from Exeter to the popular island of Rhodes.
Exeter Airport’s managing director Matt Roach said: “The announcement that the 2015 Thomson and First...
Plymouth’s historic Elizabethan and Merchant’s Houses have opened their doors for 2014.
Both properties are rare surviving examples of their time and provide a fascinating insight into different aspects of the city’s heritage.
The Elizabethan House was built in the late 1500s when Plymouth was a thriving, bustling port. The Merchant’s House dates from the early 1600s and was...
Prolonged sunshine and the hottest summer for seven years (according to the Met Office) kept RNLI teams across the south west busy this summer.
Provisional statistics released by the charity for the period June, July and August show a 24% increase in incidents for RNLI lifeguards, and lifeboat crews attending 652 rescues.
RNLI lifeguards dealt with 10,615 incidents across the...
The national summer Drink Drive campaign is being launched on 1st June and Devon and Cornwall Police are again supporting this initiative.
The primary aim of the campaign is to reduce the number of injuries on the roads where drink or drugs is a factor. The campaign runs from Saturday 1 June to Sunday 30 June.
Whilst the enforcement of drink/drug driving is a 24/7 focus for...
The popular Dartmoor Sunday Rover ticket will be available again throughout this summer, starting from this weekend.
The ticket enables people to enjoy the benefits of unlimited travel on bus and rail services linking to Dartmoor and the surrounding area every Sunday until mid September.
South West Water today confirmed its reservoirs are ready to cope with the millions expected to head west this summer and it expects no water restrictions for the 17th consecutive year.
That's good news ahead of the first May Bank Holiday which tourism chiefs are hoping will be the first of many sun-baked weekends. Eight million tourists visit the region every year raising the demand...
