Plymouth City councillors are set to approve funding for a new flagship library in the heart of the city centre.
The new central library in Mayflower Street would replace the current library in North Hill, making way for the £25 million History Centre which is due to open in 2020.
The Council’s ambition is to create a modern, flexible and welcoming library that will attract...
Plymouth libraries are celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5 March with fancy dress rhymetimes for little ones and special visits for schools.
Now in its 18th year, the annual event encourages children to explore the world of books and reading and provides them with a book of their own. It is marked in more than 100 countries around the globe.
Could you capture a winning wildlife photo? If so, your work could be displayed alongside some of the best in the country at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
The ‘Focus on Nature’ competition is inspired by the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which is coming to Plymouth at the end of March on an international tour from the Natural History Museum, London...
Twelve more roads in Plymouth are to get a new lease of life over the next five weeks as the first phase of resurfacing for 2015 gets under way.
Plymouth City Council is spending more than £6 million improving the city’s roads and pavements this year, supported by its commitment to invest an extra £20 million in highway repairs between 2012 and 2022.
The number of young people being accepted into their first choice of secondary school has increased this year, as thousands of primary pupils in Plymouth will today find out which school they will be going to this September.
Plymouth City Council confirmed that 94.86 per cent of young people received their first choice of school, 3.78 per cent their second and 1.09 per cent their third...
A groundbreaking scheme led by Plymouth City Council’s arts and heritage service has received a £50,000 funding grant from Arts Council England (ACE) today.
New Expressions involves 15 museums and heritage sites across the South West, Midlands and North of England, all of whom are working with artists to produce new work inspired by their historic collections. The scheme, which is now...
Delete Blood Cancer UK is telling people in Plymouth that they are almost unique, and that it is a good thing because it means they could save a life.
The charity says that there is usually one or two people in the general population with the same tissue-type as you and that you share a potentially lifesaving link with them. They say that having the same tissue-type as another person...
A new law against drug driving coming into force today (2 March 2015) has been strongly welcomed by road safety charity Brake, which has been campaigning for the law alongside families bereaved by drug driving.
The law will make it a criminal offence to drive with drugs in your body in England and Wales, removing the need to prove impairment and making it much easier to prosecute drug...
Fish lovers and members of the South West fishing industry are being urged to get on board with a forthcoming campaign designed to champion the diversity and sustainability of many species landed by the UK fishing fleet in a week-long Twitter campaign set to take place in March.
The initiative, dubbed #CatchOfTheDay, is being launched by the National Federation of Fishermen’s...
