Plymouth’s Guildhall is to get new boilers as part of an ongoing programme to make the Council’s buildings more efficient.
Old, inefficient oil-fired boilers are to be replaced with gas boilers and the heat they generate will also heat the Council House, once it has been disconnected from the main part of the Civic Centre.
The current boilers are more than 50 years old and the...
THE MOTHER who sent her children to France and Spain for six months respectively aged 13 and 12 said it was much harder for her to let them go and praised the benefits to their education and confidence.
Anna West from Ivybridge, Devon, sent her son Paddy to Vannes in France to live with a French family and their children and daughter India to Pamplona in Spain to do the same.
A city centre hotel will be the venue for an exhibition as artwork by students at Plymouth University is set to go on display later this month.
From film pieces to mixed media installations, the ‘Emergence’ exhibition, presented and curated by second year fine arts students at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel and the Council House, draws inspiration from the work of Plymouth based British...
Following the resounding success of its involvement in the 2011 and 2013 events, Plymouth Yacht Haven has again been selected as the host marina for the finishing yachts in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race.
The biennial event; one of ocean racing’s most prestigious, takes competitors across more than 600 miles of mercurial tides and currents over the course of up to 5 days, finishing at...
The world’s first team training programme using aviation techniques and including unique psychological management and performance skills has been launched in Devon.
The course is aimed at businesses who want to develop their teams and is run by fully-qualified, experienced, pilots working with ex Team-GB rower and lifestyle coach Ben Tipney.
Plymouth and Devon Chamber of Commerce has revealed that Thrive Hubs – an innovative network of co-working hubs set to launch at several Plymouth sites – is to be the headline sponsor for the forthcoming Plymouth Business Show.
Held on 17 June at the Plymouth Pavillions from 9.30am to 4pm, the show is in its third year and has grown to be the largest business show in the region....
Detectives in Plymouth are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man from an Evofit.
Officers would like to speak to him in connection with an indecent exposure offence in Plymouth.
A man exposed himself to a 54-year-old local woman as she was walking alone over a bridge near Manadon roundabout at around 9.30am on Saturday 21 March.
Plymouth Skills Group Devils v Sheffield Window Center Tigers
Premier League, St Boniface Arena, Plymouth. 7.15pm Friday May 15, 2015
PLYMOUTH face a stiff test when they take on Sheffield in the Premier League at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening (7.15pm), writes Graham Hambly.
The Yorkshire side were one of the early leaders in the table and have already picked...
Plymouth’s famous Smeaton’s Tower will be shining green tonight in support of Plymouth Argyle.
The lights around the iconic tower will be glowing green as the team and the Green Army head off to Berkshire to take on Wycombe Wanderers in the second leg of the play off.
Deputy leader Councillor Peter Smith said: “We wanted to wish the team best of luck and to let them know they...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fire at a builders' yard in Wingfield Road, Stoke, Plymouth on Tuesday 12th May.
Police assisted with road closures on Raynham Road, Wingfield Way and Penlee Road and residents were asked to keep their windows closed as the Fire service tackled the blaze, which was reported at around 1.50pm.