Plymouth is the largest town on the south coast of England.
The town lies at the mouth of the river Plym, hence the name. Plymouth was long one of the main ports of the British Empire - and that history is still tangible in the city today
Great video of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership manager Sarah O' Leary filmed by a German media company.
Spend a day at Newton Abbot Racecourse for their biggest fixture ever to be held on Saturday 30th August.
Saturday’s fixture will see some of the best jockeys and horses in the country compete for a part of the £119,500 prize fund – the biggest prize fund to date.
It’s also the perfect way to celebrate the end of the summer holidays with family and friends.
Racing for the afternoon starts at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 12:10pm.
Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Friday 29th August. Tickets will be available at the gate. Tickets for the Paddock...
Devon will have featured in The Friends Life Tour of Britain more times than any other venue outside of London when it hosts Stage Five on Thursday 11 September.
The 2014 edition of Britain’s most prestigious race will be the eighth time that The Tour has ventured into the county and it will re-visit some of its most popular locations from previous editions of the race.
A £9.1 million programme to restore some of the roads damaged during the wettest winter on record has been announced by Devon County Council.
The County Council has developed a programme of almost 400 repair schemes, using the Pothole Repair Funding that Devon received from central Government, to improve the surface or drainage resilience of more than 80 miles (129 km) of roads in the...
Devon and Cornwall Police are fully prepared to prevent and disrupt any illegal rave activity across the two counties this coming August Bank Holiday.
In summer months the counties can be vulnerable to illegal incursions and raves, such as the problems encountered at Bellever and Davidstowe in the past.
Each year police have to remove a number of illegal raves which diverts...
Ten of thousands of people will be taking to The Hoe for the British Firework Championships and people are recommended to think how they are going to get to and from the event.
With the championships taking place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August many of the city’s main car parks will be open 24 hours with Western Approach and Lambhay Hill open until midnight.
Eleven young people from across the city are welcoming the public to an exhibition of work from British and International artists at Radiant Gallery on Derrys Cross this month.
Tuesday 19 August will be the first in a series of five “r[eff]uge” exhibitions from Effervescent, the social enterprise that recently converted an old bank into Radiant: a cultural laboratory and tea room....
The Ocean City Festival is returning to our shores for a twenty-day festival of fun with over 30 events to choose from.
Organised by Plymouth City Council, and sponsored by Ocean BMW, the festival runs from Monday 8 to Sunday 28 September, extended from the popular thirteen day event that took place last year.
The festival is designed to offer an exciting programme of events...
Tickets are on sale for a month-long film festival coming to Devon and Cornwall this autumn.
It’s All About the River is a major cultural programme, which aims to explore the historical and future connections of local and international communities with the River Tamar.
Starting on September 12, it will feature new commissions from local, national and international artists and...
Plymouth City Council’s leader has wasted no time in working to establish a relationship with the new Government Ministers following the recent cabinet reshuffle.
Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of the Council, has written to all the Under-secretaries, Ministers, and Secretaries of State, congratulating them on their appointment and making them aware of the priorities for Plymouth....
