Following the success of last year’s event, Sky Ride is coming back to Plymouth for a second time in May.
Sky Ride is a free event that encourages people to get on a bike and have fun cycling on traffic free paths. Last year Plymouth City Council, in partnership with British Cycling, hosted the cycling event which saw over 7,000 people taking part.
The brand new Vital Sparks project is being ignited in Plymouth thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
Vital Sparks will be designed to inspire arts, culture and creativity in the city and act as a link between different groups involved in these activities.
A dedicated project leader will be recruited to develop an activity programme that will put creativity into the...
Gambling addicts may be putting themselves and their families at risk despite not even realising they have a problem, academics have suggested.
The claim, from Plymouth University’s Drug and Alcohol Research Unit (DARU), comes as a new study is launched looking into people’s gambling habits. It will also examine the ways people can reduce the potential for harm to both themselves and...
Research reveals Brits in the South West give strangers the cold shoulder on park benches. Conversation-shy Brits in South West England would rather pack up and go if they are joined on a park bench by a stranger, research has revealed.
The fascinating study into our habits has revealed an unsociable streak when it comes to sharing a public space when having lunch or reading a book....
Over a thousand young people from across Devon braved freezing conditions to shine at this week’s Devon Winter School Games, part of the national Sainsbury’s School Games, held at the University of Exeter at St Luke’s Science and Sports College.
Nine different sports were on offer, with the only casualty of the poor weather conditions being the cycling competition, cancelled due to a...
Veteran folk-rockers Fairport Convention celebrate 45 years on the road with special guests Tarras, 6-piece folk-rock band from the North of England, John 'Fake Thackray' Watterson, keeping alive the repertoire of comic songs by the late, great Jake Thackray, brilliant ragtime and jazz guitarist John James and the ever-colourful Exmouth Shanty Men.
Gates open 1pm. Music from 2pm until midnight. Showcase performances by the best of local talent 2pm - 3.30pm. Main concert starts at 4.30pm.
All-day bar PLUS rolling hog roast, barbecue, paella and tapas bar.
Saturday evening sees the next home game for the UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders basketball team, one of the finest in the country. They take on Worcester Wolves at Plymouth Pavilions.
The Pavilions says: "The Plymouth Raiders Game Night has to be seen to be believed! For a long time...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery that occurred outside the Travelodge, in Derrys Cross, Plymouth at approximately 11.30pm on Thursday 28th March.
The victim, who was visiting Plymouth, left the train station and walked to North Cross roundabout where he asked a man and woman for directions to the Travelodge.
