Plymouth

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella returns to Plymouth

Matthew Bourne’s tour of Cinderella returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 30 January – Saturday 3 February 2018.

Matthew Bourne said: “Cinderella is one of my most heartfelt works and a personal favourite amongst my re-imagined classic stories. I’m delighted to have brought together this cast of current star performers, experienced New Adventures veterans and exciting young talent...

Where to recycle your real Christmas tree

Plymouth residents will once again be able to recycle their real Christmas trees and get a free bag of wood chippings.

Following the success of last year’s trial scheme, wood-chipping machines will be on a mini tour of Plymouth to dispose of Christmas trees responsibly.

You will be able to get a free bag of wood chippings for your garden made from your old tree.

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Stagecoach Plymouth staff support Children with Cancer

Stagecoach staff in Plymouth have nominated ‘Children with Cancer’ for the company’s annual £500 charity donation.

During December, staff are asked to put forward suggestions for a £500 charity donation from each of Stagecoach’s four Devon depots. Driver Kev Kellow nominated Children with Cancer UK for the Plymouth donation after meeting local fundraiser Steve Goucher.

Since...

Plymouth strives for Sustainable Fish City status

The National Marine Aquarium is calling on local businesses to unite and join its quest to secure the coveted Sustainable Fish City accolade for Plymouth.

With the status now within touching distance, the National Marine Aquarium, which is spearheading the city’s bid, is urging local businesses to join companies, such as The Fig Tree @36, who have recently joined the effort, to secure...

Plymouth business opens new office after 60% growth in 2017

Plymouth business Sponge UK, which is one of Britain’s fastest growing digital learning companies, has opened a new UK office after another successful year.

The award-winning company, which creates innovative workplace learning solutions for global organisations, officially opened its new office in Nottingham on Thursday, 14 December 2017.

Since American-born entrepreneur...

13-year-old boy injured in hit and run

Police are seeking a driver following a hit-and-run collision in Plymouth which left a 13-year-old boy injured.

The boy was crossing Wilton Street between parked cars around 6pm on Sunday [17 December] when the collision happened.

The male driver stopped, got out of his car and picked up the boy’s shoe and returned it to him. He then drove off without saying anything.

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Over £30,000 raised by police force to benefit charities

Over the last three years, officers and staff across Devon & Cornwall Police have participated in and organised fundraising activities which have benefitted both local and national charities.

The funds, now totalling over £30,000, were raised in a wide variety of ways, from the purchase of epaulettes, to charity bake sales and even a ‘guess the weight of the ferret’ competition....

New exhibition will mark 200 years of civil engineering excellence

A new exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is set to open in the Sherwell Centre on the University of Plymouth campus on Monday 8 January.

The ‘Lighthouses, Bridges and Breakwaters’ exhibition is part of the ‘Museum On Tour’ programme, which is taking a range of activities and events to venues around the city while...

Olympic diver officially opens doors of new Devon sk:n clinic

The doors of Devon’s first sk:n clinic have now officially opened, at Hyde Park in Plymouth, with the award-winning national skin clinic brand hosting a VIP launch event to celebrate the occasion. British Olympic diver and decorated sports star, Tonia Couch, cut the ribbon to officially open the new clinic, with guests being treated to exclusive demonstrations of the latest in skin care...

Film: Victim (1961)

“I wanted him!” With these words, a gripping landmark in gay cinema was born.

Dirk Bogarde’s closeted, married lawyer Melville Farr is drawn into exposing a terrifying blackmail ring when an admirer commits suicide rather than implicate him.

Supporting the recommendations of the Wolfenden Committee, director Basil Dearden, producer Michael Relph and screenwriter Janet Green denounced the institutionalised homophobia gay men of all classes faced, and cleverly packaged the politics within an accessible crime-thriller. Victim, and Bogarde’s courageous appearance in it, helped...

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