A group of people in Plymouth with long term health conditions are volunteering to help each other and provide mutual support, thanks to a new initiative in the city.
Plymouth City Council and Northern, Eastern, and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) have commissioned Timebank South West to develop a new ‘time bank’ for local people living with long term health...
Plymouth is the sixth worst place for parking in the UK, according to a new study by Privilege car insurance.
The findings take into account the number of parking tickets issued, the length of time spent looking for a space and the number of parking-related prangs to produce a cumulative parking score; a measure of how bad it is to park in towns and cities across the UK.
YOUNG talent from a performing arts school in Plymouth took the West End by storm at the weekend in a performance to support the charity Breast Cancer Care.
Pupils from Stagecoach Performing Arts Plymouth showcased their talents alongside fellow students from various schools in a special charity gala performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End. They were one of ten acts who...
Local Vauxhall retailer, Evans Halshaw Plymouth, is rallying round to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK.
The dealership is supporting Service Leader, Greg Shelton, who will be taking part in a charity boxing match on 18th December at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay Devon.
As part of Greg’s sponsorship, the retailer is sponsoring his vest,...
Police are appealing for witnesses after two pedestrians were involved in a collision with a bus in Plymouth last night [15 December].
Emergency services were called to Transit Way in Honicknowle at 7.25pm after a man and a woman were struck by the bus at the Tesco car park access road.
The 66-year-old woman, from Honicknowle, sustained a serious leg injuries and was taken to...
Members of the public are being asked to report any suspicious behaviour in the Crownhill and Estover areas after the deaths of several deer.
Four dead deer have been found by the Council’s farm apprentices in Bircham Valley woods in the last four weeks. The grim discoveries have been reported to local Wildlife Crime Officer as it is suspected that they have been killed deliberately...
Theatre Royal Plymouth have announced four news shows for next year.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Friday 24 – Sunday 26 March 2017 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth 24 – 26 March 2017 direct from a smash-hit West End run and international tours. Music, laughter, songs, rhythms, rhymes and repetitions are guaranteed together with puppetry, paints, water and mud...
Shoppers in Plymouth demonstrated their generosity earlier this month, by donating 6,600 meals to foodbank charity The Trussell Trust and food redistribution charity FareShare for Tesco’s Neighbourhood Food Collection.
The Neighbourhood Food Collection runs in all Tesco stores across the country, to collect vital store cupboard essential foods, such as rice, tea, tinned meat and UHT...
The doors to Buckland Abbey’s medieval Great Barn swing open this Christmas to unveil a unique interpretation of the traditional carol, The First Nowell. Using natural materials, props and a lot of creatively, local groups from the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies have been busy creating impressive floral displays which will fill the Great Barn with colour, festive aromas and...
B&Q will be spreading festive cheer across Devon and Cornwall this Christmas, by donating 14 Christmas trees to local good causes, including Queensway Primary School, Brent Ward’s pancreatic cancer unit at Derriford Hospital, and Street YMCA.
The donations form part of B&Q’s ongoing commitment to supporting its local community and this year the UK’s leading home improvement...
