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Four arrested after report of gunfire

Four men are in police custody on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent in Plymouth.

Police received a number of reports in the early hours of this morning (Monday 1 August) of what was thought to be gunfire in the Plympton area of Plymouth.

Police also received calls from the public claiming that youths were letting off firecrackers in the area.

Police and the...

The CATERed Big Summer Food Tour is back!

The CATERed Big Summer Food Tour is back! After the huge success of 2015 the CATERed team are delighted to be able to hand out delicious, healthy free lunches once again.

Ed’s Big Summer Food Tour Two will help make sure that some children who would normally receive free school meals are not missing out during the long summer holiday.

Providing extra meals during school...

£180k makeover for Turnchapel community local pub

The Boringdon Arms on Boringdon Terrace in Turnchapel, Plymouth has re-opened following a £180,000 investment from Pub Company Punch and Publicans, Sue and Greg Foxwell.

Sue and Greg have used the Boringdon Arms for the last eighteen years and have been running pubs in Cornwall for the past eight. They finally took over the Boringdon in April this year and it re-opened after the...

Plymouth businesses bolster the local economy by buying local

In today’s digital age, where products are readily available from across the globe at the click of a button, a recent survey has revealed that over 98% of businesses based in the South West believe it to be of the utmost importance to buy from local suppliers.

The survey, commissioned by Plymouth based sign company, Signs Express (Plymouth), collated answers from over 1,000 business...

WITT Energy relocates HQ to Plymouth Science Park

INNOVATIVE cutting-edge green tech energy company WITT has moved their headquarters to Plymouth Science Park.

Earlier this year the company successfully completed the world’s fastest and biggest clean-tech crowdfunded equity raise, which was launched at Plymouth Science Park, smashing their target of £750,000 to hit £2.4 million in just six weeks.

WITT has ambitious plans to...

Work starts on waterfront project

Work starts this week to transform derelict changing rooms on Plymouth’s waterfront as part of a push to get more people to enjoy one of Britain’s Ocean City best assets.

Edwardian bathing facilities to the east of Tinside Lido are being turned into a store for kayaks and paddle boards ahead of an enterprise running the venture.

Planning consent has now been granted to install...

Visitors’ Charter signed in preparation for #letsbeopen launch

From Monday 1 August 2016, all Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's adult inpatient wards, with the exception of critical care and maternity, will be open between the hours of 07:30 and 22:00.

In preparation for this date, our Visitor’s Charter for Adult Inpatients has now been given the seal of approval and signed by Ann James, Chief Executive, Greg Dix, Director of Nursing and Phil Hughes,...

Jack Whitehall: At Large UK Tour

Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that Jack Whitehall will be kicking off their 2017 programming with a bang playing the venue on 21 January.

“Jack has quickly become one of the UK’s most popular comedians, he’s a busy chap and it’s fantastic that he’s extended his UK Tour,” said Bryony Carter, Marketing Executive at Plymouth Pavilions.

Multi award-winning stand-up...

Stars come out for PWA this Sunday

In the last seven days more top names from the British wrestling scene have been added to the bill of Plymouth’s summer spectacular wrestling event happening this Sunday evening at the Plymouth School of Creative Arts.

The event is one of the strongest all British cards ever seen in the city of Plymouth and tickets are selling fast. The anticipation for the title match between Eddie...

Plymouth city centre gets a Buzzing Boost!

The Urban Buzz has well and truly arrived in the centre of Plymouth this year and it is starting to bloom, and buzz with bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.

To add to the fantastic flowers which are already in bloom over at Millbay Park and on many of the city centre’s major roundabouts and road verges, we have now moved right into the heart of the City centre and planted...

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