Plymouth

Plymouth primary rated 'good' by Ofsted

Staff and pupils at Shakespeare Primary School are celebrating their latest Ofsted inspection report after inspectors judged them to be a ‘good’ school.

The progress the school has made since the last inspection which judged them as ‘requires improvement’ particularly impressed the inspectors who noted that all pupils now make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics and that...

Families urged to join Plymouth Memory Walk

Alzheimer’s Society is urging families to spend time together tackling the biggest health issue of our time, by joining the Plymouth Memory Walk on 8 October to raise money for a world without dementia.

The charity is encouraging residents to rally around family of all ages – from grandparents to grandchildren - and take part in the event, which is being held in association with HSBC...

Global phenomenon Pokemon Go! Appears in Plymouth Science Park

GLOBAL online game craze Pokemon Go! has appeared at Plymouth Science Park.

The game is a free location-based reality game which allows players to capture, battle and train ‘virual’ Pokemon who appear throughout the real world.

It hasn’t even been released in the UK yet but one of the locations where you can find Pokemon is in the car park of the Plymouth Science Park.

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Plymouth praised in national research on Empty Homes

Plymouth has been held up as an example of good practice for its work on Empty Homes in newly published national research.

The research – Affordable Homes From Empty Commercial Spaces - published by Empty Homes (a national campaigning charity) and funded by the Nationwide Foundation, features a number of case studies, including Hoegate House, which was the former job centre which...

Britain's Got Talent auditions in Plymouth

The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again, scouring the length and breadth of the country to find talented acts for their brand new series - and they'll be in Plymouth on Saturday 30 July between 10am and 6pm at Drake Circus Shopping Centre.

If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show what you’ve got. Successful acts...

Cyber Security Consultation at Plymouth Science Park

Plymouth Science Park tenants are asking the west country business community to come forward with their experience of cyber fraud.

Devon and Cornwall Business Council, who recently relocated their HQ to Plymouth Science Park, will be holding a half-day conference to discuss the subject.

Up to thirty spaces are available for the morning talk session at Plymouth Science Park,...

Police appeal for witnesses to road rage incident

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road rage incident which lead to an assault and criminal damage on Crownhill Road, Plymouth between 4.45pm and 5.20pm on Wednesday 29th June.

The victims were travelling in a red Renault people carrier with their two young children from St Budeaux towards Transit Way when a dark blue Mercedes car pulled out in front of them at the Ernsettle...

New service launched for SW businesses

A new service has been launched for South West businesses.

South West Growth Service has been formed by independent and experienced business consultants Chris Lorimer, Andrew Southall and Katharine Bourke.

The business provide core services such as Business strategy development, specialist support in sales and marketing, operation, raising finances, maintaining momentum, and HR...

Thousands of disabled Plymouth residents to stay warm and well thanks to Big Lottery grant

Local social enterprise, Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) has been awarded more than £460,000 to continue pioneering community work to prevent fuel poverty in the city.

The project, Warm and Well, will take place over four years and will reach 3,500 households that have health conditions, physical and learning disability or mental health needs, to minimise the causes and symptoms of...

Plymouth woman publishes book about her sight loss

Plymouth resident Liz Lenton has published a book about her experience of living with sight loss and how she adapted her everyday life to manage the condition.

Profits from the sale of the book “I Will Lift up my Eyes to the Hills! A personal experience of macular degeneration and miracles” will be donated to two sight loss charities, including The Royal National Institute of Blind...

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