New buyer enquiries across the South West rose for the eleventh month in succession in January according to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey, January 2016, with 40% more respondents seeing an increase in new buyer demand rather than a fall.
Feedback to the survey continues to suggest that demand is being boosted by a rush of buy-to-let investors looking to buy before the 3% stamp...
The fight to stamp out illegal tattoo artists, sometimes known as “scratchers” in Plymouth has taken another step forward.
Barbican based tattoo studio Dust n’ Bones has become the first in the city to be a member of both the Tattoo Hygiene Rating scheme and Trading Standards Buy with Confidence scheme.
The new rating scheme to drive up tattoo hygiene standards was launched in...
A film exploring the darker histories of the River Tamar which was commissioned as part of a major festival in 2014 has been acquired by the Arts Council Collection to mark its 70th anniversary.
Tropikos, by award-winning artist filmmaker John Akomfrah, was commissioned for the It’s All About the River festival, which was curated and delivered by the River Tamar Project (RTP), the...
A new exhibition which opened at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on 6 February explores the role of warfare in children's play from 1800 to the present day.
‘War Games’ is a nationally touring exhibition from the V&A Museum of Childhood and will be on display until 18 June.
The show, which is designed for adults and children, allows visitors to investigate how toys...
There may be a discrepancy between how much men value their health and what they do to look after it, according to new research from Public Health England:
Three quarters (74%) of men in England aged 40 to 60 place their health in the top three most important things in their life
Only a third (35%) feel confident that they know all the risk factors for heart disease
A former police chief is announcing today (Monday) that he will run for the office of Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner, over fears that government austerity measures are putting at risk the most vulnerable members of area’s population.
Bob Spencer, who served in Merseyside and Devon and Cornwall police forces for over 30 years, retired in 2009 as Acting Assistant...
Plymouth City Council has served a Compulsory Purchase Order on a house that has been a derelict eyesore for years.
The Secretary of State has approved the Council’s application for a CPO on the house in Widey Lane which has been subject to vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The site was where the Council launched its Plan for Empty Homes last year.
new exhibition which opened at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on 6 February explores the role of warfare in children's play from 1800 to the present day.
‘War Games’ is a nationally touring exhibition from the V&A Museum of Childhood and will be on display until 18 June.
The show, which is designed for adults and children, allows visitors to investigate how toys recreate and represent war. It also asks the sometimes difficult question: why do children play war games?
Toys and games often reflect current conflicts. At times they’ve been used for propaganda...
