Plymouth’s spectacular Tinside Lido will be celebrating its 80th birthday in style with a weekend full of 1930s vintage charm.
Visitors to the art deco complex on Saturday 12 and 13 September will be able to step back in time and enjoy a cream tea at poolside café, with music from the era and staff dressed in 1930s swimwear and lifeguard uniforms.
A former warehouse operative from Plymouth has won a compensation payout after he suffered a leg injury and subsequent amputation after falling from height at work.
Mark Jeffery, 47, has been awarded £530,000 in compensation and retained as a trauma counsellor to help others going through similar life-changing experiences.
While cleaning out the guttering in 2005 at his...
Two competitors from the South West are representing Team Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Argentina at the 20th World Transplant Games. Both Bradley Ball, from Plymouth, and Tracy Carroll, from Helston, have received life-saving kidney transplants from Derriford Hospital.
Bradley, 22, has entered the golf events and Tracey, 40, the swimming events. The pair recently won five...
A fresh call has been launched in Plymouth to get high quality candidates to train as nursery teachers – and help further improve early education of young children.
Across the South West more than four out of five nurseries and other early years providers (87 per cent) are rated as good or outstanding, up 16 per cent on 2010.
Tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000 plus training...
The stars of Plymouth Wrestling are gearing up for a spectacular night of action this September, in Stonehouse and it’s all in aid of Plymouth Foodbank.
‘September Slam’ will be a night of hard-hitting grappling action and will be headlined by Danny Walsh making his first defence as he puts his heavyweight title on the line against Josh Knott. The event will also feature an exciting...
Are you brave enough to abseil from 220 feet? Then why not join Jeremiah’s Journey as we take the plunge at Canonteign Falls.
This challenge is taking place on Sunday 20th September 2015.
Canonteign Falls is believed to be the highest waterfall in England, so this promises to be an exciting once in a life time experience!
Registration costs just £25 per person and we ask all participants to raise a minimum of £25 in sponsorship. The registration fee includes free entry to Canonteign Falls for the day, so that you can enjoy the spectacular views and perhaps a picnic...
There are early signs much of the UK will see an improvement in weather over the bank holiday weekend and this will last through much of next week, according to the Met Office.
Whilst rain and showers are likely across much of the country on Saturday and at first on Sunday, there are signs of an improvement from the west as we go through Sunday and Monday.
Plymouth City Council is launching an awareness campaign to remind people to inform them of any changes in circumstances for housing benefits.
The ‘It’s great to be up to date’ campaign - which has been grant funded by the Department of Work and Pensions - aims to encourage more people to come forward and tell the Council about important life changes.
Secrets of the seabed are being revealed as divers undertake exploratory scientific surveys in a bid to better understand the UK’s marine environment and help protect it for the future.
Five professional divers and marine ecologists, commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, are gathering evidence and data from areas where existing knowledge about marine habitats is limited.
Police are appealing to the public after a snooker cue signed by legends of the game including five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was stolen in Plymouth.
The unique snooker cue and case is owned by Stuart Craig (pictured) who won the cue in raffle run by Snooker Legends and was signed by Ray Reardon, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Jimmy White, John Virgo and Michaela Tabb.
