Ham Woods Nature Reserve has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag. The Green Flag Awards are the national standard of excellence for parks and green spaces
This is the first time that Plymouth City Council has submitted Ham Woods to be considered for a Green Flag and now the council are proud to be able to say that Ham Woods is one of only a very few Nature Reserves to be given the...
Why has the sound of ping pong balls bouncing on tables, happy voices and shrieks of laughter become a familiar sound in city centres nationwide this summer? It’s all down to Ping!; the sensational public street festival which has taken the nation by storm once again!
By placing 1,000 ping pong tables in the streets of 19 towns and cities, Ping! offers members of the general public the...
Tattoo equipment has been seized as two more ‘scratchers’ have been raided through Plymouth Council’s Operation Itchy.
Officers from the Council’s Public Protection Service, together with the police, executed Court orders at addresses in Devonport and St. Budeaux over the last two weeks in the continued crackdown on illegal tattooists known as ‘scratchers’ who have bought a tattoo kit...
Tens of thousands of spectators are expected to attend the MTV Crashes two-day music event, which continues on Plymouth Hoe.
Today's Plymouth Herald produced a spectacular front page cover celebrating the opening night (pictured).
Plymouth City Council, which is organising the event in partnership with MTV, is urging people to plan their journeys and use public transport where...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Plymouth which left a physically disabled man with serious leg injuries.
The 27-year-old man from Plymouth was crossing the road at Derry’s Cross opposite Grosvenor Casino around 3.10pm on Saturday 13 June when a motorcycle was in collision with his electric wheelchair.
The disabled man sustained serious leg injuries after...
Thrive Hubs, an innovative network of co-working hubs, is due to officially open its door for business for the first time in Plymouth in three weeks, thanks to the completion of its first project in Ocean Crescent.
“The interest shown by the business community during and after the Plymouth Business Show gave the whole team a massive boost. We have always passionately believed we are...
Following a highprofile Downing Street launch, national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain has hit the road and arrives in Plymouth today on the way to helping the number of UK businesses started in 2015 to reach a record 600,000.
At last month’s launch, surrounded by entrepreneurs, David Cameron announced that the target set for the governmentbacked Start Up Loans company three...
Emergency crews staged a dramatic rescue in the early hours of this morning.
At approximately 03.03hrs Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue recieved a call from Ambulance Control requesting assistance at coastal cliffs just off Admiralty road in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.
The request for assistance was for rescuing a 25 year old male who had fallen some 25 to 30ft from the...
With days to go until MTV Crashes Plymouth, people are urged to plan ahead to ensure a fantastic time is had by all.
Tens of thousands of spectators are expected to attend the two-day music event, which takes place on Plymouth Hoe on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July and features among other acts Little Mix (pictured).
Tickets are currently being dispatched and can be tracked...
A showcase of striking works by Plymouth University graduate Sue Austin will go on display during three days of interactive activities.
The internationally acclaimed artist – whose work has been seen by an estimated global television audience of around 150 million – is inviting audiences to become ‘Immersed in 360’.
Designed as a research exhibition – and taking place in the...
