Plymouth

Police appeal for witnesses after serious collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after two vehicles were involved in a serious traffic collision on Forder Valley Road, Longbridge, Plymouth, on Monday 10 March.

The collision involved a black Mercedes and white Ford Transit van and took place at 4.20pm at the Leigham roundabout end of Forder Valley Road.

Police, fire service and ambulance crews attended the scene....

Council widen plans to tackle welfare impacts

More help and support for families that have been impacted by changes to the welfare system will soon be available as Plymouth City Council announces a number of new plans.

Grant funding of £405,000 has been earmarked for projects that aim to help tackle financial issues, fuel poverty and unemployment in the city.

Following an impact assessment of the changes to the welfare...

Welsh National Opera – Boulevard Solitude

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 20:00
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Armand and Manon are penniless but in love. The cruel world of 20th century capitalism and corruption will soon shatter their happiness. They will be left with nothing but memories of happier days before they strayed onto the boulevard of broken dreams.

Henze’s potent 1950s updating of the Manon story is a heady musical cocktail of jazz, 19th century opera and 20th century styles. It is an enveloping and immersive cinematic vision of European society after the war.

Sung in English with surtitles in English.

Tickets £10.70 - £30.70

Running time 1 hour 15...

Welsh National Opera – Manon Lescaut

Venue: 
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 19:15 to Friday, March 28, 2014 - 19:15
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Manon has been seduced. As an impressionable young woman she wanted it all. She wanted to taste the tempting fruit of adult life. Now just months later she has discovered that the fruit is rotten at the core. Does Manon have any chance of salvation?

Manon Lescaut is the classic Fallen Woman. Puccini charts her rapid descent from innocent to criminal with feverish intensity.

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English.

Tickets £10.70 - £49.70

Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (approx) including one interval

Pre-performance talk Wednesday 26 March 6pm...

That'll Be The Day

Prepare yourself for a party as the legendary That’ll Be The Day, the nation’s longest running rock ‘n’ roll variety show returns by popular demand with a brand new production.

This hugely entertaining rock ‘n’ roll spectacular features a fantastic line up of knock-out hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mixed with loads of new zany comedy routines to produce a show with a real feel-good party atmosphere.

Tickets £15.70 - £27.20

To book tickets please click here

Search is on for South West’s Top Business Leaders

Businesses across Devon and Cornwall are being urged to enter one of the South West region’s top award schemes recognising excellence and enterprise.

The South West’s Institute of Directors Awards 2014 seek to recognise outstanding business people and focus UK-wide attention on the region's success.

Award nominations are open to anyone working at director level in any type...

National study aims to identify developmental issues among bilingual children

The specific developmental challenges facing bilingual children as they bid to become proficient in two languages is to be explored in a pioneering nationwide study.

Led by Plymouth University’s BabyLab, in collaboration with five other UK universities, the research will examine the language skills of hundreds of toddlers growing up in bilingual families.

It will then look to...

Highest Level Rating for Maternity

Mums-to-be and new mums can feel reassured that the maternity staff at Derriford Hospital are providing safe and a high level of clinical care, following an intensive review by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).

Following a rigorous assessment, the maternity service has, for the first time, been awarded the highest level status under the insurance scheme for NHS hospitals.

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New Director of Public Health for Plymouth City Council

Kelechi Nnoaham will be joining Plymouth City Council at the beginning of next month as the new Director of Public Health.

He will take over from Stephen Horsley, who has been the interim Director of Public Health since the departure of Deb Lapthorne to Public Health England last year.

Kelechi will join the Council from Bristol City Council where he currently holds the position...

Appeal for witnesses to domestic incident

Police are appealing for witnesses to a domestic incident in Plymouth city centre on Wednesday 5 March.

At around midday, a man in his early 20s approached a woman with a young child and started shouting at her.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the incident in New George Street.

A 21-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of a causing...

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