Developed by Plymouth City Council and its highways contractor Amey in partnership with First Great Western and Network Rail, the scheme aims to better connect the train station with the city centre and has been part-funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Sustrans, the national walking and cycling charity.
Improvements include new footways between North Road East and the...
Devon County Council has agreed the proposed schedule of schemes to increase walking and cycling on Dartmoor.
The “Granite and Gears” project, led by the County Council and Dartmoor National Park, was awarded £4.4 million fundingfrom The Department for Transport's (DfT) Cycling Ambition fund in August.
The project is also supported with an additional £3 million from Local...
Council leader Tudor Evans will be handed the keys to the historic Devonport Market Hall in a deal to restore the landmark and create a fantastic future as a high tech ‘play market’.
Plymouth City Council, the Devonport based regeneration agency, Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) and Plymouth University have joined forces in a pioneering project that will put digital gaming into the...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has risen for the first time since February 2013, with figures increasing by 66 claimants over the past month. Claimants in Devon have gone up from 6,513 in October to 6,579 in November meaning a 1% increase from last month.
The news comes the same day as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) report reveals that the...
Thanks to a generous donation from customers and staff at Sainsbury’s, children staying on our wards will have lots of new toys and games to play with.
Last week, representatives from Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills Store, Grace Evans and Pam Tremayne, came up to the hospital’s Activity Centre on level 12, with the large donation. The toys were donated by the store’s customers and staff during...
National Apprenticeship Week is back for the seventh year running, and 2014 will offer even more ways for employers to show their support of apprentices.
National Apprenticeship Week, which will run between 3 and 7 March 2014, will see hundreds of events taking place across the South of England.
The week aims to show the postive impact apprentices have on individuals,...
Police investigating an attack on a man in Plymstock are appealing for witnesses.
Officers were called shortly before 9pm on Monday 16 December after reports that a man had been attacked with a machete at The Ride travellers’ site on Laira Bridge.
On arrival, a 44-year-old man from Plymouth was found with injuries to his face and arm which are not thought to be life-threatening...
Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View since 2005, will fight the next general election for Labour it was confirmed at the weekend. Ms Seabeck received the unanimous backing of the local Labour Party in a meeting on Saturday.
Speaking after the meeting Alison said: “It’s an honour to have represented Plymouth Moor View for the last eight years and I am both grateful and...
A kind-hearted Plymouth charity, brought some cheer and cuddles to our children’s wards last week.
Representatives from the Becca’s Bear charity dropped in to the Activity Centre on level 12 on Wednesday (11 December), to deliver teddy bears for donation to children on the wards.
Santa and the Build-A-Bear mascot, Bearemy were also on hand to help with distributing the bears...
There were smiles on faces and lots of laughter on our children’s wards today, thanks to Starlight’s Christmas Panto.
Children, relatives and staff were treated to a performance of Sleeping Beauty by the interactive theatre group, The Panto Company, as part of an eight week tour of the country’s hospitals and hospices.
The pantomime was staged in the Activity Centre on level 12...