A Plymouth children’s centre has organised an event to help families in Deer Park, Efford, Lipson and Laira get to grips with the welfare reform changes during the half-term holiday.
The event is taking place at the DELL Children’s Centre based at High View Primary School in Torridge Way on Tuesday 29 October from 11am to 1pm and will include a free lunch for families courtesy of...
Communities across Plymouth will get an insight into the hidden delights lurking in local woodland thanks to a two-year initiative led by Plymouth University.
The Plymouth Woodland Project aims to create fun and informative ways to engage people of all ages with the wooded areas across the city, encouraging them to learn about their importance and the role they play in the wider...
Plymouth’s quality fish and chip business Harbourside Fish & Chips has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Staff Training and Development Award category of The National Fish & Chip Awards 2014, organised by Seafish.
Sponsored by James T Blakeman and Co Ltd, the Staff Training and Development Award is a celebration of educational excellence in the industry and rewards...
A special health and wellbeing event will be held this Friday to provide support to people and their families and carers living with a laryngectomy in Devon and Cornwall.
The event is being held in the Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre and is being run by the speech and language therapists in the peninsula area (Plymouth, Torbay, Cornwall and Exeter), in conjunction with the Macmillan...
Police across Plymouth are urging local residents to be vigilant of bogus callers. They have described a scam where criminals attempt to gain entry to properties, claiming to be workmen and often work in pairs, where the resident is distracted by one person while the other looks for items to steal.
Police are emphasising the need for people to be vigilant and not to let anyone into...
Police report that the 22-year-old Slovenian man who died after an industrial accident at the Interfish factory in Wallsend Industrial Estate, Plymouth has yet to be formally identified, although officers have met with his family.
The man was working in the freezer area shortly after 7pm on Friday 18 October 2013 when he was struck by a falling pallet and sustained fatal injuries....
A new report into Plymouth Hospitals Trust has indicated that it is at a moderately low level of risk of failing to provide safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.
The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has published a new 'Intelligent Monitoring Report' for each of the 161 acute and mental health trusts in England.
A woman who went missing from the Eggbuckland area of Plymouth has been found safe and well in London.
Jeanette Wood, 52, was reported missing by police at the weekend; her family had not seen her for about ten days and were concerned because she had not made any contact with them, which was considered to be out of character.
Police reported her found on Thursday 24 October....
Dozens of gardening enthusiasts from across Plymouth have scooped gold, silver and bronze awards at the 2013 Plymouth in Bloom ceremony.
Held at the Devonport Guildhall, the Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Pengelly presented a raft of prizes to the residents, community groups, schools and businesses who impressed the local volunteer judges.
Private landlords in Plymouth are being offered advice and support at the Landlord EXPO this week.
Exhibitors from commercial companies and Plymouth City Council will provide essential information about residential letting. The EXPO is being held at the Guildhall on Thursday 24 October from 12 noon to 6pm. It is being organised by the Council and West Country Landlords’ Association....
