Plymouth City Council has been awarded £210,000 by English Heritage to carry out works to repair and protect a medieval wall in Stonehouse.
The wall, which forms a boundary between Stonehall Flats and the site owned by Princess Yachts, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and dates back to 1540. It used to defend the town of Stonehouse and is a rare example of medieval military architecture...
Two fire appliances from Greenbank station attended a fire in a flat in St Barnabus Terrace, Millbridge, Plymouth, in the early hours of Monday morning (23 September 2013).
The incident was attended to at approximately 1am; on arrival crews found a fire within a bedroom of the flat. They exinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus wearers, one hose reel jet and one safety jet...
At approximately 3am on Sunday 22 September, a gas leak was detected inside the disused Millenium nightclub complex in Union Street, Plymouth.
It was believed that the gas may have been leaking for some time inside the building from a ruptured pipe. In order to ensure public safety, Devon and Cornwall Police closed Union Street to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Timothy Harwood from Plymouth.
Mr Harwood has been missing from the Efford area of Plymouth since 17 September, but it is believed he was seen at around 1.30pm on 20 September walking out of Plymouth along Embankment Road, close to Marsh Mills.
Police say there are serious concerns regarding the health and welfare of...
It was the battle of the seafood restaurants as Mitch Tonks of RockFish and Ben Squire of The Boathouse Cafe took part in the inaugural Ecover Blue Mile Fish SUPper Challenge in Plymouth to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society .
Ben and Mitch raced over a 100m sprint course in front of the Mayflower Steps in a best of three contest. And the Champion for 2013 is Ben, who came...
Doubling the number of apprenticeship opportunities along with encouraging other businesses and community groups to follow suit has lead Plymouth City Council to be named Employer of the Year at the Apprenticeships national awards 2013.
Beating off tough competition from internationally recognised Augusta Westland and QuEST Engineering, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) awarded...
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Plymouth Seafood Festival 2013 Friday to Sunday, The Barbican Showcasing the fantastic quality seafood available in Plymouth, local and celebrity chefs will demonstrate a range of mouthwatering dishes using catch fresh off the boats.
Are you a talented swimmer with a disability? Or perhaps you know a keen swimmer who might like to get involved in disability swimming?
British Swimming is running talent identification sessions with an event taking place at Plymouth Life Centre (Mayflower Drive, Plymouth, PL2 3DG) on Saturday 2 November 2013. Why not come along to the session held between 10.30am and midday and take the first steps to your own competitive success in the future.
To be eligible you need to be able to swim at least...
Are you a talented swimmer with a disability? Or perhaps you know a keen swimmer who might like to get involved in disability swimming?
British Swimming is running talent identification sessions with an event taking place at Plymouth Life Centre (Mayflower Drive, Plymouth, PL2 3DG) on Saturday 2 November 2013. Why not come along to the session held between 10.30am and midday and take...
In a preview to the 40 Dates and 40 Nights Roadshow , comedian Sanderson Jones will be visiting Plymouth to talk about the Sunday Assembly , a movement growing in popularity.
Plymouth Humanists say that the event, which may be controversial to many, launches an opportunity for the non-believers of Plymouth to build their own sense of community in Plymouth.
