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Art graduates showcase work in Council House exhibition

Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures are just some of the artwork by Plymouth graduates that is now on display in the Council House.

The Open Art exhibition is work chosen by city councillors from arts degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.

The art by 26 students explores a range of challenging...

New charging points to provide boost for Plymouth's electric car use

New charging points for electric cars are to be installed at key sites in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council has won £142,500 of government funding for the facilities that will be set up on land owned by public sector organisations.

The grant funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) will cover up to 75 per cent of the purchase and installation costs. The bid was...

Booking opens for Theatre Royal's Autumn Season 2013

The new website has launched, the Autumn Season 2013 programme announced and now the wait is over as the tickets go on sale.

Plymouth's Theatre Royal, which is set to re-open this September after a major redevelopment, began selling tickets for its Autumn shows at 10am on Friday 2 August.

A brand new website recently launched with much improved functionality and a clear, easy...

Fun-packed summer at City Museum and Art Gallery

Things are hotting up at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, which has a packed programme of events and activities on offer for children and families throughout the summer holiday.

Free film screenings of Wreck-It Ralph (6 August), Madagascar 3 (13 August), Ice Age 4 (20 August) and The Croods (27 August) will run from 1.30pm each Tuesday.

Drop-in craft sessions will run on...

Olympic and World Swimming Champion Ruta backs Plymouth's Ecover Blue Mile

Plymouth’s golden girl Ruta Meilutyte took time out from her busy schedule to explain why she’s backing an event which gets people active in the water.

Ruta, 16, has thrown her weight behind the 2013 Ecover Blue Mile which takes place off Plymouth’s historic Barbican on 14-15 September.

Lithuanian-born Ruta shocked everyone including herself when, at the age of just 15, she won...

Green light for new pedestrian and cycle scheme on Laira Rail Bridge

A new pedestrian and cycle link on Plymouth’s iconic Laira Rail Bridge has been given the green light by planners.

The scheme, which is part of the three-year ‘Plymotion’ project, will refurbish and convert the disused Laira Rail Bridge to provide a new alternative shared pedestrian and cycle route across the River Plym, to complement the existing route on Laira Road Bridge.

It...

More than 2,000 women take part in St Luke's Hospice's Midnight Walk

On Saturday 27 July, the South West Community united in their support for a seventh celebration of St Luke’s Hospice at Plymouth's favourite girl’s night out, the Midnight Walk. Offering three routes of three, seven and 15 miles, this event truly demonstrates the support and dedication to the Hospice with over 2,000 women embarking on the challenge over the midnight hours.

Ladies...

Police seek identity of man and woman in connection with Plymouth assault

Police investigating a Plymouth assault, where part of a man’s ear was bitten off, would like to speak to the man and woman pictured in the CCTV image (above).

The unprovoked assault happened in the Two Trees pub in Union Street, Plymouth on Sunday 14 July at around 2.50am.

Anyone who recognises them is asked to call police on 101 quoting EC/13/6764 or alternatively call...

Plymouth Papa John's free pizza launch and fundraiser for Hugs for Henry

Papa John’s brand new Plymouth store will be giving away 200 of its finest pizzas for free on Saturday 3 August to officially mark its opening celebrations.

Owner Jo Boland opened the doors to the brand new Papa John’s store last week and, pleased with its initial success, has decided to give the pizza fans of Plymouth a party to remember on Saturday and is urging those who haven’t...

More school places planned for children with special educational needs

Plans to expand a primary school to provide more places for children with special educational needs (SEN) are set to be approved by Plymouth City Council's cabinet next week.

The Council is recommending the necessary consultation begins to double the amount of SEN places available at Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School based in Keyham.

This will means a support centre for ten...

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