HRH Prince Harry was in Plymouth today (Friday 2 August) to open a new £30m amphibious centre in Plymouth's Devonport Naval Base.
Royal Marines Tamar, the centre of operational and training units for small craft crews of landing craft, hovercraft and fast boats at HM Naval Base, Devonport, was launched on Friday 2 August accompanied by HM Band Royal Marines.
People in Plymouth have been busy doing burpees and squats this summer thanks to British Military Fitness (BMF), the UK’s biggest and best-loved outdoor fitness classes, and as a result they have helped to burn off over two million calories nationwide. BMF set the target of 2 million calories when they launched their START campaign in May. BMF START events took place across the city.
A programme of protective micro-asphalting will be starting on city roads on Thursday 8 August.
Micro-asphalt surfacing will be used on roads that are structurally sound but starting to deteriorate, as a preventative measure against future damage that would be more costly to repair.
The process involves mixing cold bitumen and aggregates together in a specialist lorry before...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
