Children can make a range of Roman-inspired arts and crafts at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 27 July, when it marks the 2013 Festival of British Archaeology.
The ‘Roman Army’ sessions will run from 11am to midday, 1.30pm to 2.30pm and 3pm to 4pm and youngsters will be able to use a variety of craft materials to make a Roman shield, helmet and flag.
Plymouth’s longest serving school governors have been recognised for their work at an awards ceremony in the Council House.
The Lord Mayor presented 25 of the city’s most dedicated governors with awards for completing between 10 to 25 years service at schools and academies across Plymouth.
Awards were also given out in categories including ‘Chair of the Year’, ‘Outstanding...
Sutton Harbour Holdings Plc’s portfolio of landmark waterfront developments in Plymouth is to continue to expand following £22.5m in funding from Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB). The Plymouth-based company will use the facilities in particular to further develop the prime Sutton Harbour Marina site as well as complete King Point Marina, due to launch in...
Plymouth’s citywide carbon footprint has fallen to a new low – an announcement welcomed by the city’s Climate Change Commission and confirmed by the recent release of the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s national ‘emissions estimates’ for 2011.
Despite a small ‘blip’ in the figures for 2010, attributed to the impact of a very cold winter, emissions for the city have now...
Plymouth City Council has announced it is banning controversial payday loan websites.
Although similar moves have been initiated by councils in Cheshire East, Dundee and Renfrewshire, Plymouth is thought to be the first local authority to ban the websites from advertising on billboards and bus shelters in the city.
Access to the 50 most popular payday loan websites will also be...
A fourth man (a 22-year-old from Looe) has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks in Looe.
The man has been released on police bail until this evening (22 July).
A man and a woman from Plymouth and a woman from Liskeard were victims of what the police have described as a "nasty series of events" in Looe on Saturday 13 July.
Police are appealing for witnesses following three burglaries in Bere Barton near Bere Ferrers, Yelverton.
The burglaries happened overnight on Thursday 18 July and Friday 19 July.
The first reported burglary took place at a large 14th century grade two listed manor house. The premises include numerous outbuildings and grounds situated on the edge of the rural village of Bere...
Spaces on hundreds of free, fun and exciting courses for young people as part of this year’s Summer Mix programme are filling up fast.
Over 1,200 young people aged 11 to 19 – or 11 to 25 for those with a disability or special learning needs - have already signed up to try something new during August. 120 of the 198 courses on offer are now fully booked.
Plymouth’s Olympic gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte took time out from her busy training schedule ahead of the World Championships in Barcelona 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.
