The Met Office has issued a revised heatwave warning for the South West, raising the level from two to three, meaning action is required.
Where a level two heat health grading should prompt an alert and readiness for action, a level three warning requires social and healthcare services to target specific actions at high-risk groups.
Pride in the Park Plymouth’s LGBT pride will take place on Saturday 20th July 2013 at Devonport Park the event will be officially opened at 1.30pm by the Deputy Lord Mayor and Deputy Lady Mayoress. New for 2013 we introduce the PRISM dance stage that will be showcasing more talent with DJ’s James Stalker, Ry Smith, James Pearson, Fiona Pearse and more.
Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath, with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra goes on vacation, travelling in grand chariots, from his temple in Puri, to his garden palace in the countryside.
Plymouth's Hindu community now celebrates one of the biggest religious Hindu festivals - the Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival. This is also the etymological origin of the...
Plymouth City Council has created temporary jobs for 13 local people through the second phase of its Plymotion on Your Doorstep campaign.
A team of travel advisors have been recruited to go out and visit local residents, giving one-to-one advice on different ways to get around the city, as well as information about various discounts and incentives on offer.
A striking Indian dance troupe and an inspirational orchestra of blind musicians will be among the headline acts at the 2013 Plymouth Respect Festival .
The event, which is organised by the Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council, is being hosted by Plymouth University over the weekend of October 12 and 13.
It will feature a blend of music, entertainment and food from across...
Plymouth's 2009 World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist diver Tom Daley will face a battle to be fit for the World Championships in Barcelona .
Daley flew out on Tuesday (16 July) but has been suffering from a glandular problem that has left his participation in the 10m platform event on 27 and 28 July in doubt.
Swollen glands have prevented the 19-year-old from preparing...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s ‘Young Explainers’ have scooped a regional learning award at a special ceremony at the British Museum.
The student volunteers from Plymouth University are joint winners in the South West category of the 2012 Marsh Awards for Museum Learning, alongside a fellow volunteer group from the Holburne Museum in Bath.
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.
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses to three serious assaults which occurred in the Cornish town just after midnight.
The first of the three assaults, which police are linking together, happened...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a Plymouth woman was robbed in the street in Plymouth this morning (Tuesday 16 July).
Two men followed the 25-year-old woman on her way to work on Biggin Hill, Ernesettle. They allegedly grabbed her shoulder and then stole her handbag. The suspects ran off along Jubilee Road.
The incident happened at the junction of Budshead Road between...
A new course for teachers and teaching assistants has been created in Plymouth to improve understanding and advance the techniques used to teach children with autism in mainstream schools.
Five talented teachers will be receiving their Post Graduate Certificate (PG Cert): Autism Spectrum Condition at a ceremony on Wednesday 17 July at Plymouth University’s Roland Levinsky Building....
