Plymouth

The best celebration of music by a Landslide at Vue Plymouth

Fans of Fleetwood Mac and other musical heroes have the show of a lifetime in store at Vue Plymouth.

Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast at The London Palladium in honour of Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green on in February and the performance will be shown on the big screen at Vue in June.

The big-name event included the likes of Noel Gallagher,...

Ernesettle community recognised for the ‘real difference’ they’re making as part of Together for Childhood

A Plymouth community has been recognised for the positive difference they are making to protect local children with their involvement in a programme of work helping to prevent child sexual abuse.

Residents of Ernesettle have been at the heart of Together for Childhood since its public launch in October 2018, keen to do everything they can to ensure that children are protected from...

Jailbirds raise over £10,000 for Children’s Hospice South West

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) held its annual Jail and Bail fundraising event at Devonport Guildhall in Plymouth on Friday 13th March which raised an amazing £10,700.38 for the children’s charity.

Seven local businesses took part in the event which involved individuals getting arrested and put on trial for fictitious crimes including telling bad jokes, dad dancing and...

New diagnostic service brings faster diagnosis for suspected cancer patients

Patients with suspected cancer of the colon or bowel can now have greater choice of where they have their diagnosis, thanks to the introduction of a two-week colon and endoscopy service at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre.

The service has been introduced to ensure that more patients with suspected cancer do not need to wait unnecessarily for a diagnosis. They can be reassured and if it...

Military Wives Choir gave a tuneful introduction at Vue Plymouth

The Plymouth Military Wives Choir sung side by side as they performed at Vue Plymouth to celebrate the release of the new film Military Wives .

As the inspirational story hit screens on Friday 6th March, the choir were there to entertain customers and give a preview of what they had in store.

Now with over 2,000 members, the Military Wives Choirs Charity has become a global...

17 projects secure final Mayflower 400 Community Sparks bursaries

17 Plymouth-based projects have been successful in the final funding round of Mayflower 400 Community Sparks.

More than £40,000 has been awarded to parades, processions, festivals, fancy dress events and more. They bring the total number of projects that have benefitted from this scheme that supports grass-roots community, arts and cultural activity to 60!

£4,000 has been...

Military charity launches mental wellbeing training in Plymouth

Families of serving RAF personnel and veterans in Plymouth who are finding life tough will be offered unique training to help them identify, and deal with, the symptoms of poor mental wellbeing.

The Royal Air Forces Association, the charity that supports the welfare of the RAF family, is offering mental wellbeing awareness training at venues across the UK, one of which will be in...

A mammoth moment for The Box

It was another ‘huge’ moment for The Box today as its fully assembled woolly mammoth was revealed for the first time.

The life-sized, as yet un-named female was inspired by a mammoth tooth in The Box’s collections, discovered at Yealm Bridge Cavern on the nearby Kitley Estate. Fossils show that woolly mammoths were roaming Plymouth 35,000 years ago, alongside bears, cave lions,...

Plymouth Military Wives Choir to perform at Vue

The Plymouth Military Wives Choir will be singing side by side this week as they perform at Vue Plymouth to celebrate the release of new film Military Wives .

As the inspirational story hits screens on Friday 6th March, the choir will be there to entertain customers and give a preview of what they will have in store.

Now with over 2,000 members, the Military Wives Choirs...

Listen up and stay connected with Specsavers Plymouth

IN a world where we are constantly connected to each other by technology and social media, we can forget that the key to good communication is listening. This is why Specsavers’ audiologists across Plymouth are encouraging everyone to listen up for World Hearing Day (March 3).

It is all part of Specsavers continued campaign to break down the stigma often associated with hearing loss...

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