Plymouth

Craft Union Invests £700,000 into Six Much-Loved Devon Pubs in the Span of a Month

Between 2nd May and 6th June 2024, Craft Union has invested a phenomenal £700,000 into six key community pubs in Devon. The most recent investment is a significant £211,000 into the Sir Joshua Reynolds in Plymouth, which reopens on Thursday 6thJune.

The Sir Joshua Reynolds was named after the pre-eminent portrait painter of the same name, who was a significant figure during the 18th...

Police in Plymouth prevent the sale of knives to underage people in plain-clothed operation

In a continued effort to keep the streets of Plymouth safe, local police officers conducted a plain-clothed test purchase operation across the city centre on Saturday 18 May.

The aim of this test purchase operation was to establish if knives are likely to be sold to people under the age of 18, and whether the correct training and protocols were in place. The operation also aimed to...

Clear-sighted opticians rally Plymouth residents to help improve disadvantaged children’s reading skills

OPTICIANS are calling on kind-hearted people in Plymouth to put their best foot forward to improve children’s literacy skills.

Staff at Specsavers Plymouth are among those supporting the Schoolreaders Race for Reading event, which aims to raise awareness and vital funds to provide reading support in schools.

This comes as Specsavers was announced as the headline sponsor of...

Scouts visit sparks happy memories for John

Scouts visit sparks happy memories for John

A former Scout leader who was involved for over 60 years with the scouting movement was delighted to receive a visit from the 1st Keyham (St Mark) Scouts at the residential home where he lives in St Budeaux, Plymouth.

Resident John Stone was a Scout leader for over six decades and despite his dementia he regularly reminisces about these times with staff at Butterfly Lodge .

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Plymouth Salutes D-Day Heroes 80 Years On

Britain's Ocean City was at the forefront of the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches that marked the beginning of the end of WWII

Britain's Ocean City was at the forefront of the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches that marked the start of the liberation of France, and the city is this year preparing to honour the memory of thousands of British and Allied Servicemen based in...

Plymouth Community Walks in Shoes of those Living with Dementia

Local Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard joined care experts at a unique dementia training experience

An interactive training experience dubbed ‘The Dementia Bus’ has given local care experts and members of the community an insight into what it is like to live with dementia.

Local home care provider Bluebird Care Plymouth & South Hamms hosted the mobile dementia...

Partnership available in Plymouth helps people facing cost-of-living pressures

An innovative partnership between Citizens Advice and Yorkshire Building Society, which is available in Plymouth, has helped over 7,000 people across the UK since it began three years ago, and the advice given could have unlocked over £3.2 million in potential additional income for beneficiaries.

The partnership sees Yorkshire Building Society host Citizens Advice advisers one day a...

Exeter IT support company takes home an award at Devon & Plymouth Chamber Awards

Timewade , a leading technology partner for SMEs, won the Workforce Developer of the Year Award, at a ceremony at Crowne Plaza Plymouth on 17 May.

The Devon & Plymouth Chamber Awards celebrates the county’s leading entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes and sectors.

The winners were announced at an awards ceremony on 17 May at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth.

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Young people from Plymouth to sail from Brisbane to Bali!

Former and current Lipson Co-Operative Academy students to make voyages thanks to Seas Your Future

Students and staff at Lipson Co-operative Academy , part of the Ted Wragg Trust , are celebrating as two pupils who left the school last summer have secured a place on the Stad Amsterdam sailing from Brisbane to Bali in August this year on the Clipper World Tour.

Lucy Lewis and...

Plymouth opticians offer free eye tests and glasses for people experiencing homelessness

Free eye tests and glasses for Plymouth people experiencing homelessness are being provided by opticians at specially created monthly clinics.

The clinic is part of an initiative by Specsavers to improve access to eyecare for all, forming part of its sustainability communities strategy.

Helen Rixson, Specsavers ophthalmic director in Plymouth, says: ‘The first clinic was a...

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