Plymouth

New wildflower meadow locations announced

The locations of four new wildflower meadows in Plymouth, which help local bee and butterfly populations to thrive, have now been announced.

Plymouth City Council has identified four new sites across the city to establish new wildflower meadows, which will be prepared and planted this month, when ground conditions are good for sowing, and will be flowering by the summer.

The...

Vue Plymouth calls for budding artists for brilliant prize

DISNEY fans throughout Plymouth are being encouraged to put their creativity to the test and design a poster for one of the year’s most hotly anticipated movies.

Vue is giving children the chance to design a poster for Dumbo, which is released on Friday 29 March.

The live-action remake of the Disney classic is about a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughing...

BBC Radio Devon has announced big changes to its line-up

New presenters have joined the station’s popular team in a fresh sound that aims to reflect the whole county.

Breakfast Show presenter Gordon Sparks is now joined by Laura James, waking Devon up from 6am to 9am every morning with interesting chat, news, sport, weather and travel.

Laura is known to early risers for her BBC Radio Devon show from 5am to 6am, which she continues to...

Former University of Plymouth student becomes charity ambassador

A former University of Plymouth marine biologist student has become an ambassador for a charity tackling plastic pollution.

Mae Dorricott, 24, is a member of Plastic Pollution Awareness and Actions Project (PPAAP), which aims to end single plastic use - starting in the takeaway and restaurant industry.

And she was among businesses, scientists, innovators and teachers from...

Exhibition: The Unknown Knowns

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibition-the-unknown-knowns

Free admission Opening times: Monday-Friday 10:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00

In a world where data is as valuable as land, how vigilantly are we protecting our most prized assets, and how much of ourselves is available on the open market?

By sharing our personal preferences, thumbprints and 3D face scans how easily can we be tracked and influenced and who is watching on the other side of the telescreen?

In 'The Unknown Knowns', Plymouth-based curator Vickie Fear brings together artists...

André Rieu to enchant big screen audiences in Plymouth again

THIS summer, the King of Waltz, André Rieu, returns to Maastricht to play his annual hometown concert – and once again it will be shown by Vue.

In what has become a yearly tradition, the world-famous violinist and conductor will play to music fans from across the globe, as Maastricht’s medieval town square is transformed into a spectacular backdrop for these unforgettable concerts...

Plymouth, Truro and Penzance drop-in events announced to update residents on South West rail resilience progress

Network Rail has announced community drop-in sessions in Plymouth, Truro and Penzance to update local communities on ongoing work to improve the resilience of the stretch of railway that connects Cornwall and South Devon with the rest of the country.

The community drop-in events follow on from Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s recent announcement that £80m will be made available to...

The Box restores the document allowing the Mayflower passengers to settle in America

Thanks to a partnership with Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, one of the most significant pieces of Anglo-American history has been conserved so it can travel to Plymouth, Devon for the first time.

Signed in 1621, the Second Peirce Patent is the oldest existing state document of New England. In 2020, it will return to ‘Old’ England as part of the city’s Mayflower...

Plymouth nurse to take part in women bikers’ worldwide relay

An outpatient nurse at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth is to take part in a worldwide women bikers’ relay to raise awareness of women as active participants in motorsports.

Sara Hawkins from Looe is a lifelong motor-biker, riding in her father’s sidecar when she was a child and getting her first motorbike at aged 17. She rode a lot before having children and took it up again...

Spring Wedding Fair at Kitley House Hotel

Looking for the perfect place to say "I do"? Kitley House Hotel at Yealmpton near Plymouth is holding a Wedding Fair on Sunday 28th April from 1pm – 4pm.

Enjoy a glass of bubbly and talk to exhibitors covering a range of wedding services including dresses, cars, cakes, flowers, decorations and much, much more.

Wedding co-ordinator, Julie, will be on hand to talk you through...

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