UK furniture and flooring giant ScS is officially opening its first ever store in Plymouth on Boxing Day at Coypool Retail Park.
To celebrate the launch of the new store, ScS ‘elves’ will be in Plymouth city centre on Thursday 22nd December, spreading Christmas cheer, handing out exclusive discount vouchers and treats, and giving lucky locals the chance to win £100 in shopping vouchers...
Award-winning Plymouth company, Sponge UK has created a special Christmas game to spread some festive cheer and test out the latest elearning technology.
Every year, the business, based at Plymouth Science Park, creates an online Christmas game as an alternative to sending Christmas cards.
The highly skilled team at Sponge used the opportunity to put newly released elearning...
Home isn’t just where the heart is according to a new survey – home entertaining is on the increase and it’s where people are now more likely to entertain family and friends.
Households throughout the South West area are gearing up for everything from family gatherings through to kids’ parties, formal cocktail evenings and of course Christmas dinner, and a new survey has highlighted...
The doors to Buckland Abbey’s medieval Great Barn swing open this Christmas to unveil a unique interpretation of the traditional carol, The First Nowell. Using natural materials, props and a lot of creatively, local groups from the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies have been busy creating impressive floral displays which will fill the Great Barn with colour, festive aromas and...
B&Q will be spreading festive cheer across Devon and Cornwall this Christmas, by donating 14 Christmas trees to local good causes, including Queensway Primary School, Brent Ward’s pancreatic cancer unit at Derriford Hospital, and Street YMCA.
The donations form part of B&Q’s ongoing commitment to supporting its local community and this year the UK’s leading home improvement...
Staff at Stagecoach South West’s Plymouth depot are getting into the Christmas spirit by supporting St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth ‘Festive Friday’ fun day on 16 December.
Drivers will be making donations to don their best Christmas jumpers for the day - with some even dressing up as Santa and snowmen. Drivers will also be asking customers to donate any spare change they may have to...
]Plymouth is preparing for a busy December as residents are set to spend a total of more than 3.5 million hours preparing for Christmas Day.
In a survey of more than 2,000 shoppers, almost 1 in 5 Plymouth residents said they will need more than the equivalent of a working week to prepare for Christmas Day, taking into account shopping, cooking, getting the house in order, and wrapping...
The Christmas tree sparkles with fairy lights, the presents are all wrapped, candles lights flicker and a cosy fire is lit – Christmas has arrived! Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service want you to have a joyful and fire safe Christmas this year.
Fire safety is important at any time of the year, but with the extra distractions of Christmas it’s especially important to be vigilant...
Derriford Hospital's beautiful Christmas tree is now aglow thanks to a returning Gold Dust superhero, Jasmine Bayly!
On Thursday night, in front of a gathered crowd, 17-year-old, Jasmine, a former patient on the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital, pushed the plunger and officially switched on the tree lights.
Jasmine, who raised money for the appeal in September, when she...
A trip to Devon and Cornwall offers Christmas with a distinctive West County twist this year, with Santa arriving by RNLI lifeboat, festive markets, beautiful lantern parades and the chance to dine with food expert Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Santa by lifeboat and delicious gifts at the Royal William Yard Wonderland Market, Plymouth
