Plymouth residents will once again be able to recycle their real Christmas trees and get a free bag of wood chippings.
Following the success of last year’s trial scheme, wood-chipping machines will be on a mini tour of Plymouth to dispose of Christmas trees responsibly.
You will be able to get a free bag of wood chippings for your garden made from your old tree.
Road users are being warned that widespread ice could affect the county’s roads over the next three nights.
Freezing conditions are again forecast across the county and road surface temperatures are expected to plummet to as low -2C from tonight, Friday 5 January.
Devon County Council is advising people countywide to take extra care as icy patches may be a problem in areas of...
The National Marine Aquarium is calling on local businesses to unite and join its quest to secure the coveted Sustainable Fish City accolade for Plymouth.
With the status now within touching distance, the National Marine Aquarium, which is spearheading the city’s bid, is urging local businesses to join companies, such as The Fig Tree @36, who have recently joined the effort, to secure...
Learn to Play Day is back on 17th and 18th March 2018 and will once again offer tens of thousands of FREE musical instruments to one and all.
This annual event, now in its seventh year, will be hitting regions across the country this spring aiming to reach more people than ever with its FREE musical instrument taster sessions. A multitude of music shops, venues and schools will be...
The cold crisp days of winter are a magical time to go walking, with transformed scenery and spectacular early sunsets – it’s a great way to escape the demands of the festive season for a few hours too.
Plymouth Walking for Health group, Active for All, is inviting people to join them for their Winter Walk for Wellbeing on Wednesday 3rd January 2018.
Christmas can be overwhelming for many of us, with the hectic period of shopping, cooking and family gatherings putting a strain on relationships. But when someone in your family has dementia, it brings different challenges that are very easy to overlook writes Gina Awad.
Understanding dementia is crucial for the person living with it, but very often families and care partners learn by...
The Electoral Commission has just published its report on the General Election 2017 which notes the four key issues with Plymouth City Council’s handling of the election were around poll cards, postal votes, removal of voters from the register and the incorrect declaration at the count. These issues were identified in Dr Smith’s Independent Review, commissioned by the Council, which was...
IT was nearly a perfect homecoming for Ryan Taylor.
Much of the latter part of 2017 has been a nightmare for the forward, who was injured in Argyle's season opener at Peterbrough, and remained crocked until earlier this month.
After regaining his place in the side, he led the line at Rotherham United, his first club, in the town where he was born. And scored what looked like...
Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities & organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance, we were one of the groups who were nominated by their local Lodge MARISTOW 2725.
The money is raised by the “WAKE Fund” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander...
Magnificent houses with Father Christmas, warm mince piece at the tea-rooms, frosty walks all waiting to be discovered at National Trust places in Devon and Cornwall this Christmas.
A pop-up 1950s cinema has opened at Greenway in South Devon this December. Vintage-styled cinema in a cosy marquee in the garden, complete with red velvet seats and uniformed ushers, is screening classic...
