On 17 April The Grayhound tall ship, will visit the historic port of Charlestown, to celebrate the opening of the harbour to the general public for the very first time, the return of trade to the historic port and a unique port collaboration.
Charlestown Harbour is a beautiful well-preserved 18th century trade port which has become globally famous as the nautical backdrop to some of...
The South West housing market appears to have lost impetus, despite new buyer enquiries rising in March. The number of properties coming on to the market dropped further, and consequently respondents to the March 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey in the region have reduced predictions for sales growth in the year ahead.
Demand across the South West remains reasonably healthy,...
South West Water’s Mayflower construction site at Roborough, just outside Plymouth, was the scene of a dramatic rescue during a fire service training exercise that took place at the weekend.
The site gave crews from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service the perfect venue to put their training into practice at the weekend. In the scenario, firefighters used specialist...
Easter Saturday 15 April marks the start of a thrilling new season as racing returns to Newton Abbot Racecourse following a major winter improvement programme.
The family-favourite Easter Saturday fixture will signal the start of an exciting programme of racing and special events at the newly-improved course in South Devon.
Over the five-month winter break, tens of thousands of...
Saturday 15th April: With outdoor spaces around the UK bursting into colour, the colleagues at B&Q Plymouth are hosting hanging basket workshops at the store.
A great activity for the whole family, the hanging basket workshops are free to attend and will run from 12pm to 2pm.
Visitors will be greeted by the instore B&Q horticulturalists who will be on hand to help and...
Clear, consistent standards which set out what the Council – and residents – can do to help the city get cleaner and greener have been published.
A policy document has been put together so that crews and residents are given clear guidelines about how, when and where to put bins and bags out as well as reminding people about what to recycle.
Visiting a Bluebell Wood is one of the UK’s great seasonal highlights and the Woodland Trust has lots for you to visit for free across the South West this spring.
When bluebells first appear can vary depending on early spring temperatures, so when you see your first bluebells you can record them on the Trust’s Big Bluebell Watch survey to help track their arrival across the country....
Staff at The Lost Gardens of Heligan caught an intrepid night-time intruder on camera last week - stealing fish from the Italian Garden pond!
“I was first alerted to the fact that our fish were going missing back in November, when gardeners reported finding fish scales around the ponds in the Jungle” explains Claire Pumfrey, Heligan’s Wildlife Project Co-ordinator.
Drake Circus has launched a new virtual reality egg hunt for families to enjoy this Easter.
The free Gnomee’s Egg Hunt game takes shoppers on a quest around the centre to find golden eggs stolen by a group of gnomes, which must all be collected in order to complete the hunt. To play, shoppers simply have to download the free app to a smartphone or tablet, and follow a trail around...
