The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has formally welcomed the Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University to the BIS Departmental Board.
Professor Wendy Purcell was invited by the Right Honourable Dr Vince Cable MP to become a Non Executive Board Member in light of her extensive knowledge and experience as a leading figure in the Higher Education sector.
A grant for over £130,000 has been awarded to a local play charity in Plymouth to provide year-round activities for children and young people from Forces families.
The Plymouth Armed Forces Community Covenant recently awarded £138, 769 to Stonehouse Playspace Association to hold free and fun activities at locations across the city for children and young people. They will be free for...
Forces families are under strict orders to have fun at HMS Heroes first ever family fun day at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth.
The event is taking place on Saturday 3 August from 12 noon and is free to all military families and members of HMS Heroes. It has been organised and funded by 29 Commando, Royal Artillery and supported by HMS Heroes National Volunteers and other local partners.
HMS Heroes is a national support group for Forces children and was formed in Plymouth in 2010 to give children with serving parents a voice. Since then, it has grown and now boasts over 4500...
Diners, drinkers, dancers and audiences in Plymouth are being asked how the city's night life can be made even better.
The city centre evening and night time economy is worth around £60 million and provides around 2,700 jobs and supports the growth of many businesses including restaurants, hotels, the theatre, taxi drivers, bars and clubs.
Plymouth's Moor View Park is now the proud new holder of the prestigious Green Flag, bringing the city’s tally up to five.
The park in Mutley, fondly called 'Plymouth's pocket park', was once a bowling green, but is now a haven for wildlife as well as music lovers, boules fans, families and shoppers from the nearby Mutley Plain.
Forces families are under strict orders to have fun at HMS Heroes first ever family fun day at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth.
The event is taking place on Saturday 3 August from 12 noon and is free to all military families and members of HMS Heroes. It has been organised and funded by 29 Commando, Royal Artillery and supported by HMS Heroes National Volunteers and other local partners...
Plymouth primary school teacher and newly published author Andrew Beasley will have youngsters on the edge of their seats this week when he drops in at Plymstock Library to talk about his super scary story ‘Ben Kingdom: The Claws of Evil’.
The swashbuckling adventure, set in an imaginary Victorian London, is Andrew’s debut novel and has been included in the official book collection for...
Stagecoach South West has announced that, starting 30 September 2013, they are introducing two brand new ‘Stagecoach Gold’ routes which will operate between Torquay, Paignton, Totnes and Plymouth or Dartmouth. The introduction of the flagship ‘5-star’ brand to Devon is a coup for customers, reserved for only a select number of locations across the country.
Studios that could create over 100 jobs and a home for Plymouth’s burgeoning creative arts enterprise culture look set to get the go-ahead.
Plymouth City Council's cabinet, which meets on August 6, is likely to approve plans for the Council to act as guarantor to the eagerly-awaited Ocean Studios in Royal William Yard and to make a financial contribution from its ‘Building for Jobs...
Plymouth College student Ruta Meilutyte has set a new world record for the 100m breaststroke in the World Aquatic Championships semi-final in Barcelona.
The 16-year-old Lithuanian set a new world best time of 1:04.35 on Monday 29 July to qualify for the final.
The Olympic Champion who is coached by Jon Rudd, swims for Plymouth Leander, after moving to Plymouth from Lithuania...
