A group of students from Ridgeway School in Plympton are taking part in this year’s BBC News School Report.
It gives 11- 16 year old students across the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and materials available from a dedicated website, and with support from BBC staff and partners, teachers can help students develop their journalistic...
After a tightly fought contest in Year 10 with campaigns including promotional videos, posters, badges and even giving out free cake, Natasha Barber and Connor Burn have been elected as Head Girl and Head Boy at Ridgeway School.
Both students, who are actively involved in school life, beat off some stiff competition for the prestigious roles.
Year 13 A level students who left Ridgeway School last year came back recently for an evening of celebration.
Around 60 guests were welcomed to the A level presentation evening by Principal Lisa Boorman and last year’s Head of Post 16, Jason Ryder. Jason spoke personally about each student as they collected their A level certificates.
2016 is going to be a busy year for the students and staff at Ridgeway School in Plympton.
The school has a new leader, Lisa Boorman, and is set to have a new name, uniform and logo for the start of the September academic term.
Ms Boorman said; “The January league table will show the real progress that Ridgeway School made in 2015, this year we’ll be building on that success –...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision that left two men hospitalised.
Police were called just after 2pm on Sunday 27th December after a collision between a blue Ford Focus RS and a green Ford Fiesta Flight on the B3416, Plymouth Road, Plympton, Plymouth near to the junction with St Mary’s Close.
The 21-year-old male driver of the Focus was taken to Derriford...
At approximately 2.05pm Sunday 27th December 2015, a two vehicle road traffic collision occurred on the B3416, Plymouth Road, Plympton, Plymouth near to the junction with St Mary’s Close.
At the time of the collision the road conditions were clear abd dry.
A locally registered blue Ford Focus RS, collided with a locally registered green Ford Fiesta Flight.
A public consultation was held this week at the Ridgeway School in Plympton about plans for a state-of-the-art 3G Football Astro Turf Pitch.
Local people were invited to the schools main hall to see the plans and ask questions.
The school is applying for Football Association funding worth £250,000 for the pitch including fencing, floodlights and the upgrade of existing grass...
A Plympton school is hoping to get a state-of-the-art sports pitch, and is applying for funding to the tune of £250,000.
If the Ridgeway School bid is successful, the money will be spent on a third-generation Football Turf Pitch (3G FTP) including fencing, floodlights and the upgrade of existing grass pitches.
Lisa Boorman, principal designate at the Moorland Road school said...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward who may have seen an incident of dangerous driving over the bank holiday weekend.
Shortly before 5pm on Sunday 30 August, a silver Honda Civic type-R was reported to be driving dangerously along the Plymouth-bound carriageway of the A38 at Plympton.
The Honda is reported to have nearly caused several accidents as it...
Highways England is to begin a £6.4 million project to replace Merafield Bridge on the A38 at Plympton this autumn.
The new concrete bridge will be 80 metres long, 11.3 metres wide and made of 2,503 tonnes of concrete and 401 tonnes of steel. It will be constructed alongside the old bridge.
Building the new structure will ensure the A38 and Merafield Road stays open to traffic...
