Plymouth is celebrating its work on the Armed Forces Covenant and Corporate Covenant – as a new national brand is launched to raise its profile.
Nationally, the Armed Forces Covenant – which is a promise from the nation to those who serve or who have served, and their families, to do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives – has...
Plymouth City Council’s successful Christmas tree collection scheme starts next week.
The special tree collections start on Monday 11 January and run right up until Thursday 21 January.
All people have to do is to put the trees out next to their bins or bags and a separate crew will pick it up on the day their rubbish and recycling is collected.
Plymouth is pitching its long term plan for sport pitches across the city as part of its vision of a healthy city as well as a great place to live
The Council has carried out an extensive survey of what the city has as well as what it could need for the future and it has teamed up with local and national partners produce a Plan for Playing Pitches in the city.
Older home owners in Plymouth are being offered help to keep their homes warm this winter – but hurry, as it’s for a limited time only.
Every winter across the UK, one older person dies every seven minutes from the cold weather and in many cases this is avoidable. Plymouth City Council is offering assistance to home owners aged 60 and above to ensure their boilers are working...
Plymouth City Council is receiving almost £50,000 from a government grant to enable victims of domestic abuse to get access to the support they need.
The funding will be used in Plymouth to help victims in local Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities – who make up 7% of the local population - to access domestic abuse victim support services. It is part of a wider £3.5m national...
Plymouth will be in the national TV spotlight again as a new series for BBC Two, presented by Alex Polizzi, highlights the pioneering work in the city to help veterans back into work.
The presenter has been filming in Plymouth over the past few months for the new BBC Two series ‘Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes’. A number of ex-servicemen are followed in the documentary which features the...
As National Empty Homes Week (30 November to 6 December) approaches, Plymouth City Council is preparing to launch its new Empty Homes Surgery.
The sessions will offer empty home owners the chance to discuss their properties face to face and receive advice on financial assistance, property sales, rental services and discounts.
The surgery will be held at First Stop, New George...
Angela Rippon OBE, Father Sam Philpott MBE and former city councillors Jean Nelder and David Stark have been nominated to receive the Honorary Freedom of the City for their services to Plymouth.
The title of Honorary Freeman or Freewoman is the highest honour the city can bestow and is awarded to ‘persons of distinction’ who have shown exceptional service or achievement.
Plymouth Life Centre’s new community-owned solar roof – the biggest ever in the city – is now complete.
The roof has been funded with community shares purchased by the public and means the popular leisure centre will benefit from greener energy and lower bills.
Members of PEC Renewables, Plymouth Energy Community, Plymouth City Council, Everyone Active and Clean Earth stood...
