Drake Circus

Drake Circus to open its first Santa's grotto this Christmas

Santa and his elves are to open Drake Circus’s first ever Christmas Grotto at 11am, November 16 2013.

Families who would like to visit Santa, as they enjoy one of the West Country’s most popular shopping malls with over 70 shops, will be able to book online at www.drakecircus.com , with visits starting on 23 November 2013.

Children visiting the Grotto will receive a present...

Plymouth University's robot footballer clicks between the sticks for Children in Need

The England football squad’s record in penalty shoot-outs has left a lot to be desired in recent years. But the next generation of star players are being given the chance to banish the memories of past failings thanks to the robot football team at Plymouth University.

Ahead of this year’s annual Children in Need appeal, the team’s latest high profile signing will be getting between the...

Drake Circus launches free Wi-Fi for shoppers

Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth has launched a new free Wi-Fi service, enabling shoppers to surf the net while they shop.

In partnership with BT, shoppers at Drake Circus Shopping Centre will now have access to free Wi-Fi on their smartphones, tablets and laptops to browse the web, use apps and check social networking sites within the centre. Shoppers can use free BT Wi-Fi...

Drake Circus to host pop-up museum

Shoppers at Drake Circus will be treated to a pop-up museum for a chance to stock up on some interesting local history and culture in between bargain hunting during this half-term break.

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is teaming up with the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, South West Film & Television Archive (SWFTA) and the South West Image Bank (SWIB) to provide a pop...

Local support raises bags and bags to help fight heart disease

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops stock donation appeal, the 'Great British Bag-athon', launched at Drake Circus on Friday 27 September and is now calling for the local community to get involved.

The Great British Bag-athon is BHF shops biggest stock donation campaign, aiming to raise 1 million bags of unwanted things throughout September. The Plymouth community is being urged...

British Heart Foundation launches Great British Bag-athon event at Drake Circus

British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops are launching their biggest stock donation appeal, the Great British Bag-athon with an event on Friday 27 September at Drake Circus. BHF shops are urging Plymouth’s local community to join in and fill up bags full of unwanted things for the Great British Bag-athon to help fight heart disease.

The Great British Bag-athon is BHF shops biggest stock...

Plymouth to be consulted on new polymer bank notes

Plymouth is one of the destinations for a public consultation by the Bank of England on the introduction of 'plastic' (polymer) bank notes. The consultation event will be held at Drake Circus on 12 October.

The Bank is undertaking the consultation as part of its process of deciding whether to proceed with printing on the polymer material. This would initially only be for the new-style...

Woman dies after fall from Drake Circus car park

A woman who fell from level five of the Drake Circus car park in Plymouth this morning (Wednesday 12 June) has died from her injuries in Derriford Hospital.

Police say her family was with her when she died.

Emergency services were alerted at around 10.40am and an ambulance was quickly on the scene

The woman, who has not been named, was taken straight to the emergency...

Amy Childs launches BANK Fashion collection at Drake Circus

Reality TV star, Amy Childs will be unveiling her new SS13 clothing collection with BANK Fashion at Plymouth's Drake Circus on Saturday (6th April).

The former star of the ITV2 series 'The Only Way Is Essex' is now an emerging fashion designer and style icon.

Describing her new range, BANK Fashion say:

"The Amy Childs' Collection is feminine yet classy; with a mixture...

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