One of the UK’s biggest digital inclusion projects will officially kick off in Plymouth in September and the Council wants to hear what people think.
Churches, children’s centres, social clubs, community groups, job clubs, schools, sports associations, businesses and members of the public are being asked to get involved in the Plymouth IT Together project to get thousands more Plymouth...
Plymouth City Council is reminding residents struggling to pay their Council Tax bill there is a dedicated and skilled team ready to help them.
People who have fallen behind with payments and are worried because they are unable to bring their account up to date should contact the Council before additional charges get applied to their accounts.
More than 2,000 of Plymouth's most urgent potholes have been successfully repaired as a result of a three-week blitz to improve the city’s roads reports Plymouth City Council.
The drive to permanently repair individual ‘category one’ potholes (those deeper than 40mm) reported by the public was planned to span two weeks, but was extended by a week to wipe out the backlog completely. The...
An exciting new programme of tennis sessions is being served up in Devonport Park, just in time for Wimbledon.
The popular Devonport Park Tennis Programme, launched by Plymouth City Council and the Friends of Devonport Park last year, is being expanded this summer to encourage even more people to pick up a racket.
As well as free family sessions there are also low-cost after-...
Plymouth is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to transform its standing as a cultural location and destination, following today’s City of Culture 2017 competition announcement, says the City Council.
Amid stiff competition and a city-wide campaign of support with thousands backing Plymouth’s bid, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport today said that Plymouth would not be on...
A revamped and improved service will help support homeless and vulnerable people to rent private accommodation in Plymouth.
Plymouth City Council has awarded a contract to Plymouth Access to Housing (PATH) to provide Deposit Guarantees and the Renting Support Service that helps people into private rented accommodation.
The deposit guarantee is a legally binding agreement...
A brand new innovative approach to affordable housing is to be launched in Plymouth.
In a first for the UK, the newly formed company RENTplus will offer people on the housing register new homes with affordable rent. The tenants will also be given cash towards their deposit to help them buy their RENTplus home.
Plymouth City Council has been working with Pillar Land Securities...
"Pop into our pop-up Plymouth Plan shop and tell us more about what you think is important about Plymouth’s future."
So says Plymouth City Council who have launched the shop in New George Street which is packed with facts, photos and maps to stimulate discussion about the Plymouth Plan. The Council hopes lots of people will get involved in shaping future plans and policies for Plymouth...
Landlords from across the South West were put through their paces recently when their knowledge of good lettings practices was scrutinised.
The exam followed a specialist, one-day training course run by the South West Landlord’s Association (SWLA), designed to raise and maintain high standards in the private rental market. The nationally accredited scheme covers matters such as tenancy...
Plymouth City Council is lending its support to Shelter’s ‘Evict Rogue Landlords’ campaign.
The Council is backing the campaign which calls for national action on landlords who ignore their responsibilities and cause misery to their tenants. Part of the campaign is a petition calling for a national system so landlords can demonstrate their commitment to providing quality homes and...
