Meet the volunteer bringing hundreds of people together through Pokémon GO
For many people, Pokémon GO is simply a mobile phone game. But for one Plymouth resident, it has become a way of bringing people together,…
Plymouth People | Breast Cancer support event coming to Plymouth
Breast Cancer support event coming to Plymouth A community afternoon tea and wellbeing event is set to take place in Plymouth this summer, bringing together…
Two homes destroyed in major Greenbank Road fire.
A major fire has destroyed two homes on Greenbank Road in Plymouth, prompting a large-scale response from the emergency services. Firefighters remain at the scene…
On This Day in 1588: Plymouth Sailed to Meet the Spanish Armada
Armada Way: The Plymouth street that tells the story of England’s greatest naval victory Armada Way has reopened with new landscaping, fresh public spaces and…
Plymouth History | The Garden Hidden in the Barbican
Tucked behind a row of Tudor merchant houses on one of Plymouth’s oldest streets lies a hidden gem that most people walk straight past, four…
Plymouth Nostalgia | Union Street like the Wild West.
VIDEO BELOW… Once known for its lively nightlife, Union Street was a long-standing meeting place for sailors and locals, shaped by decades of changing social…
Take a look back at the city’s former diving boards
VIDEO BELOW ….and the time when people would jump from coastal cliffs, even knowing the risks. The images show past behaviour only. The boards are…
Plymouth Nostalgia | Southway Shopping Centre
Images taken over 20 years ago, still a proper local hub that’s served the community for years and still going strong today. Photographs © Wayne…
Plymouth Nostalgia | Armada Way but what was the year?
Looking down across Royal Parade and Armada Way, the image captures a lost era of Plymouth city centre, when pedestrians moved through the now-removed subways…
Plymouth Nostalgia | Who remembers Saturday morning at the Drake Odeon?
Long before smartphones, kids in Plymouth would pack into the cinema for the Saturday the morning picture show, cartoons, sweets and the famous Banana Splits,…
Plymouth Nostalgia | The Civic Centre, as many remember it.
The Civic Centre, as many remember it. Closed and boarded up for years now, it’s easy to forget how impressive it once was. How many…