Hele’s School has been awarded the Artsmark Platinum Award – the highest accolade offered by Arts Council England, placing the school in the top nine per cent nationally.

It is a huge achievement that recognises Hele’s sustained commitment to arts education and cultural development.

Plympton’s Christmas Light Switch On event is at critical risk of cancellation, threatening to leave the Ridgeway dark this festive season.

Organisers have launched a final, urgent appeal to the community and local businesses, stating that if the £5,000 Crowdfunder target is not met immediately, the 2025 event will not go ahead.

For years, the annual Light Switch On has been the magical moment that ignites Plympton’s Christmas spirit, drawing thousands of families, schools, and local groups together.

Plympton Councillors Patrick Nicholson, Terri Beer, Andrea Loveridge and Sally Nicholson are proposing the creation of a Town Council for Plympton under potential changes being proposed by the Government for Local Government reorganisation.

The Labour Government announced plans earlier this year to scrap district councils in Devon as well as Devon County Council in its current form. The Government is also seeking improved local engagement between Councils and their communities.

Update from Cllr Maria Lawson

The Plymstock Dunstone Councillor Team have had a busy month. We met with our new Police Inspector Emma Brimicombe, to discuss policing in the area and issues raised by residents and the EDRA committee (Elburton and District Residents Association).

Update from Cllr Daniel Steel for Plymstock Radford

Sometimes I worry I sound like a broken record, but I’m not going to stop talking about tackling anti-social behaviour and dangerous driving until I see the improvements residents deserve.

Update from Cllr John Stephens for Plymstock Dunstone

I recently met with several doctors and discussed issues affecting the NHS. They recognised more people are getting timely appointments or treatment and welcomed the fact that the promise by the government to provide an additional two million appointments in their first year has turned out to be five million in reality.

Update from Cllr Stefan Krizanac for Plymstock Dunstone

The days are getting shorter and the nights longer and our public roads can be affected by this. Some individuals still believe the laws that govern us do not apply to them.

Guest Column: Rebecca Smith MP Celebrating Classrooms, Coastlines Coffee Mornings and Communities

“Parliament may have returned this month, but here in South West Devon my focus has remained firmly on our local communities. September has been a month of connection and conversation, reminding me how much the strength of our schools, businesses and neighbourhoods shapes the bigger debates in Westminster.

Hundreds of generous-spirited cyclists pedalled with a purpose to make this year’s St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth’s Tour de Moor bike challenge a memorable and successful occasion.

Wearing striking orange branded T-shirts, more than 900 riders turned the wild landscape of Dartmoor into a thrilling two-wheeler spectacle while raising vital funds to support the charity’s compassionate end-of-life care for local people and their families.

Our latest article is from one of Argyle Life’s founders Sam Down who was at Home Park to watch history made as Argyle’s youngest-ever goalscorer 16-year-old Seb Campbell netted against Spurs.

It inspired Sam to look back at some of Argyle’s other youngest goalscorers.

A Royal Navy warship has completed the first firing of new ship-busting missiles capable of taking out enemy vessels at ranges of more than 100 miles

Plymouth-based frigate HMS Somerset headed to Norway’s Arctic rocket range in Andøya to unleash the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during an exercise – known as Aegir 25 – alongside Norwegian and Polish allies.