The team at Kings Tamerton Community Centre are celebrating after local MP Fred Thomas successfully intervened in a dispute with their energy supplier and recouped £76,000 in energy bills.

Kings Tamerton Community Centre is at the heart of the community and puts on fun days, entertainment, bingo and coffee mornings, as well as running a bar. The team there were left shocked when, in 2018, EDF got in touch to tell them their meter hadn’t been working properly since 2011 and sent a revised bill for £80,000 which was based on estimated values.

Learners at Cann Bridge School now have access to 24 additional laptops, giving tech a second life and students increased access to technology, thanks to the generosity of Princess Yachts.

The initiative came about through the support of dedicated fundraising volunteer, Wendy Fisher, and could not have come at a better time.

As Princess Yachts embarked on an upgrade of their IT systems, they chose to donate decommissioned laptops which are no longer supported by their systems to benefit local young people rather than letting them go to waste.

Woolwell’s community gardens have been looking blooming lovely again this year, thanks in part to a £2,500 donation from Plymouth City Council.

The donation, made as part of the council’s environmental mitigation measures for the Woolwell to The George transport improvement scheme, helped the Woolwell in Bloom charity refresh its award-winning displays ahead of a recent visit by RHS judges.

Its team of volunteers, also known as ‘Bloomers,’ was set up in 2018 and won gold in last year’s Britain in Bloom contest, along with ‘Best Village’ in the Devon category.

Surgery services at Derriford Hospital have been upgraded from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good,’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

Although improvements had been made since the previous inspection there were some areas that still needed attention. Inspectors found two breaches of regulations relating to dignity and respect and staffing, and CQC has asked the trust to submit an action plan setting out how they plan to address the issues.

Derriford Hospital remains rated as requires improvement overall.

A celebration of the sea across the waterfront in Plymouth takes place in September as Seafest returns bigger and better than ever.

Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park and Plymouth City Council have teamed up once again to bring back this popular weekend festival to celebrate and connect the sea and the city.

Seafest, being held this year on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September, combines Plymouth’s extraordinary maritime heritage, sustainability, with good music and a variety of top-quality themed entertainment resulting in a celebration of the city’s connection to the sea.

Council leaders across Devon have joined forces to call for the creation of a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority (MSA), representing 1.2 million residents and an economy worth over £25 billion a year.

The Leaders of Plymouth City Council, Devon County Council, Torbay Council and district councils across Devon have written jointly to Government ministers to further develop enhanced powers and funding for the whole county of Devon through a comprehensive devolution agreement.

Dog owners in Plymouth are being reminded to ensure their pet is microchipped as well as collared and tagged or it could cost hundreds of pounds – that’s the message following the prosecution of a dog owner whose pet was found wandering the streets of Stoke.

A 24-year-old Stoke woman was found guilty of two offences relating to failing to meet legal requirements to ensure her dog was microchipped correctly and wearing a collar and tag in public last December.

Janner Men’s Shed recently organised an open day at Leigham Community Hall.

The event was organised in part to open its doors to the public and allow them to see first-hand what the group does and achieves for members and the wider community.

The main event of the day was the grand opening of the new defibrillator that is attached to the community hall.

In November 2024, the idea of having a defibrillator available for the local community was first raised by members of Janner Men’s Shed. From that moment on, funds were raised through various means.

Dartmoor Zoo has welcomed a mother and daughter duo of Grant’s Zebras to join Hugh, the zoo’s male resident.

Travelling from Longleat, Dartmoor Zoo welcomed a mother and daughter duo of Grant’s Zebras named Olivia (11) and Ruby Tuesday (6) in July.

The pair were initially in an off-show enclosure to enable them some time and space to adjust to the move, as well as meeting their new companion Hugh, a fellow Grant’s Zebra that has been at Dartmoor Zoo since 2018.

Four more Plymouth bus routes are to benefit from enhanced services, thanks to grant funding from the Department for Transport.

From Sunday August 31 the service 14, which connects the city centre and Derriford Hospital via Devonport, Keyham and Beacon Park will also run on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

From Sunday October 26 the service 42/C will run more frequently on Sundays and Bank Holidays, with a bus every 15 minutes from the city centre to Derriford Hospital.