Plymouth City Centre is gearing up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be shown live on the Big Screen throughout July, August and September.

Plymouth City Centre Company’s Board has appointed a new member boosting its number to eight.

Retailers in Plymouth have reported their best Christmas trading in years, thanks in part to the Winter Festival marketing campaign carried out by Plymouth City Centre Company.

A spokesman for Plymouth City Centre Company said:

“Plymouth City Centre Company can categorically state that none of the suggested actions within the report by Plymouth Against Retail Crime (PARC) in relation to foreign students will be implemented in Plymouth.

Lucky Lisa Hocken has been chosen as the winner of a fabulous Gucci Timeless watch from independent jewellers Michael Spiers as part of an online Plymouth City Centre competition.

Students at Goosewell Primary School, Plymstock, enjoyed a day of lantern making workshops on Friday (25 November) ready for Plymouth’s Christmas Carnival.

Plymouth’s City Centre manager, Clint Jones, is urging the city’s shoppers to buck the trend and shop offline on Cyber Monday.

X Factor Finalist Sophie Habibis will head the bill for Plymouth’s Christmas Carnival it has been revealed today.

An auction of photographs taken by BBC Radio Devon’s Gordon Sparks has raised more than £1,000 for the Radio Devon Air Ambulance Appeal.

Plymouth’s Winter Festival is back this week (Thursday 17 November) bringing together a wide range of festive fun and frolics to make sure this Christmas really is one to remember.