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Friday 22 September
 The felled trees that have blighted Armada Way for the last six months have now been removed.
The clear-up was able to take place after ecologists confirmed that the bird nesting season had ended and no wildlife would be affected. Crews moved in at 5am on Thursday to start the long-awaited work and ecologists remained on site throughout the day.
Council crews have been busy cleaning up the site today, removing litter and cutting grass.
We will shortly be publishing new designs for Armada Way and asking for your views. An independent engagement company is managing the consultation and you can visit the Let's Talk Armada Way portal to sign up for alerts about when and how to give your views.
 The UK Space Agency is to dock a 72-foot model rocket in the Armada Way Piazza on Thursday (28 September).
Its arrival is part of the agency’s Space for Everyone tour, which aims to captivate and educate the next generation and showcase the wide array of career opportunities in the UK's flourishing space industry.
Admission to the tour is free and there's no need to book. While the event is primarily aimed at children aged nine to 18, it is guaranteed to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) in people of all ages, so all family members are invited to join in.
The rocket will be in the Piazza until Monday 2 October.
 Plymouth’s annual history festival is returning with a week-long programme packed with talks, walks, events and displays.
This year’s festival kicks off on Saturday 30 September with an event at The Box featuring more than 20 local history groups, behind-the-scenes tours and a performance by Nigerian poet, Bola.
A series of talks during the week will start with a presentation on the Jack Leslie campaign, while walks will take people to a range of sites to explore the city’s heritage, including the queer district, the changing face of Stonehouse, Americans in Plymouth and the history of cinema.
A closing event hosted at The Plot in Union Street on Friday 6 October will bring the festival to an end in celebratory style with African food, storytelling and proverbs.
 Visitors to The Box will be able to watch the careful unrolling of a giant painting that hasn’t been seen in public for decades.
Plymouth-born artist Solomon Hart, who spent a year working on Lady Jane Grey at Her Place of Execution (section pictured above), is widely considered to be one of the most influential Jewish artists of 19th century Britain and was the first Jewish person to be elected to the Royal Academy.
The conservation in action event starts on 27 September when experts will slowly unroll the painting. They will then be assessing its condition before it goes on public view between 30 September and 1 October.
Opening hours are 10am to 5pm. Admission is free and there’s no need to book.
 We are expanding a care service that supports adults with additional needs, helping them to live as independently as possible.
Shared Lives gives people the opportunity to live with a host family or carer so that they can receive a personalised package of care and support. Adults currently supported by the service in Plymouth include those with a learning disability, physical disability or mental health issues.
We’re looking for more people to become carers. You don’t need any formal qualifications, but must have experience in the health and social care sector or relevant transferable skills.
 We've installed 222 new solar panels on the upper roof deck of the Theatre Royal car park to help catch rays to be transformed into green energy.
The panels will power the entire car park and the excess goes back into the Plymouth grid.
The total installation can produce up to 94kWp per year, saving up to 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions – the equivalent to an average petrol car driving from Land's End to John O’Groats and back again 47 times.
The car park currently has over 550 spaces and the solar panels are on the upper deck, in 50 bays that are seldom used by drivers.
 If you’re looking to start your career in health and care, or already work in the sector but are looking for a new role, come along to Plymouth’s NHS and Care Recruitment Fair on 6 October.
More than 30 major employers will be there, including University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Livewell Southwest and a variety of local adult social care providers, showcasing the huge range of jobs currently available in the city. There’s also a dedicated skills and training zone where you can chat to local providers to find out what courses are on offer.
Taking place at the Guildhall in the city centre, you can drop in any time between 9am and 5pm.
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