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Derriford Hospital throws open its doors

Derriford Hospital in Plymouth will be opening its doors to everyone on Saturday 19 March for the Open Day 2016 event

Everyone is welcome to go along to the hospital between 10am and 2pm and see what goes on at theTrust.

The event offers something for everyone, including:

• Step inside an operating theatre • Meet hospital military staff • Bring your Teddy Bear to the...

Plympton pupils take part in International Safer Internet Day

Students from Ridgeway School have taken part in a day to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology.

The International Safer Internet Day is celebrated in more than 100 countries and is in its thirteenth year. This year’s theme was ‘play your part for a better internet’.

Running up to the day students got involved in a number of activities to help to...

Popular BBC Radio Devon presenter to quit

Managers at BBC Radio Devon have been dealt a bitter blow after one of their most popular broadcasters told them he was quitting the station.

Although no formal announcement has been made, the Daily understands Bill Buckley is on his way out.

A station insider has told us that he has been signed up by BBC Radio Berkshire.

He will join other big-name broadcasters Paul...

Snowflake Run turns passion into progress to help save more lives

SALTRAM Park was transformed into a winter wonderland on Sunday as hundreds of runners united with one mission in mind – to give cancer the cold shoulder.

Men and women in a spectacular array of beanies and bobble hats were showered in snow for the first ever 10k Cancer Research UK Snowflake Run in Plymouth - one of just four taking place across the UK this February.

Now...

New project focuses on dementia in farming and rural communities

Dementia is a growing health problem, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases of 156 per cent between now and 2051, according to statistics from the Alzheimer’s Society.

This equates to two million people, and the burden will fall on rural areas where there are significantly higher proportions of elderly people.

The burden will impact farming businesses, communities...

Top acts announced for MTV Crashes Plymouth

MTV have announced today that consecutive chart toppers Rudimental and pop music heavyweight Jess Glynne will be heading up the stage at Day One of MTV Crashes Plymouth on Thursday 28 July.

The following night Example will be returning to the city, joining Tough Love and more top DJs (still to be announced) for a roof-raising Club MTV finale.

After the huge success of last year...

Plymouth welcomes Charlie Hedges

As the busiest female DJ in the UK with a daily audience of 1.8 million radio listeners, her own mix series on board every British Airways flight worldwide and now the face of Skiddle.com’s brand new Weekends Matter podcast, Charlie Hedges isn’t one to do things by halves. So, rather than fade away onto a listings page near you, Charlie Hedges will soon be taking her inimitable brand of up-...

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7m cases of obesity over next decade

A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 - equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people - according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published on 19 February.

The report predicts the impact a 20 per cent sugary drinks tax could have on obesity if current trends continue. This stark number (3.7 million) is...

Project to estimate the size of the LGB community will help address health and wellbeing needs

Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned a health service research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) to model the size of the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population in England.

PHE is committed to providing data on health outcomes by all protected characteristics in order to understand the health and wellbeing needs of different...

New blood test will help diagnose heart conditions

A new genetic test to improve diagnosis in people with inherited heart conditions, which affect over half a million people in the UK, has been developed by British Heart Foundation-funded researchers.

The new test is a result of international collaborative efforts led by Professor Stuart Cook between researchers in Singapore, Imperial College London and at the MRC Clinical Sciences...

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