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Cruising the Norwegian Fjords

Travel Editor David Powell, takes a Norwegian Fjord cruise on Fred. Olsen’s cruise ship Balmoral ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines pride themselves on offering a special cruising experience to their guests. With a fleet of four ships, Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines cover a wide range of destinations worldwide. One of the most popular from the U.K., and...

A Whirlwind Of Awards For The Glazebrook House Hotel

What a phenomenal week it has been for South Devon’s Glazebrook House Hotel. Hot on the heels of being recognised as one of Britain’s Ultimate 100 Hotels 2015 by The Sunday Times, it just been named the ‘Best Small, Exclusive Hotel’ in the Condé Nast Johansens 2016 Awards for Excellence. In addition, it was jointly awarded the title of ‘Best Hotel Restaurant’ in the Devon Life Food and Drink...

New blood test for unborn babies

Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect fetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies has been published in the international scientific journal, Clinical Chemistry.

The research is the result of a collaboration between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Plymouth University. The DNA test costs pence and is non-invasive – as opposed to...

Plymouth schools join in National Roast dinner day

Thousands of Plymouth children have been tucking into a hearty roast dinner today as schools across the country celebrated national roast dinner day.

National Roast Dinner Day is all about celebrating fantastic school catering staff as well as celebrating how far we've come in improving school meals across the country

This year’s National Roast Dinner Day, organised by Food for...

Who’s Got Talent? for Huntington’s disease research

Fourteen local acts who have won their place in the final of Devonport’s Who’s Got Talent will perform in front of a live audience at The Devonport Playhouse, Plymouth, on Saturday 7th November – and the event will raise money to support research into Huntington’s disease at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The event, which is in its seventh year, is...

Celebrate LOVE for the big screen

This winter, as part of the BFI’s three month UK-wide blockbuster, LOVE: FILMS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH… FILMS TO BREAK YOUR HEART in partnership with Plusnet, the BFI will be teaming up with Vue Cinemas to spread the love nationwide for the big screen experience.

Vue Cinemas across the UK, including Plymouth, will unite the nation’s passion for cinema with the ultimate love-in and date...

National Pathology Week in Plymouth

This week is National Pathology Week 2015, which is an annual event that runs from 2-8 November.

This year, staff at Derriford Hospital will be hosting an awareness stand on Friday 6 November, in the main concourse of Derriford Hospital, to promote the event and raise awareness of pathology.

The aim of the week is to celebrate pathology and to demonstrate the important...

Job swap for National School Meals week

CATERed - Plymouth’s school meal provider - has organised a job swap between one of its kitchen managers and a top local chef as part of National School Meals Week.

On Monday 2 November Bridget Pook, Catering Manager from Stoke Damerel Primary School was joined by two pupils from Mayflower Academy to help out at family run bistro, Jolly Jacks. Bridget was busy in the the kitchen, while...

Rita Hosking heads for Plymouth

Some albums can take on a life of their own and become bigger than the sum of their parts. The music of Frankie and the No-­Go Road stands tall in Rita Hosking's impressive discography of well crafted, meaningful songs that convey her sincere voice and unique version of mountain soul. But dig deeper and her sixth studio album is a doorway to a realization of “more worlds than one” ­ a realm...

The Family Law Company goes the extra length

A spirited team of swimmers from The Family Law Company in Plymouth raised £280 during an evening ‘Swimarathon’.

The legal line-up of Director of Legal Services, David Cobern and his son, Joe, Solicitor Derek Jordan, Associate Chartered Legal Executive, Alexandra Boardman Tim Phillips and between them swam an impressive 92 lengths of the Marjon’s swimming pool, equating to 260 meters...

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