Lifestyle

Making Mealtimes Matter for hosptial patients

Members of the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Board joined ward staff and assisting with mealtime services for patients last week.

It was one of many different initiatives running this week as part of our Making Mealtimes Matter campaign, which has been organised to coincide with Nutrition and Hydration Week.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition to...

Eban Brown heads to Plymouth

International recording artist Eban Brown is bringing his new tour to Plymouth.

Best known as the lead vocalist of the multi-platinum group The Stylistics, Eban Brown is now in his 15th Year with them and tours across the globe year-round! He is also, the Youngest Classical Soul Recording Artist in the History of Classical Soul Music and is excited to be performing for his audience in...

iOrchestra returns to Plymouth

A pioneering digital music project led by the Philharmonia Orchestra will return to Plymouth this April and May.

Inspired by the latest technology, iOrchestra offers people an amazing opportunity to step inside the beating heart of an orchestra.

As in 2014, when more than 16,500 Plymouth people took part in the experience, the project will visit a range of communities across...

Householders in SW save millions by switching electricity supplier

Around £10.2 million was saved by 145,000 households in the South West in the last six months, simply by changing electricity supplier.

The figures, released as part of the ‘Power to Switch’ campaign, show that within the South West:

28,000 households in Bristol saved around £2 million 20,000 households in Gloucester saved around £1.4 million 17,000 households in Bournemouth...

Testing the ‘incredible’ route to children’s and parents’ well-being

A pioneering research project led by the University of York and involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, will evaluate newly-developed programmes that aim to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of children under two and their parents.

The four-year project led by the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) at York, with...

Rebecca Ferguson: Lady Sings the Blues

Following in the footsteps of Billie Holiday and Diana Ross, singing superstar REBECCA FERGUSON is back, showcasing her smoky vocals on her third album 'Lady Sings the Blues' and touring throughout the UK in January - February 2016, due to arrive at Plymouth Pavilions just in time for Valentines Day on February 14th 2016.

This is a stunning reinterpretation including the best of Billie...

Gold Dust Appeal benefits from coffee morning

A coffee morning was held last week at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Plymouth, where members of the public generously donated to the Gold Dust Appeal.

In October 2014, several members of staff from the branch joined in for the ‘Walk for Wards’, which took place at Saltram House, raising money for Gold Dust.

After the event, their manager, Ann Baker, invited Jenny Aspland,...

More Brits relying on their overdraft

More than half (56%) of UK adults polled in a recent survey admit that they don’t have a monthly finance budget that they stick to.

Speaking to 2,000 UK adults, the survey by Baines & Ernst captured a snapshot of the UK’s financial management issues ahead of the end of the financial year.

The figures released showed startling results, with 17% of those polled admitting...

Fall in love with your freezer

Say ‘frozen food’ and many of us instantly think of chips, pizzas and ready meals.

There’s a bit of a stigma attached to food that lives in the chill zone, but we should all think again: March is Frozen Food month - and for anyone counting calories, frozen foods might well be the stars of the show.

Emma Brown, in-house nutritionist for calorie counting App and website,...

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Tasty feedback from hospital food event

Patients, visitors, staff and members of the public had the opportunity to taste test a variety of samples dishes from our proposed new patient menu and the verdict was extremely positive!

On Tuesday 17 March, hospital staff ran an event, as part of its Making Mealtimes Matter campaign, to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition to aid our patients’ recovery, as well to showcase...

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