Lifestyle

John Richardson heads for Plymouth

Jon Richardson is checking his tyre pressures, hoovering his floor mats and putting an emergency packed lunch in the boot of his car, ready to hit the road again with a brand new tour ‘Nidiot’. You can spend an evening with him on Saturday 15 November when he stops by.

The perennial singleton and misanthrope is determined to become a more easygoing person for the sake of his friends...

Devon targets Doorstep crime

As part of National Rogue Trader Week (7 – 11 April), Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Officers have been focusing on the scourge of doorstep crime through education, engagement and enforcement in partnership with Police forces.

The vulnerable and elderly nature of targeted consumers, the high levels of financial loss, and the health issues that victims suffer also creates...

Bringing back the hospital badge

In recognition of the hard work and dedication of our nursing and midwifery staff, our senior nursing and midwifery team is bringing back the hospital badge.

The team have worked in collaboration with Plymouth College of Art, asking the students to come up with designs for two badges, which will be awarded to all registered and non-registered nursing and midwifery staff at Plymouth...

REI to launch new Eye Movement clinic

The REI will be hosting a launch event for their new Eye Movement clinic on Friday 25 April 2014 at the Post Graduate Medical Centre in Derriford Hospital.

As part of the event, Professor Chris Harris (Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Plymouth) and members of the clinical team will give a series of talks on the eye movement disorder, nystagmus between 1pm and 4pm....

Win a Kitchen Aid with The In-toto Bake-a-Cake Competition

Live Love Eat is very excited about this new baking competition.

To mark its 21st anniversary, In-toto Kitchens Exeter has launched its Bake-a-Cake competition, offering keen cooks a chance to win a Kitchen Aid mixer!

For more information on this completion and details on how to enter click here:

http://www.liveloveeat.co.uk/index.php/news-stand/latest-blog-posts/153...

Dairy farmers make sure you take care of your profits

Mike Feneley, Partner with Haines Watts Rural Business talks about the upsurge in profits for Dairy farming businesses and offers sound advice on how farmers can use these effectively over the coming year…

Dairy farming profitability is on an upward path due to better milk prices, better climatic conditions and more attractive costs of production giving great opportunities to the dairy...

Patients report high levels of confidence in those caring for them

According to the latest independent survey the majority of patients treated at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust feel they have been treated with dignity and respect and given emotional support during their episode of care. They also report high levels of confidence in those caring for them.

The Trust improved its score from the last inpatient survey in 2012 in 39 areas, also scoring higher...

Local Councillor calls for more powers against rogue landlords

A Plymouth Councillor is calling for local MPs to support further changes to the law that would improve safety and quality in homes in the private rented sector.

The Government has recently consulted on potential changes to legislation with proposals that: tackle landlords that evict their tenants in response to a request for repairs; require landlords to repay rent they have let a...

Plymouth Hosts Folk Day

Two organisations are teaming up to produce a day filled with information and entertainment for folk music lovers on Saturday 12 April.

The events start in the afternoon at 1pm with talks at Plymouth Central Library and continue into the evening with a concert featuring local Plymouth-based hero James Findlay plus support at Stoke Damerel Parish Hall, Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth....

Food and Farming Minister celebrates English Tourism Week with Farm Stay UK

Food and Farming Minister George Eustice, representatives from DEFRA and the NFU were among the guests invited to celebrate English Tourism Week on April 4 with a farmhouse breakfast hosted by Farm Stay UK member Hannah Elford and supported by local businesses.

The breakfast, which took place at Degembris Farm near Newquay in Cornwall, was held in response to the news that the...

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