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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust appoints new Medical Director

Consultant Radiologist Dr Phil Hughes been appointed to the position of Medical Director with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Medical Director is the most senior doctor’s role in management in the Trust and Dr Hughes will sit on the Trust Board providing experience and advice on all medical matters and ensuring that appropriate systems and mechanisms are in place to safeguard the...

Sherlock returns to BBC One in 'The Empty Hearse'

With anticipation building around the return of Sherlock , BBC One has released the first official picture of the new series.

The question on everyone's lips will finally be answered when Sherlock returns with three brand-new action-packed adventures. How did he do it? And how will John (Martin Freeman) take the news that his best friend faked his own death? What will Sherlock (...

Council House opens its doors to the public for graduate art exhibition

An exhibition of striking artwork by Plymouth graduates will be on display as the Council House opens its doors for public viewings.

Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures feature in the display borrowed from degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.

The exhibition will be open to the public on three days...

All Rise! The bad boys of British pop are BACK

2013 has been a year of reunions. Some have resulted in reincarnations of former musical glory and some have been completely disastrous resurrections of pop music’s better-off dead. ITV’s reality sensation ‘The Big Reunion’ has paved the way for boy bands and girl groups from the 1990s to step back into the limelight for one last helping of fame and fortune.

On Thursday night Blue...

Gorilla in a coat of many colours

A piece of art that spent the summer in Exeter is expected to be one of the stars of a charity auction on Wednesday 6 November.

The life-size three-dimensional silverback gorilla is painted in the colours and patterns of a range of other animals.

The gorilla, named Miss Prints, has bird wings down the shoulders and forearms, one back leg seems to have come from a zebra while...

Peter Andre autumn 2014 tour to hit Plymouth

Peter Andre has today announced his first major UK tour in two years including a stop at Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 30 September 2014.

Currently on our screens with a new series of his ever-popular reality show Peter Andre: My Life on ITV2, he will also appear as co-presenter on Sunday Scoop and as of next week host of new programme Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover .

The...

Plymouth University's robot footballer clicks between the sticks for Children in Need

The England football squad’s record in penalty shoot-outs has left a lot to be desired in recent years. But the next generation of star players are being given the chance to banish the memories of past failings thanks to the robot football team at Plymouth University.

Ahead of this year’s annual Children in Need appeal, the team’s latest high profile signing will be getting between the...

Study suggests clinicians' decision making could be affected by 'precious baby' phenomenon

Parents who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are likely to receive different medical advice in relation to prenatal testing than those who conceive naturally, academics have suggested.

An international study has revealed that almost 45% of clinicians would immediately recommend a 37-year-old mother undergo amniocentesis – an invasive prenatal test which screens...

More people ending their lives at home or in care homes

The proportion of people dying at home or in care homes increased from 38% in 2008 to 44% in 2012, according to a new report on end of life care, ‘What We Know Now’, from Public Health England’s National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN).

This evidence suggests that around 24,000 more people died at home or in care homes in 2012 compared to four years ago, reflecting the...

Local food poverty project shortlisted to win ‘The People’s Millions’

Local charity The Devon and Cornwall Food Association (DCFA) has been shortlisted as the potential recipient of up to £50,000 of People’s Millions Lottery Funding – an opportunity that will enable them to expand the vital work they do to redistribute in-date food that would otherwise be sent to landfill. Their project, Devon and Cornwall Food Action, is one of two projects chosen for the South...

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