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Nurse plus Plymouth wins two care awards

Nurse Plus has been presented with two awards at the Plymouth City Council Excellence in Care Awards, including the Dementia Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to improving the lives of those with dementia.

The healthcare recruitment company was commended for its approach to person centred care and to quality assurance, as well as its year on year improvement in the dementia...

Council leader calls for rethink on leaked proposals to cut Devonport ships

Plymouth City Council leader Ian Bowyer is calling for the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary to re-think leaked proposals to cut-Devonport based amphibious ships.

Councillor Bowyer has written to Theresa May and Michael Fallon MP warning that potential plans to decommission HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark could have a serious impact on the city’s economy.

He said the maintenance...

Form Design Group Architects help veterans build their own homes

Without Devonport’s new building for former service personnel, 39 year old Mike Bellamy was resigned to a life of ‘sofa surfing.’

Today his future is brighter thanks to the successful completion of the Nelson Project, in Plymouth, where veterans built homes for themselves.

Form Design Group Architects, based in Lockyer Street, Plymouth, drew up the plans for the building and...

Chartered accountants announce appointment of new partner

Multi-award winning chartered accountants, Haines Watts South West, with Head Office in Bideford and further offices in Launceston Barnstaple and Okehampton, announces the appointment of a new partner.

Gill Herniman, joins Haines Watts South West as their new ‘Agricultural Specialist Partner’. Haines Watts has over 350 farming clients across the South West, and in her new role, Gill...

Onecom staff step up as company launches Fitbit fitness drive

Staff at Onecom have stepped up to a new challenge as the company partners with Fitbit as part of its ongoing commitment to staff wellbeing.

Employees at the business communication specialist’s Hampshire headquarters and its offices around the UK are taking part in a company-wide fitness challenge using wrist-worn Fitbit step counters to monitor their daily activity levels.

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Appeal after assault on physically disabled woman in Plympton

Police are appealing for witnesses after a physically disabled woman was sexually assaulted and punched in Plympton.

The 28-year-old Plympton woman was in her wheelchair on the Ridgeway around 3pm on Monday 25 September when she was grabbed from behind by a man.

The man touched her inappropriately several times while trying to grab her bag. He then punched her in the face....

Plymouth to focus on better mental wellbeing as part of ten year strategy to improve health and narrow health inequalities

A major event is being held to kick off year four of a campaign to make Plymouth a healthier and happier city.

The focus of year four of Thrive Plymouth – the city’s ten year plan to be healthier – will be on improving everyone’s mental wellbeing, and it is being launched on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday 10 October.

The event, which is being held at The Marquee, Rolle Plaza...

A sea-rene backdrop for doodling at the National Marine Aquarium

This October half-term, visitors to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth will be able to explore their love of the ocean with ‘Doodle Days’, designed to unleash creativity and enhance their physical and mental wellbeing.

Taking place from Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 October, visitors will be encouraged to get creative, drawing, sketching and doodling amid the Aquarium’s peaceful...

E-fit released following Plymstock indecent exposure incident

Police release e-fit of man they want to speak to in connection with Plymstock indecent exposure incident.

The incident happened at Jennycliff Bay in Plymstock between 3.45pm and 4.45pm on Monday 4 September 2017.

An unknown man exposed himself in front of a girl and her family who were all on the beach near the rocks at the time.

PC Laura Watson said: “I am appealing...

Young offenders make amends by getting creative

Young offenders with the Plymouth Youth Offending Team are being given a chance to make amends for their crimes by taking part in a special community reparation project.

Reparation is a practical way to pay back the harm caused by young people who commit offences, either by directly repairing the harm caused or through constructive work to help the local community.

One of the...

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