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A new patient engagement programme that places student nurses at the heart of general practitioner surgery groups in the South West has been unveiled by Plymouth University.

In the first project of its kind in the country, students on Plymouth’s adult nursing degree have been working with patient participation groups located inside GP surgeries to help them tackle a variety of issues...

Staff from LHC’s Exeter and Plymouth design studios have raised over £2,500 for one of the UK’s oldest charities, Devon based Hannahs.

The team of architects and urban designers cycled 58 miles and climbed 3750 feet of hills on Sunday, raising money towards a new £11,000 all-terrain wheelchair for the charity.

Twenty members of staff, including six of the company Directors...

It’s the fifth year in a row that a popular summer fair will be held in Frogmore field in Eggbuckland.

The day’s been organised by Eggbuckland Youth Action with support from local organisations, including: the Youth Service, local councillors and Plymfed, they have been able to organise events for the residents of Eggbuckland to help bridge the generation gap and to be able to show the...

Playing fields that have been dogged by drainage and condition problems will be getting a major revamp to make them pitch perfect.

Plymouth City Council has announced Agripower Limited as the contractors to carry out the improvement work to the playing fields used by teams belonging to the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League and Plymouth University.

The full-...