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Two new non-executive directors for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have announced the appointment of Professor Raymond Playford and Mr Mike Leece OBE to the Trust Board.

Both have been appointed to serve as Non Executive Directors and bring with them considerable experience.

As deputy Vice Chancellor of Plymouth University, Professor Playford has oversight of the faculties of health and human sciences (including...

International lecture links 10th-century medical philosophy to computer simulation in medical research

Dr. Mona Nasser, Clinical Lecturer in Evidence Based Dentistry at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is to present a lecture at an international conference in Barcelona which links the writings of a 10th-century medical philosopher to the use of computer simulation as an alternative to using animals in medical research.

Avicenna Event 5 will take place in...

Body found at St Budeaux property

Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a 38-year-old man in Plymouth are appealing for information.

Police were called at 9.15am on Friday 29 May 2015 by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of a man at a property in Normandy Way, St Budeaux.

Officers attended the address where they located the man’s body. He has been identified as Robert...

Teenagers seriously injured in Plympton collision

Two teenagers were left seriously injured after a vehicle overturned in Plympton on Saturday night (30 May).

Police and emergency services were called to Boringdon Hill at 11pm after the silver VW Polo containing five people somersaulted and landed on its roof on the pavement.

Local residents gave first aid to two male teenagers who had been thrown from the vehicle during the...

Volunteers Week set to be Plymouth's best yet

This year’s Volunteers Week (Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2015) in Plymouth looks set to be the biggest and best yet, with a range of events and activities to suit all.

Volunteers Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.

Plymouth’s army of volunteers has grown in recent months and the Our Plymouth scheme is working...

Devon landlords could face mandatory licensing

Landlords in Devon could be forced to secure a licence under Government plans to tackle illegal immigration.

The Residential Landlords’ Association understands that the new Conservative Government plans to extend the scope of the mandatory licensing regime to tackle illegal immigration.

In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new licensing scheme to...

WARNING: Severe weather to hit Devon

A weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the South West.

An unseasonably windy spell is likely across many parts of the UK later today (Monday), overnight and well into Tuesday, as active frontal systems sweep across the UK.

An initial swathe of southerly gales will move east across many parts later on Monday, giving gusts to 50 mph widely but 60-65 mph across...

Plymouth friends in Best Friend of the Year UK

Your best friend is more likely to criticise your new hairstyle or your weight, than to reveal your partner is cheating on you. These are the findings of a new survey, examining 1,700 friendships across the UK in 2015.

Just 29% of people would tell a best friend if that friend’s partner had been spotted doing something bad. However 54% would admit to disliking a best friend’s...

Native American chef to lecture in Plymouth

An award-winning Native American chef, food historian, and photographer will provide an insight into centuries of culinary tradition when she gives a public lecture at Plymouth University in June.

Dr. Lois Ellen Frank, adjunct professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), will take to the stage to talk about using ancestral Native American foods as a ‘New Paradigm for...

Funding awarded to research impact of music making on people with barriers to communication

Plymouth University and Plymouth Music Zone have been awarded more than £150,000 to explore the potential of music making to enhance the lives of people impacted by dementia, autism, strokes and other conditions which affect their communication.

The two organisations have received funding from the Arts Council Research Grants Programme for a two-year project, titled Beyond Words: The...

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