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Tourism and hospitality students at Plymouth University have been rewarded for their hard work during the inaugural University Hotel School Patrons Conference.

The event was designed to celebrate the achievements of students during the School’s first year, but also to mark the contribution of its patrons, all of them highly respected figures in the hospitality sector.

The...

Buses on one of Plymouth’s busiest routes will be fitted with new technology designed to reduce pollution, thanks to a grant from the Department for Transport (DfT).

Plymouth City Council has been awarded almost £485,000 from the Clean Vehicle Technology Fund, which helps local authorities upgrade vehicles, reduce emissions and improve air quality.

The funding will be used to...

It’s National Libraries Day on Saturday 7 February and libraries are celebrating with a programme of free fun activities for all ages.

Local, public, academic and workplace libraries up and down the country will be marking the event, which promotes our library services and the professionals behind them.

There will be a pop-up library at our 1st Stop in New George Street, where...

A member of staff at Derriford Hospital recently donated her 50th pint of blood and one of the reasons for this donation was especially close to her heart.

Di Brimacombe, Senior Project Support Manager at Derriford Hospital, has now been donating blood for over 30 years. In 2014, a colleague and close friend of Di’s, Jamie Lynde, was diagnosed with leukaemia, pushing her to promote...