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Fundraiser Ryan Lucassi is sporting Santa beard for NICU

Plymouth Hospitals Charity fundraiser Ryan Lucassi has now raised £900 towards his £1,000 target for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Derriford Hospital.

Ryan and his wife Gemma had a difficult journey before the birth of their baby boy, and sadly Gemma experienced five miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. On April 6, the pair welcomed their new born baby Sebastian ten...

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust laughs plans for a Greener Future

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has today launched its 'green plan', the strategy that determines its sustainability principles for the next five years as it works, alongside partner organisations such as Plymouth City Council to be net zero carbon by 2030.

“For a Greener Future” is our sustainable development green plan which will govern how the Trust improves its economic,...

NHS approves proposals to modernise health and care services in Teignmouth and Dawlish

Proposals to modernise health and care services in the Teignmouth and Dawlish area have been approved.

At its meeting on 17 December 2020, the Governing Body of NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group approved a series of recommendations, which will see some services moved from Teignmouth Community Hospital to a new Health and Wellbeing Centre in the town centre and some services to...

Curtain up on latest sites to begin giving lifesaving coronavirus vaccination across Devon

Curtain up on latest sites to begin giving lifesaving coronavirus vaccination across Devon

People in more areas of Devon will begin receiving the coronavirus vaccination in coming days as six more GP-run centres open across the county.

The latest centres to start appointments bring the total number to 14, with more due to open soon to ensure everyone who is eligible can...

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Drainage company admits 'unfair trading' and pays back £20k to victims

A drainage company has been fined £3,685 after pleading guilty to unfair trading and has paid back over £20,000 to victims across Devon, Somerset, Torbay, Dorset and Wiltshire following a Trading Standards investigation.

Dorset-based 24 Hour Emergency Services Limited, of Unit 1, 20 Wharfdale Service Road, Bournemouth, was investigated by Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards...

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Mama Bear’s tops the nursery charts in Plymouth

The Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School in Fortview has been named the best day nursery in Plymouth by a leading national guide.

The nursery, which can be found on Crownhill Fort Road, has topped the list of Plymouth nurseries compiled by DayNurseries.co.uk , with a perfect score of 10 – the maximum score available.

DayNurseries.co.uk is the leading UK nursery review...

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Highways teams prepared as more heavy rain forecast

Devon County Council’s highways teams are bracing themselves for the possibility of further issues on the county’s roads later this week, with another spell of heavy rain forecast.

Rain and strong winds on Friday and Saturday made it a busy weekend for the County Council, and there is more to come with a Yellow Weather Warning for rain issued by the Met Office for the whole region...

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Carols on the beach welcomed by the community

Blackpool Sands in South Devon proved a magical backdrop for a festive carol service that was held on the beach on Saturday.

The event was organised by the Revd Dr Andrew Langley and the Churches in Dartmouth and District. Dr. Langley said: “It was a wonderful community event with the beautiful expanse of the beach allowing people to attend while safely social distancing. Our staging...

NABC unveils growth plans and recruitment drive for 2021

Following a successful year and partnerships with companies such as HBXL, Trade Direct Insurance and BuildSafe Escrow Services – NABC – one of The UKs fastest growing construction trade associations unveils its ambitious growth plans and recruitment drive for 2021, as it heads towards new milestone.

James Hopkins, CEO, NABC, comments: “The demand for our service is increasing rapidly...

Plymouth Pavilions: “We’re open, but it’s not quite business as usual…”

This week Plymouth Pavilions have announced that their doors will reopen to the public for the first time since March 2020 but it might not quite be the trip to the Pavilions you’ve been used to before!

Plymouth Pavilions are incredibly proud to be able to offer their space in the effort to start vaccinating Plymouth residents against Covid-19; a consortium of city centre surgeries...

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