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National accreditation for Peninsula endoscopy service

A purpose-designed endoscopy facility recently opened at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth has achieved the coveted Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accreditation at the first attempt.

JAG accreditation is the formal recognition that an endoscopy service has demonstrated that it has the competence to deliver against the criteria set out in the JAG standards. It means that Peninsula...

Plymouth store celebrates four years of donating surplus food to good causes

Tesco’s Plymouth Metro store has donated more than 23,000 meals to those in need.

The stores belongs to the supermarket chain’s Community Food Connection scheme, which celebrates its fourth birthday this weekend and is run in conjunction with leading food charity FareShare.

This Saturday store colleagues will be talking to customers about how the scheme provides free surplus...

New Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for Plymouth

Plymouth’s new Lord Mayor Councillor Richard Ball and Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Terri Beer have officially taken up their roles.

Councillor Richard Ball has been Compton ward councillor since 2008 and was Deputy Lord Mayor in 2015/2016.

Councillor Ball was born and raised in Plymouth and apart from occasional absences due to his naval career, has lived here all his life. His...

5 reasons why man-made diamonds from ashes are better than mined diamonds

If you’re in the market for a diamond, you may be confused—a multitude of price ranges and options may make it difficult to decide which one to buy. There are lots of aspects to consider—cut, carat, clarity, and more. In Plymouth and surrounding UK areas, man-made diamonds are becoming increasingly popular, specifically diamonds made from the ashes of cremated remains.

Many people are...

Opening of latest section of Pegasus Trail

The latest section of the Pegasus Trail in West Devon has opened.

Devon County Council has completed the second phase of the walking, cycling and horse-riding trail.

The new two-mile section, which opened on Saturday 11 May, runs from Venndown Gates to Broadbury Castle Farm (near Castle Cross off the A3079).

Horse riders from South West Riders (SWR), a local group...

Trust strengthens international conservation links

Staff from a South West conservation charity have been on a 12,000-mile round trip to help secure the future of a strange nocturnal mammal.Animal experts John Meek (Newquay Zoo Curator) and Owen Taylor (Paignton Zoo Head Keeper of Mammals) and scientist Dr Andrew Bowkett (Wild Planet Trust Field Conservation & Research Programmes Manager) travelled to Vietnam recently on behalf of the...

Trust research staff celebrate award wins

Two University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust research colleagues are celebrating having recently won awards.

Huw Rowswell, a Nurse Consultant in Thrombosis, was recently awarded ‘Researcher of the Year’ by the British Society for Haematology (BSH) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Huw with Dame Sally Davies collecting his award Held in Glasgow as part of the...

Motorists urged: Be deer aware

Drivers are today being warned to look out for deer roaming on to the country’s roads and posing risks to road users. The warning comes after five deer were found dead at one location on the A35 in Dorset recently.

Figures collated from various studies suggest at least there could be some 400 people injured in deer-related collisions each year, and potentially around 20 people killed...

All aboard the beach bus to Bovi

Beach lovers can take a bus from Plymouth straight to the seaside again this summer.

From Saturday 25 May families will be able to hop on board the number 54 to the popular beach of Bovisand, which overlooks Plymouth Sound.

The ‘beach bus’ will be operated by Target Travel and run until Sunday 1 September – daily during the half term and summer school holidays and at weekends...

Open Farm Sunday at ice cream headquarters

A free day out for all the family at Surfing Cow Ice Cream’s headquarters on Sunday, June 9, come along to Open Farm Sunday at South Battisborough Farm and see the cows being milked, the calves being fed and the sheep being shorn. A new enclosed picnic area is perfect to sit and enjoy the sea views, and at over an acre in size great for the kids to have a scamper about too. All afternoon there...

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