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Patients and visitors to Derriford Hospital have been receiving a welcome of a different kind from a recent recruit to the Hartor ward team.

Henry, an 11 year-old Golden Retriever, has been visiting patients on the healthcare of the elderly ward to help with their treatment and recovery.

“We were told that Henry is part of the staff on the ward here right away,” said Gerald...

Plymouth Royal Marines Cadets are sharing the wonders of volunteering.

The local Royal Marines Cadet detachments provides training to cadets aged 13 – 18, and provide training In field craft, camping, skill at arms training, boatwork and many more.

The detachment is run by volunteers, who train in various specialisation’s and provide the young people with essential life skills...

Our children’s wards have received a special gift, kindly donated by the Children’s Happy Hospital Fund (CHHF).

A model rabbit, which is used to show children exactly how bloods are taken and cannulas are fitted, along with the possibility of having IV fluids, has been gratefully received by our Play Specialist Team. The model can be used by the children to take a ‘blood test’ and also...

Enquiries from new buyers, new instructions from those wanting to sell, and agreed sales in the South West’s housing market declined once again last month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. In addition, price growth also lost momentum and is predicted to slow further over the next three months.

Although a fall in property coming on to the market is a recurring...