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‘ARNI’ arrives in Plymouth

Last week, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust was host to the first Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI) course in the South-West. This new national course has been developed through the Resuscitation Council with the support of BLISS – the parent and baby charity.

The course is aimed at nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors who provide care to sick babies in a hospital...

Exploring ideas for Mount Batten Tower

Plymouth’s historic Mount Batten Tower could be open to the public more often as part of the Council’s ongoing campaign to make the most of the city’s amazing waterfront.

A feasibility study is underway to see if the tower, which was built in 1652 to protect the entrance to the Sound, can be opened up and the history of the headland better celebrated.

Consultants Levitate will...

Devon mum's search for lifesaving donor

A mum-of-three from Exeter is urgently searching for a stem cell donor to help cure her leukaemia.

Kate Barnett was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in October 2015.

Following a round of chemotherapy, doctors discovered she also has myelodysplasia, which prevents her bone marrow responding properly to treatment.

The hairdresser and customer assistant is now...

Champagne launch for Plymouth's new designer store

Flannels arrived in style last week, opening its doors to Plymouth for the first time with an exclusive champagne preview party on 12th February.

The Apprentice stars Charleine Wain, Brett Butler-Smythe, Plymouth Argyle players, models and a host of local dignitaries attended the opening of the cutting edge store on Armada Way.

One lucky guest won a Golden Envelope for a VIP...

Is it a bird, is it a ‘plane…?

No, it’s an otter! Olly the Otter, the world’s newest superhero, is one of the attractions at Living Coasts this half term. 2016 is the year of Super Sea Heroes at Torquay’s coastal zoo. Staff and visitors will be celebrating with a variety of activities that include crafts, talks and a superhero trail.

Children will be able to create their own superhero mask, design their own Super...

Tamar Concert Choir boost NICU fund

Derriford Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has received a generous donation from the Tamar Concert Choir, after being selected as their chosen charity for 2015.

Last year, the choir held three concerts to raise money for the Keep Me Close Appeal, which is aiming to raise £2 million to redevelop a new area of the hospital, and in total, raised £850.00.

Fay...

Police launch The Good Consent Guide

Devon and Cornwall Police is promoting a new campaign around sexual consent, which aims to educate and inform young people around what can sometimes be a confusing issue.

The campaign, which targets 16 to 21 year olds, also promotes the message that there are #noblurredlines – sex without consent is rape.

Young people may feel pressured into having sex when they don’t want to...

New Lord Mayor designate of Plymouth announced

Councillor Pauline Murphy, a Labour Councillor for the Efford and Lipson ward, will take over the reins from the current Lord Mayor, Councillor Dr John Mahony.

The ceremony took place today in the Lord's Mayor Dining Room at the Council House.

Councillor Murphy said: "I am extremely honoured to have been selected for the position of Lord Mayor. To be given the opportunity to be...

D&C Police praised for fairness by HMIC

Devon and Cornwall Police has been rated ‘Good’ in a new report by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary looking at the legitimacy of the Force.

HMIC judged the culture of the Force and how it reflected engagement with Devon and Cornwall’s communities while also complying with legislation around areas such as taser use and stop and search powers.

The HMIC graded the Force as...

Spreading the lurrve for trees

Tree lovers, incurable romantics and nature lovers are being invited to get mucky on Valentine’s Day... planting trees.

The first of 12,000 new trees to be planted in the city’s new country park will go into the ground as hedgerows, as the city’s new country park starts to take shape.

Plymouth City Council, together with Plymouth Environmental Action, is running the event this...

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