Two former patients of Derriford Hospital’s Meldon Ward have found a novel way to say a special thank you for their recent treatment.
Roger Palfrey (pictured) and Kevin Gardner met during a recent inpatient stay and the pair formed a quick rapport during their stay and decided to find a special way to say thank you to the team, for treating them with such compassion during their stay...
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has recognised the vital contribution that businesses of all sizes from across the South West have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ever ships.
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship and the first of Britain’s two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy by Her Majesty the...
A supported employment internship programme, based at Derriford Hospital, which assists young adults with learning disabilities to gain paid employment, has won another award to add to its collection.
The award recognised the achievement of 72% of Project SEARCH graduate interns gaining full time paid employment during the academic year.
Step back in time and experience an Elizabethan style Christmas at Buckland Abbey between Friday 1 December and Tuesday 2 January. With cooking in the kitchen, festive dancing in the great hall and the traditional Lord of Misrule causing mischief throughout – it’s a festive experience not to be missed.
Under a canopy of stars created by school children from St Andrew's Primary at...
A talented apprentice from Plymouth has taken been crowned runner up at the regional finals of this year’s prestigious EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.
Samuel Newton, aged 24, who works for Babcock, fought off competition from across the region to take silver in the Higher Level Final Year Apprentice Award. Judges said they were overwhelmed by the quality of apprentices nominated this...
Three Plympton firefighters proved popular on social media after one of their colleagues posted on the Fire Station Facebook page a photo of them in the back of a fire engine returning from a call-out. You may well have seen their photo as they are now part of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Services recruitment campaign for on-call firefighters throughout Devon and Somerset.
Hotel management company, Valor Hospitality Europe, is celebrating after picking up prestigious awards for the management of two of its Marco Pierre White restaurants.
Hotel Indigo Liverpool and Crowne Plaza Plymouth, which are both home to Marco Pierre White (MPW) Steakhouse Bar & Grill restaurants, were named ‘Best Restaurant’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ respectively at the Black and...
Plympton Academy held its GCSE Certificate and Awards evening recently to celebrate the class of 2017’s exam results. The students were presented with their GCSE certificates and awards in front of family and friends, by former student and current Plymouth Albion player, Dean Squires. Principal Lisa Boorman gave the closing speech and the evening was hosted by Head of Sixth Form, Martin...
