Scalpels were drawn in an interactive, one-of-a-kind, national surgical skills competition run by Britain's oldest Royal Surgical college with the announcement of the winner of the seventh round.
Conor Jones from the Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry was a cut above the rest in the South West Peninsula regional round, run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ( www....
A group of Devon based comedians will host an evening of free comedy in Plymouth this month as part of a new regular night.
The new coalition of comics are hosting free shows across the South West under the banner 'The Comedy Avengers' and it will include a monthly show at The Fortescue pub in Plymouth on the fourth Thursday of every month.
British Land, the owner of Drake Circus, has bought New George Street and Royal Parade Estate in Plymouth city centre from M&G Real Estate.
British Land has a unique opportunity to manage a broad slice of the city centre to create an even more accessible and attractive place for local people to shop, eat and be entertained. The company is now considering at length how the three...
Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth has revealed its plans for Christmas - with tons of magical fun for all the family - including a special Christmas light switch on.
Christmas officially kicks off on Nov 17 at the South West's leading shopping centre, when Santa opens his Smeaton Tower style grotto and put his elves to work. As if by magic it will start snowing on Old Town Street...
Devon and Cornwall Police is holding a knife amnesty this month to give people the opportunity to safely hand in potentially dangerous weapons. The amnesty will run from Tuesday 15 until Monday 21 November 2016. This initiative has been prompted by the recent legislation that now prohibits the sale or importation of ‘zombie knives’.
Police want to give people the opportunity to hand...
Plymouth is in search of a well-deserving local person to switch on this year’s City Centre Christmas lights after X Factor star Sam Bailey has had to pull out of the event due to contract commitments. Sam stepped in after Coronation Street star and singer, Shayne Ward announced he was unavailable to attend last week.
With just 1 week to go, Event partners, Plymouth City Council and...
Nearly 3,000 visits have been made to a new website for Devon's military service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families in the first four months since its launch.
The most visited web pages have been for information about housing, support for military families, about employment, and health matters.
The Devon Forces Family website, www.devonforcesfamily.org.uk , was...
Rising demand for commercial accommodation is keeping Plymouth property specialists Bruton Knowles busy - tracking down remaining units on the city outskirts.
Mark Slade from the firm’s Lockyer Street office has now let four out of five units at the Moorlands Trading Estate at Saltash and has offers on the last remaining unit.
The light industrial units vary from 1,410 to 3,...
More sites have been put forward for people to comment on possible development opportunities over the next 18 years as part of the Joint Local Plan.
During the 2016 summer consultation, landowners and members of the public suggested new sites for development. Residents also put forward green space that should be protected from development. Before the plan progresses to the next stage...
The Plymouth office of national law firm Bond Dickinson LLP has confirmed the appointment of four newly qualified solicitors, after it retained all of its trainees upon qualification.
The new team members, who will join the 180-strong Plymouth office, have all accepted their positions in the Construction, Commercial, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation teams. They will have the...
