A big thanks to Asda Plymouth for generously donating £200.00 to the Friends of Derriford Hospital Kidney Unit, as part of their Community Life programme, which aims to help make local communities better places to live and work for colleagues and customers.
Every two months, charities are able to nominate themselves to be part of the programme and after a panel of judges review all...
Public Health England (PHE) is today (29 December 2015) highlighting the debilitating nature of serious lung diseases for which smoking is the biggest preventable risk factor, after the latest GP figures revealed that more than 1 million people are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
COPD is the umbrella term for serious lung conditions that include chronic...
Academics from Plymouth University are leading a project to develop software which will give young people an enhanced understanding of the natural world.
PhenoloGIT is a three-year project which will design, build and test an educational platform which teachers and students can use to share information about the physical environment and the living world.
Landowners behind England’s 5,000 largest rural estates should be called upon to release land for affordable housing, according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The RICS Rural Policy Paper, published today, sets out a number of recommendations as to how central and local Government could better manage rural land and support countryside communities, including...
Devon County Council is urging people to take care and remain vigilant as bad weather continues in the South West.
High winds and heavy rainfall have caused localised flooding and disruption on many of Devon’s roads, and motorists are being advised to take extra care.
People are also being urged to avoid coastal and river areas as the severe weather continues to cause water...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a shocking attack that left a man requiring 60 stitches to his forehead.
Neil Rogers, aged 47, was outside of the Cider Press in Plymouth Barbican between 9.45-10pm on Friday 18th December when he was head butted by an unknown offender without provocation.
This attack caused Mr Rogers to fall directly onto a glass set of railings,...
The RSPCA is urging members of the public to come forward after 12 Royal Pythons were found dumped in a cardboard box outside a veterinary centre in Plymouth.
RSPCA Animal Collection Officer and Exotics Specialist Peter Ferris was called to rescue the animals in William Prance Road two days before Christmas and then transported them to foster carers in the city where they are now...
The Met Office has issued two severe weather warnings as strong winds and heavy rain set to batter Devon
Stormy conditions are expected to hit the region tonight, lasting well into tomorrow.
The Exeter-based agency's chief forecaster said: “A cold front will move east across western parts of the UK during Tuesday night and Wednesday, with an associated strong, moist...
