Young people in Plymouth due to pick up their GCSE and A-Level results fear too much competition, not having enough confidence and a lack of experience and training will stop them from getting their dream job, new research by the British Army – the UK’s largest apprenticeship provider – has revealed1.
People aged between 16 and 24 are currently three times more likely to be unemployed...
A pioneering project has been launched to design, build and sail the world’s first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship, codenamed MARS, will be powered by state-of-the-art renewable energy technology, and will carry a variety of drones through which it will conduct a variety of experiments during the crossing....
Are you or is someone you know affected by tinnitus?
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is participating in a national, clinical trial into a potential new drug treatment for tinnitus.
Derriford Hospital is one of 11 in the UK taking part in the QUIET-1 trial, which will involve about 150 patients receiving four daily pills - or a placebo - every day for four weeks.
Plymouth’s Kingfisher Fish and Chips has set a new world record. It has more MSC certified sustainable choices on its menu than any other fish and chip shop or restaurant in the world.
Run by Craig Maw, his partner Nikki and their 18 strong team, Kingfisher Fish and Chips has always had sustainable fish sourcing at the front of all of their minds.
The Plymouth Life Centre Indoor Bowls Club (IBC) has won a national award for supporting disabled bowlers.
The club has won the first ever Love Fisher Brown Award, set up last October to recognise and reward organisations that provide opportunities for people with disabilities to play the sport.
Chosen by a panel of judges from the Bowls Development Alliance (BDA), Disability...
Mark Deacon has raised an amazing £800.00, which he has kindly donated to The Children’s Happy Hospital Fund (CHHF) at Derriford Hospital.
In April 2015, Mark ran the London Marathon and decided to donate the money raised to CHHF. After receiving donations from staff and students from his place of work, Looe Community Academy, a cheque was presented to Level 12.
Afternoon Tea Week runs from Monday 10th until Sunday 16th August and Visit Devon has discovered the perfect places for a Devon Afternoon Tea experience
Exeter
Cream Tea in the City Enjoy a delicious Cream Tea at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel where you can escape the city for a relaxing cream team in the contemporary lounge. The modern hotel also offers Cream Tea from £7.50 and...
More than 3,000 children in Plymouth have signed up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge so far – and there’s still time to join in.
Organised by The Reading Agency in partnership with local libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge encourages four to 11-year-olds to read six or more library books or eBooks during the school summer holiday.
A new monthly running initiative is being launched at Saltram on Sunday 23 August. Trust10 is a free event to encourage people to get outdoors, take up a new challenge and explore special places.
The National Trust has created a series of 10k routes at a selection of properties, with Saltram as one of the first. The estate has devised a course which will take runners along its many...
Team Plymouth scooped a total of 25 medals at this year’s British Transplant Games – a great effort and one more medal than last year.
The 10 gold, nine silver and six bronze medals were won by the eight competitors who represented Team Plymouth. All eight, aged between 22 and 70, have received a life-saving kidney transplant at Derriford Hospital.
