Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has announced that Neil Kemsley has been appointed as the new Director of Finance.
Neil joins Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust from NHS England South West where he has served as Finance Director since 2013.
Having worked for a range of NHS organisations, including primary care and acute trusts, Neil brings with him extensive experience. In particular he...
Spaces on hundreds of free, fun and exciting courses for young people as part of this year’s Summer Mix programme are filling up fast with 137 of the 259 courses on offer fully booked.
Plymouth’s fantastic Summer Mix 2015 is aimed at young people aged 11 to 19 – or 11 to 25 for those with a disability and run from the 3 to the 29 August.
Devon Wildlife Trust has teamed up with South West Water to offer a range of wildlife events for all ages this summer.
The events have both water and wildlife themes and will include rockpool rambles on the coast, and pond-dipping, bug-hunting and wildlife walks at stunning nature reserves.
Many of the activities will be based at Wembury Marine Centre and beach, near Plymouth,...
Self-monitoring app to support adults with epilepsy ‘fills the information gap’ as NHS cuts funding for epilepsy monitoring
A new self-monitoring app launched to support adults with epilepsy will help to ‘fill the information gap’ left by NHS funding cuts for GP epilepsy monitoring, according to specialist epilepsy charity SUDEP Action.
Work has begun on an innovative £14 million facility which will house life-changing health and medical research.
The Derriford Research Facility at Plymouth University will be home to biomedical research currently based on the University’s main campus in the city centre. Research projects range from the diagnosis of Down’s syndrome to antibiotic resistance, the use of viral vectors as...
100 schoolchildren from a Devon Village school were the first to experience the heights of fun at a new climb launched at Clip ‘N Climb on Exeter Quay. The pupils from Sidbury Primary School were invited to take up the challenge of the new ‘Astroball’ climb, the first of its kind in Europe, before it opened to the general public.
Clip ‘N Climb owned by Entre-Prises UK, launched the new...
Following his triumphant show at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of a US tour, Morrissey has announced an extra date for his UK tour in September 2015.
Preceding shows at Hull Arena on Friday 18th and two dates at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st, Morrissey will now play Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 15th September.
Plymouth City Council is committed to improving private rented housing as a national list of rogue landlords is published.
Environmental Health News (EHN online) and The Guardian have published a database of landlords convicted under the Housing Act 2004 between 2006 and 2014. In Plymouth there have been two such convictions within the past five years, and the Council also recently...
Preliminary findings from the National Rural Crime Survey support calls for Fair Funding for Devon and Cornwall Police.
Although the full results are yet to be released, initial findings from the rural crime survey of over 17,000 people in England and Wales indicate that victims in rural areas have a lower perception of policing than the national average.
Ham Woods Nature Reserve has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag. The Green Flag Awards are the national standard of excellence for parks and green spaces
This is the first time that Plymouth City Council has submitted Ham Woods to be considered for a Green Flag and now the council are proud to be able to say that Ham Woods is one of only a very few Nature Reserves to be given the...
