Most women think of their period as the dreaded time of the month... Well, imagine being homeless and having your period without having access to sanitary items and proper hygiene, forcing you to just go without, with no other option but to use toilet paper, pieces of clothing or anything else absorbent that you can get there hands on.
Prince’s Trust Team 229, based at City College Plymouth, is celebrating after receiving a £300 donation from the GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund.
Comprising 11 young people aged 16-25 years, Team 229 is part of a personal development programme aimed to improve confidence, employability and team work skills. The team is currently working on a community project for MENCAP, the leading voice...
A big thank you to Friends of Liver Lifeline, who have kindly donated three Dyson fans to Hound Ward, in celebration of the charity’s fifth year as Derriford Hospital’s liver support group.
Friends of Liver Lifeline, which was launched five years ago by former patient Sheila Connolly, her husband Stephen and fellow transplant patient Michael Stratford, has been continuously raising...
A big thank you to Sam Pells, who paid a special visit to Pencarrow Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, to generously donate £12,000 and to thank staff for the care that her late husband, Neville Pells, had received.
Neville had a surfing accident in 2013 and was admitted to Pencarrow, but he sadly lost his life four days later.
Sam and 21 other volunteers decided to complete...
Dartmoor Zoo has been successful in its application for the Santander Foundation Charity Plus Grant.
Director Benjamin Mee visited the Plymouth Branch of Santander to collect a cheque for £4750.
Benjamin, appearing in the photo with Dawn Young, Helen Retallick & Sara Williams said: "This is a very important donation from the Santander Foundation.
A mother and daughter paid a special visit to staff on Birch Ward yesterday to say ‘thank you’ to the staff for the care of their late husband and father.
Sarah Hargreave’s late husband, Len, was diagnosed with diabetes last year and following further tests, he was found to have an aggressive form of leukaemia, known as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Children being cared for at Derriford Hospital now have more to look forward to, following a huge donation of £800.00 worth of Lego from the charity Fairy Bricks.
Eight year old patient, Nathan Rogers, and his sister Hollie were on hand to receive the donation, made by Sarah Wimlett, Consultant Anaesthetist, on behalf of the charity. Nathan and Hollie were joined by Marcus Granville,...
A big thank you to Plymouth Care Home Providers and Plymouth City Council’s Quality Assurance and Improvement team, who have kindly donated 74 Easter eggs to the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.
Care home managers and residents across Plymouth attended the 25th Dignity in Care Forum on the 18th March and many donated Easter eggs, which were gratefully received by the children...
DFS Plymouth delivered more than just your regular sofa order to the Hallam family household on Wednesday when they also dropped off a £250 donation to much-loved local charity ‘Hugs for Henry’.
After DFS colleagues realised their delivery was going to the Hallam family home they decided to surprise their son Henry with a generous donation of £250 to help support his treatment after...
