Charities in Plymouth are going to work with the City Council in a more joined up way to help vulnerable people such as the homeless, those with mental illness and other complex needs.
Plymouth City Council will be awarding a £7 million contract to an alliance of local charities to provide services to people with complex needs (homelessness, drug or alcohol misuse, mental illness and...
More than 48,000 square metres of footways and roads have been given a new lease of life as part of our repair programme for this year, with even more sites set to benefit between now and April.
Thirty-eight footways and 62 roads will be resurfaced by the end of March and extra sites are being added to the programme thanks to an additional cash injection of £450,000 from the Department...
A film dedicated to the people of Plymouth and the city’s growing community business sector has been launched.
The uplifting footage, produced by independent trust Power to Change, highlights some of the people, places and ideas behind the city’s dynamic alternative economy.
The short film features a range of projects from across the city, including Street Factory, a dance...
A new blue plaque honouring a pioneering female medic has been unveiled on the University of Plymouth’s campus.
Dr Rosa Bale was born in Barnstaple in 1864. She became Plymouth’s first female doctor, and possibly the first one west of Bristol, in either 1895 or 1896, having qualified at the London School of Medicine for Women in 1892.
Residents at a care home in Plymouth say that regular visits from pupils of nearby St Budeaux Foundation School are ‘a breath of fresh air.’
The Year 4 pupils come to see their older friends at Freshfields care home as part of the Archie Project, a scheme that links local schools with people with dementia.
Freshfields’ activities co-ordinator Paul Hutt said: “This is the...
Plymouth’s golfers are proving to be the most generous in the U.K. this Christmas, as they lead the way for ticket sales in the American Golf Christmas raffle, in support of forces charity On Course Foundation. More tickets have been sold in the town than in any of the retailers’ 100+ locations but can Plymouth maintain the momentum to come out on top?
Big-hearted staff, patient and visitors at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre have excelled themselves by donating more than £6,000 to a range of charities in 2018, from fundraising activities throughout the year.
From craft fairs to bake sales, static cycle rides to pop-up book stores, the generosity from Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre has benefited local and national charities,...
The UK public are a generous lot at Christmas – but it seems we don’t spend our gift budget very wisely. New research has found that the average person spends £60.25 per family member on Christmas presents, but almost half (46%) of Brits can’t actually remember a single gift they got for Christmas last year.
The pressure to buy presents can be overwhelming this time of year, and it’s...
While Christmas is an exciting and joyous occasion for many, it can also be a stressful and lonely time for people affected by dementia, their family and carers.
The stark reality is there are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, with more than 13,800 across Devon. With this in mind, tens of thousands of families will be preparing for a Christmas with someone affected by the...
