Plymouth

A patient decided to thank staff at Derriford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for ‘saving her life’, by holding a charity disco at her local social club.

Victoria Whittley was rushed in to the ICU on 25 December 2015 with severe pneumonia, sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. “My family were told that I might not make it”, explains Victoria. “They honestly thought I was going to die....

On Wednesday staff and patients gathered together to officially open Rowan House, following the relocation of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust’s Dermatology and Pain Management services.

Trust Chairman, Richard Crompton, launched the event with the cutting of a ribbon and praised the teams for their successful re-establishment in their new home.

Staff and patients gather together...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a campaign with property industry charity LandAid* to raise over £2 million in the biggest ever fundraising campaign for the charity. The funds will contribute to ending youth homelessness across the South West and will provide secure and affordable bed spaces in the region.

As part of RICS’ 150th anniversary in 2018, the...

Illuminate, an event marking the anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, has grown for 2017, and taken on a new location in Plymouth’s historic Royal William Yard. From 24-26 November the former victualling yard will be lit up with light installations, immersive visual art and light projections, being linked to the Barbican through the travelling of light.

Plymouth will see Royal...

A new group, with the aim of supporting patients and their families who have bowel cancer, visited the Trust to help raise awareness of the disease.

Last week the Plymouth & District Bowel Cancer Support Group, formed by Keith Anderson and Wendy Wilson, had an information stand at the hospital main entrance and, along with Trust staff, showcased how they offer support to patients...

A new arrival has been welcomed at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth – a healthy female Cownose Ray has been born, joining the Aquarium’s 35-strong number of rays. The pup, which has been named Surge, will be joining the Moon Pool later this week, just in time for the busy October half term period.

The parents of the new arrival are Ebb and Flow, two Cownose Rays which have...

Fishing boat crews who live and work in Plymouth will be safer at sea, thanks to a project designed by Plymouth City Council with support from local fishing industry.

The Council has been awarded £77,000 from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Maritime Management Organisation for the scheme to help reduce loss of life and accidents within the local fishing industry....

Police are hunting for a bogus charity collector who stole money from an elderly blind woman in her Plymouth home.

The 79-year-old woman was visited at home in Leigham by a man claiming to be selling items on behalf of a charity for dyslexia.

He invited himself in and remained at her home for around 45 minutes, insisting that she buy household products which she did not need....

Without Devonport’s new building for former service personnel, 39 year old Mike Bellamy was resigned to a life of ‘sofa surfing.’

Today his future is brighter thanks to the successful completion of the Nelson Project, in Plymouth, where veterans built homes for themselves.

Form Design Group Architects, based in Lockyer Street, Plymouth, drew up the plans for the building and...

A major event is being held to kick off year four of a campaign to make Plymouth a healthier and happier city.

The focus of year four of Thrive Plymouth – the city’s ten year plan to be healthier – will be on improving everyone’s mental wellbeing, and it is being launched on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday 10 October.

The event, which is being held at The Marquee, Rolle Plaza...