Plymouth

Diving Diseases Research Centre Celebrates 21st Year at Plymouth Science Park

Plymouth based DDRC Healthcare, formerly known as the Diving Diseases Research Centre, is entering its 21st year based at the Plymouth Science Park.

In 1996 the Hyperbaric Medical Unit was the first building on Plymouth Science Park, with the charity having moved from Fort Bovisand after its inception in 1980.

DDRC Healthcare is an international Centre of Excellence in...

Ballot papers sent out as businesses come out in force to back Waterfront BID2

It’s decision time for businesses in the Plymouth Waterfront area as they vote on whether to continue the Business Improvement District for a further five years.

The ballot papers have been sent out to 877 voters, who will have the deciding say on whether to renew the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership’s Waterfront BID in a four-square mile area stretching from Stonehouse to Coxside and...

History made as Catholic Bishop establishes new home for Traditional Latin Mass

Latin might be a dead language to most but this Sunday in Plymouth, it was alive and well.

The Catholic Traditional Latin Mass has a new home in Devon thanks to the intervention of the Bishop of Plymouth.

For the first time in 46 years, a ‘Missa Cantata’ or sung Mass was celebrated at St Edward the Confessor in Plymouth on Sunday.

This historic occasion was due to the...

£266 million investment in city’s future announced

A multi-million pound investment to transform the look and feel of the city centre is being planned as part of an ambitious £266 million investment programme.

The Cabinet is being asked to approve up to £27 million for the scheme in the capital budget – the Council’s fund used to invest in the city, in land or physical benefits that will improve Plymouth for its residents and visitors...

Call for blood donors in Plymouth

By now many New Year’s Resolutions will be long forgotten but there’s still plenty of time to do something amazing in 2017. Why not make it the year you start saving lives?

Doing something good this year doesn’t have to mean giving something up. We’re asking people in Plymouth to give blood.

In just one hour of your time you could save or improve up to three lives. Proud,...

Deliveroo launches breakfast service in Plymouth

Breakfast now available to order from a host of restaurants in Plymouth allowing foodies to enjoy full menu of culinary delights from the comfort of their own home

Deliveroo, the on-demand delivery service for high-quality restaurant meals, has partnered with some of Plymouth’s favourite breakfast haunts to offer a weekend breakfast delivery service.

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Poppies with passion

If your man is the kind whose idea of buying flowers for Valentine’s resembles an embarrassed grab and run raid and whose legs start to tremble at the thought of choosing jewellery then why not give him a steer by pointing out this stunning collection from The Royal British Legion.

Combining both flowers and jewellery makes this collection perfect for Valentine’s. Designed exclusively...

Regus announces first Plymouth Workspace Week

The centre team at Regus Plymouth are organising a programme of events in and around the city this February to help local professionals discover new and more flexible ways of working.

Plymouth Workspace Week is a local initiative designed to showcase all the city has to offer when it comes to flexible workspace. It will take place from the 6th to the 10th of February and offer...

Plymouth’s newly qualified social workers celebrated

The latest group of newly qualified children’s social workers have been presented with certificates of completion by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Pauline Murphy at a special ceremony.

The certificates mark the successful completion of the social workers’ assessed and supported first year in practice. Newly Qualified Social Workers have made a significant contribution to safeguarding and...

Rockfish scoops two national awards

Rockfish in Devon has fried out on top at the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards (26 January), organised by Seafish.

The chain of shops and restaurants was crowned with the Good Catch – The Sustainable Seafood Award and the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award during a prestigious ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London – an event widely regarded as the ‘...

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