A 46-year-old man has died after being in collision with a van in Plymouth on Thursday [29 December].
Emergency services were called to Outland Road at 5.35pm after the collision outside the Esso Home Park service station.
The victim, from Devonport in Plymouth, was crossing the road when he was struck by a white Ford Transit Connect van in lane one of the Manadon-bound...
Brent Ward celebrated with patients, their loved ones and staff at a Christmas Afternoon Tea.
This year, children from Austin Farm Primary School got everyone in the festive mood by singing Christmas carols. The afternoon was extra special as the ward welcomed several relatives who have lost loved to return to the ward and speak with staff that cared for their relatives and to remember...
It’s time for parents to have their say about the school admissions process in Plymouth.
Starting school, whether primary or secondary is an important step, and the Council wants to make applying for places as fair and straightforward as possible.
Parents are therefore being asked for their views on the proposed school admission arrangements for the start of the 2018 academic...
A former Plymouth couple have celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary with a throwback to how they first met.
John and Isobel Dowling, who both moved to The Lodge, a specialist care home for older people and those with dementia within Buckshaw Retirement Village, Chorley, celebrated their anniversary at a special war veterans Christmas lunch.
Expedia.co.uk is highlighting some of the best food and drink events in the UK with a new interactive map, aimed at travellers planning a UK cottage break. Designed to showcase the UK’s year-round food scene, the map has month-by-month filters to help holidaymakers find activities and inspiration for their next UK trip.
Featured events range from major festivals such as Bristol’s...
A total of 471 Christmas hampers have been delivered to Plymouth families who have worked closely with the Council’s Inclusion, Attendance and Welfare Service
The Families that are selected are usually on low incomes and have been working with their child’s school and other agencies to improve their child’s school attendance.
The hampers themselves are enormous and include...
The countdown to Plymouth Flavour Fest began today with the announcement that talented chef siblings, James and Chris Tanner, will be the event's official patrons.
The famous restauranteurs have supported the South West’s largest food festival since it was launched 14-years-ago and, as figureheads for 2017, they are planning to cook up a storm. As patrons, the chefs will help shape the...
Three-year-old Evie Murphy, from Wembury near Plymouth, is half a pound in weight away from being too big for her regulation car seat. However, she has severe developmental delay so she can’t use a booster; an expensive special-needs car seat is her only option.
This equipment will cost £1,500 – and with no funding available locally, the family have turned to children’s disability...
Home is the latest bold and exciting production devised specifically for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) from Frozen Light theatre company.
Following a short preview tour in Autumn 2016 the company will embark on their most ambitious tour yet in early 2017, taking in 118 performances in 41 venues around England, Scotland and Wales.
