This Sunday, hundreds of runners will take to the roads in and around the city centre for this year’s Britain’s Ocean City Plymouth 10k run. We are delighted that 16 of these runners will be donning their running shoes in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal.
One of those runners is Adam Hopkins, Business Development Manager at local company, Redrok, who are one of the official sponsors of this...
Monday 12th September saw the launch of a new initiative, #goldentime, which gives Matrons and Heads of Nursing an hour of protected clinical time, every weekday, to work clinically on the adult inpatient wards at Derriford Hospital.
Head of Nursing Sam Rafferty explains: “The initiative has been launched in response to the nursing strategy “Leading Change, Adding Value” which was...
Drake Circus is celebrating it's 10th birthday since opening with a range of celebratory events to thank its customers and retailers for all their support.
The party starts on October 8 & 9 when customers are invited to join the 10th Birthday Weekend.
Celebrations include:
• A DJ playing the hits of 2006 • 100 free gold ‘10’ pretzels, from Mr Pretzel. at 1pm, Oct 8...
A raffle held at Plymouth City Council’s Celebrating Excellence in Care event raised £877 for charity.
Members of the Council’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Team, along with Councillor Lynda Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care for Plymouth City Council, presented the cheque to the Children’s Happy Hospital Fund at Derriford Hospital. In addition to presenting...
Two young girls who called an ambulance for their unconscious mum, a paper girl who raised the alarm about a collapsed pensioner, and a PCSO who voluntarily started a recovered stolen goods website since copied by other forces have been honoured by Plymouth’s Police Chief.
Chief Supt Andy Boulting presented Commander’s Certificates to them all at a ceremony at Crownhill police station...
Monday 26 September saw the grand reopening of Kwik Fit in Plymouth.
The company has made a significant investment in the centre, and it has been fully refurbished from the garage floor up. Local Councillor, Brian Vincent was in attendance to meet the team at and officially declared the centre open to the public.
The Plymouth centre was chosen for this investment from Kwik Fit...
The Gold Dust Appeal has received a massive boost thanks to an extremely generous donation, taking the total now up to £75,000.
A huge thanks to BD (Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited), a plant that manufactures a broad range of blood collection products and systems, who through their employees have raised £10,000 after selecting Gold Dust as their chosen appeal. Their Head Office based in...
The first wave of buildings destined to become part of the city’s Oceansgate has now been granted planning permission.
Planners have given the green light to the application to build offices and two rows of industrial units at the entrance to the Marine Industries Production Campus in Devonport.
The two and three-storey buildings will offer flexible office and workshop space...
The stars were out in Plymouth on Saturday, as members of Team GB’s diving team officially opened a new physiotherapy clinic by way of a ‘thank you’ to the specialist who’s helped to keep them in tip top shape.
Plymouth physio Nic Rutherford – herself a former Team GB diver – asked city stars Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow and coach Andy Banks to help launch her Plym Physio clinic, and...
