A brand new employability passport to help young people with their future careers has been officially launched.
Representatives from Plymouth schools and businesses were at Devonport Guildhall to formally mark the rollout of the Passport after a successful pilot scheme last year involving several schools, led by Devonport High School for Boys and Eggbuckland Community College.
Plymouth City Council is urging local people to get their flu jabs as a major campaign to keep people well this winter is launched.
Public Health England has kicked off the new ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign with a new national flu vaccination programme for children, which this year seeks to help over three million 2-6 year olds, as the programme is extended to children in school...
Television favourites Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan will bring the curtain down on the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival.
The hosts of numerous TV shows over the past three decades, the couple have also found fame in recent years for their promotion of literature through the Richard & Judy Book Club.
They have also written numerous books themselves, and Judy’s...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has issued guidance about the storage of hay bales following three barn fires on Monday (5 October) morning.
At least one of the fires, in Tiverton, is believed to have started by the self-ignition of hay bales within the barn, while the other two, in Axminster and Combe Martin, are still under investigation.
Ten young people from Plymouth’s Young Inspectors group have been talking to the Council’s most senior managers about the experiences of children and young people in the city’s child protection processes.
The project was started to make sure that the voice of the child was included in all aspects of work around children’s social care. Managers wanted to gain a thorough and accurate...
RECORD numbers of businesses have joined the Plymouth Science Park over the past three months.
Since June, 15 new businesses have relocated to the 25 acre site near Derriford Hospital which specialises in supporting businesses in the areas of science, technology, marine and digital.
The park is a world-class office, research and laboratory environment that provides the space,...
Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff is hitting the road for his 2nd Innings tour and has chosen to donate all proceeds from a meet-and-greet event after his Plymouth show to The Children’s Society.
Freddie will be performing at Plymouth Pavilions on 25 October at 8pm. Ticket buyers can meet the cricket star for an additional £25 and the money raised will go towards helping disadvantaged...
Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine has been given the seal of approval in its General Medical Council report, with assessors stating that “the quality of medical education was found to be high.”
The report is part of the GMC’s remit to ensure that all medical schools comply with the standards and outcomes set out in “Tomorrow’s Doctors”. The report comes from meetings...
