Everyday cosmetic and cleaning products contain huge quantities of plastic particles, which are released to the environment and could be harmful to marine life, according to a new study.
Research at Plymouth University has shown almost 100,000 tiny ‘microbeads’ – each a fraction of a millimetre in diameter – could be released in every single application of certain products, such as...
On Saturday the 26th of September 2015 you will have 6 hours to take 6 pictures on 6 given topics.
These topics are kept top secret until the day and will offer plenty of room for interpretation and creativity!
All you will need to complete the challenge is your Eventbrite voucher/ Booking form, your camera or phone, comfy shoes & a sprinkle of creativity!
Registration is from 9.30am with the first 3 topics being revealed at 10.30am. Each entrant will have the next three hours to shoot one image per topic, in the same order as the topics are listed. The next set...
A charity which supports cancer sufferers in Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital is gearing up for one of its biggest months of the year.
The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust which supports 13-24-year old sufferers of cancer across the UK, is calling on people to do something spectacular this September.
From donating your birthday to taking a #SeptemberSelfie, wearing a headscarf to...
NIHR-funded study reveals simple, safe and cost-free modification to an emergency treatment for patients with abnormally fast heart rates
A simple, safe and cost-free modification to a technique used to treat patients in the emergency department with an abnormally fast heart rate could improve its effectiveness by more than a quarter, according to a study published in The Lancet on...
Plymouth’s weed population is certainly enjoying all the rain that the city has had over the last few weeks.
The summer weed spraying programme that runs between June and August to keep pavements and roads clear has been set back by several weeks because of all the wet weather.
The Council runs a schedule of ground maintenance and spraying with a strictly regulated pesticide...
Joint research between Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and a member of the public has uncovered the truth about a mysterious animal tooth once believed to belong to an Ice Age leopard.
The tooth was discovered in a spoil heap in a Plymouth garden in 1960 and taken into the museum for identification in the spring of 2013 by its owner, Mr Rickard.
A lifelike, interactive mannequin that moves, talks and can display vital signs including breathing and heartbeat is being used at Derriford Hospital to improve patient safety.
The Human Factors Project, which has recently been launched, involves using the high tech ‘Sim Man’ to train hospital staff in lifelike situations. It gives employees experience and practice, with a variety of...
A new study reveals that thousands of people could be putting their oral health at risk by not brushing their teeth in the evening because they are too tired.
The survey of 10,000 UK adults, commissioned by GSK, as part of its Love Your Mouth campaign (www.loveyourmouth.co.uk) found that 45% of people questioned say they have gone to bed without brushing their teeth, which could...
This year's Devon Restaurant Month, which took place in June, was a resounding success. Over 30 establishments across the county participated and the feedback from all was 'outstanding'. Next year will see the fifth Devon Restaurant Month and it promises to raise the bar even higher and bring even more custom into the county's bounty of eateries.
Over a fifth (21 per cent) of parents in the South West feel lonely and isolated, regularly feeling cut off from friends and other sources of support, according to new findings released today by charity Action for Children.
The research has unearthed a shocking scale of loneliness that for nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of people in the region has become worse since becoming a parent....
