Phone scams have been doing the rounds for years but people are still being sucked in particularly when it comes to claims of ‘free’ money.
Plymouth trading standards officers are now regularly seeing people who have been conned by scammers claiming that they could be owed money for things like repayment of bank charges or payment protection insurance, but first they always ask for an...
Work has begun on an innovative £14 million facility which will house life-changing health and medical research.
The Derriford Research Facility at Plymouth University will be home to biomedical research currently based on the University’s main campus in the city centre. Research projects range from the diagnosis of Down’s syndrome to antibiotic resistance, the use of viral vectors as...
Patients, relatives and friends marked the Action Mesothelioma Day on Friday 3 July at Saltram House, with a special event in memory of those affected.
The event was organised by the South West Mesothelioma Group, based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital, and welcomed anyone affected by asbestos-related mesothelioma.
After 46 years of service within the NHS, Norma Godwin is retiring.
In 1985, Norma began working for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Since then, she has covered a variety of roles, including Clerical Officer within the Records Department at the Locum Bank, at Scott Hospital and in the Radiotherapy Department at Freedom Fields. She has also been a Clerical Officer/Receptionist within the...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following an attempted robbery on an elderly woman.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident where a 83 year old lady was the victim of an attempt robbery which occurred around 4.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July in the small car park behind the Gala Bingo on Derry’s Cross Plymouth.
Following his triumphant show at New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of a US tour, Morrissey has announced an extra date for his UK tour in September 2015.
Preceding shows at Hull Arena on Friday 18th and two dates at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st, Morrissey will now play Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday 15th September.
Funding for the creation of a regional centre of excellence for STEM (Science, technology, engineering and maths) has been formally agreed by the City Council’s investment board.
The funding is made up of a package totalling £12.8 m including an award from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) of £5.4m, one of only three awards across the LEP area. The...
St Luke’s Hospital Team have been commended for their services in the recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) Report for Derriford Hospital ‘End of Life Care’, published 21 July 2015.
Providing specialist palliative care services alongside NHS professionals at Derriford Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital Team is a service of the charity St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth and operates across the entire...
Plymouth City Council is committed to improving private rented housing as a national list of rogue landlords is published.
Environmental Health News (EHN online) and The Guardian have published a database of landlords convicted under the Housing Act 2004 between 2006 and 2014. In Plymouth there have been two such convictions within the past five years, and the Council also recently...
