A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that spending more time standing and walking in place of sitting could have numerous health benefits, including lowering your cholesterol and body mass index.
Julie Ward, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “We know that people who spend long periods of time sitting down have been found to have higher...
When work begins on Plymouth’s new History Centre, the double fronted Edwardian buildings on North Hill will have to be empty.
Even though the museum will remain open with exhibitions and events until this time next year, work will be going on in the stores and offices to carefully pack and move the city’s treasures off site.
Professional practicing Arborists and lecturers Nobby Clarke and Luke Blaber have joined forces with Focus Training (SW) Limited to create The Arb Academy, a high quality tree and forestry training academy based in the heart of Devon.
Nobby Clarke, a well-known Arborist in the South West who boasts over 30 years’ experience, had a vision of creating a high standard, enjoyable training...
Police are warning women shoppers to be vigilant after a series of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks in Devon and Cornwall.
Officers are investigating at least five reports this week where lone females have been targeted in Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Saltash while loading shopping into their cars.
In each case the woman has been approached by a man asking for...
A Trust Celebration Awards 2015 raffle combined with match funding from Santander Foundation has meant a boost of more than £1400 for the Gold Dust Appeal.
The Gold Dust Appeal is aimed at raising £100,000 to transform the children’s wards, creating a bright, welcoming environment on level 12 at Derriford Hospital. This will include tactile, colourful and interactive displays for...
Plymouth’s Mayflower Museum will reopens today (1 August) following a £35,000 refurbishment.
Three floors have been improved, thanks to a grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, to create a more exciting and engaging experience for school children, families, local residents and tourists.
Deputy Council Leader Peter Smith said: “We’ve revamped the museum so that...
Play providers from across the city will take over Plymouth Hoe, offering a wide range of free play activities for children and young people and their families.
Playday is the biggest play-sector event in the UK, and possibly Europe! As well as a celebration of children's right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children's lives.
It’s hoped that more young people will be able to benefit from the Council’s summer engagement scheme this year.
The scheme is part of the Youth Offending Team's (YOT) work with young people in Plymouth who have committed, or who are at risk of committing, criminal offences. The aim is to help them get involved in positive, exciting and challenging, activities during the summer...
Ocean Studios, Plymouth’s £4.2 million artistic development within an approximate 60,000 ft2 Grade I listed, former naval building, was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 30th July) by Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate, and Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council.
Serota highlighted the fact that, “In the modern world, the creative industries are an increasingly...
Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, in collaboration with the Oxford Computational Neurosciences Lab and the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are looking for volunteers in the South West of England to assess a new technology for detecting Parkinson’s disease at an early stage.
