Plymouth

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has entered a partnership with local hospital hotel charity, Hearts Together, to provide home from home accommodation for parents and families of patients caring for premature or sick babies in the NICU.

The NICU, which is based at Derriford Hospital, cares for babies from around the Devon and...

It’s that time of year again!

The festive season is just around the corner, and Theatre Royal Plymouth have got some wonderful productions on to get you in the Christmas spirit.

There is the annual pantomime, which is always guaranteed to have you feeling festive, but what else is on throughout December?

Take a look at the available shows and book now!

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Special guests will be lighting up the Barbican on Saturday 19 November, in the culmination of an afternoon of festive fun which will see Santa travelling across the water with the RNLI on the Plymouth Lifeboat.

This year’s Christmas lights will be switched on at 5.30pm, from the festive bus on Southside Street, by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Sue Dann, Santa and three very...

The Strategic Outline Business Case for the reopening of the Tavistock to Plymouth rail line has been submitted by Devon County Council.

The submission to the Government’s Restoring Your Railway programme sets out the rationale for reopening the line between Bere Alston and Tavistock.

The scheme would reinstate approximately five miles of track and deliver a new single...

Plymouth is preparing to put the sparkle into the Holiday Season with a spectacular programme of Christmas treats for all the family.

Kicking off the festive fun later this month (November) are the traditional Christmas Lights switch-on ceremonies. The city centre will be illuminated first on Thursday November 17 , with the Christmas cheer spreading to the Barbican, Sutton Harbour...

Britain Ocean City’s leisure and tourism businesses enjoyed a half-term holiday boost and the city proved a popular destination for visitors.

The National Marine Aquarium, run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, saw visitor numbers jump by 6000 last month, compared with 2021 figures.

”We had a really good October with more visitors at the National Marine Aquarium over the...

A service of remembrance for families, couples and individuals affected by the loss of a baby, whether that be during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy is to be held on Saturday the 19th November at 11.00am at St Andrew’s Minster, Plymouth. In addition, anyone grieving never having children, is also most welcome to attend.

The ‘Saying Goodbye’ services, which are open to people of...

Police investigating two assaults in Plymouth have released pictures of a man and woman they would like to speak to in connection with the incidents.

They happened between midnight and 1am on Saturday 8 October, in Plymouth city centre.

During an altercation between two men, a man sustained a head injury which required hospital treatment. In a second incident, a man...

A woman has spoken of her devastation and disbelief after losing her dad and uncle to the same type of brain tumour just four days apart.

Charity Brain Tumour Research said the chance of two members of the same family being diagnosed with the same type of brain tumour was one in a million.

In January 2022 Stacey Pollard, 42, from Plymouth, had to say goodbye to her dad Geoff...

The countdown to Christmas is on, and plenty is planned at Royal William Yard throughout the winter to make it a memorable occasion. There will be bustling Christmas markets under the stars with tempting treats aplenty; gifts galore from the South West’s best artisans and makers; festive tunes from a Barbershop Choir; and an abundance of places to eat, drink and be merry.

The...