Dr. Mona Nasser, Clinical Lecturer in Evidence Based Dentistry at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, is to present a lecture at an international conference in Barcelona which links the writings of a 10th-century medical philosopher to the use of computer simulation as an alternative to using animals in medical research.
Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a 38-year-old man in Plymouth are appealing for information.
Police were called at 9.15am on Friday 29 May 2015 by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of a man at a property in Normandy Way, St Budeaux.
Officers attended the address where they located the man’s body. He has been identified as Robert...
Two teenagers were left seriously injured after a vehicle overturned in Plympton on Saturday night (30 May).
Police and emergency services were called to Boringdon Hill at 11pm after the silver VW Polo containing five people somersaulted and landed on its roof on the pavement.
Local residents gave first aid to two male teenagers who had been thrown from the vehicle during the...
This year’s Volunteers Week (Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2015) in Plymouth looks set to be the biggest and best yet, with a range of events and activities to suit all.
Volunteers Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.
Plymouth’s army of volunteers has grown in recent months and the Our Plymouth scheme is working...
Your best friend is more likely to criticise your new hairstyle or your weight, than to reveal your partner is cheating on you. These are the findings of a new survey, examining 1,700 friendships across the UK in 2015.
Just 29% of people would tell a best friend if that friend’s partner had been spotted doing something bad. However 54% would admit to disliking a best friend’s...
Plymouth University and Plymouth Music Zone have been awarded more than £150,000 to explore the potential of music making to enhance the lives of people impacted by dementia, autism, strokes and other conditions which affect their communication.
The two organisations have received funding from the Arts Council Research Grants Programme for a two-year project, titled Beyond Words: The...
Carers in Plymouth are being celebrated with a week of events to mark Carers Week 2015 (8 – 14 June).
In Plymouth there are an estimated 27,000 unpaid carers, and nationally it is thought that unpaid carers save health and social care services around £120 billion per year. Around 42 per cent of unpaid carers do this for more than 20 hours per week and many carers are children.
A Tavistock-based children’s charity that provides free respite breaks for disadvantaged has launched an appeal to help open their new centre, with a little help from comedienne, Jennifer Saunders.
CHICKS has been running for 23 years and supports young carers and disadvantaged UK children suffering from issues such as poverty, neglect and abuse.
THE Premier League match between Plymouth and Scunthorpe, due to have taken place at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening, was postponed because of an adverse weather forecast of heavy rain in the area throughout the evening.
Co-promoter Ashley Taylor made the decision at around 8am after checking the local forecast.
He said: "Rain was due to start at around 5pm and the...
