A university has set up an annual award to remember a lecturer who died of brain cancer.
The Dr James Flint Dissertation prize will be awarded annually to students from the University of Plymouth. It’s named after and inspired by the 36-year-old international relations lecturer and Brain Tumour Research campaigner.
As students celebrated their graduation on 22 September, the...
A leading housing association is set to build more than 2,000 affordable homes in Devon over the next five years as part of a £1billion investment in the regional economy.
As the largest housing provider in the South West, LiveWest has more than 15,000 homes in Devon and currently owns more than 39,000 homes across the South West.
Over 69% of small businesses in South West England say they are experiencing rising energy and utilities costs, whilst over a third are seeing their business finances stretched, according to new eBay UK research[1]. Unfortunately, it looks like these costs will only continue too, with over half (57%) of respondents saying that these rising costs are likely to last over a year.
University Hospitals Plymouth has announced a Principal Supply Chain Partner for the new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre to be built at Derriford.
MWD Healthcare, an alliance between contractors Mace and Willmott Dixon, has been appointed to deliver the 17,000 m2 purpose-built facility, with construction work planned to start in 2023.
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, on Friday 7 October are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
Officers were called to reports of a collision on Soper’s Hill, Tamerton Foliot, involving a yellow DAF rigid tanker, a silver Nissan Qashqai and a black Mazda 6 at around 6.45am.
Plymouth Hoe will once again be the backdrop to the city’s spectacular fireworks display – the safest way to enjoy this year’s Guy Fawkes Night.
The traditional Bonfire Night celebrations will start at 4pm on November 5 when the fun begins as fairground rides and food and drink stalls open. The huge bonfire will be lit at 7.30pm with fireworks from The Royal Citadel lighting up the...
This week, a pant-wearing dinosaur will be pounding the streets of Plymouth as he looks to spread an important message to children in the city.
Pantosaurus is a popular figure among school children in Plymouth as he is mascot for the NSPCC’s Talk PANTS campaign, which aims to educate children and help them talk about abuse without using scary words.
Between noon and 1pm on October 15th, shoppers in 100 large Tesco stores across the UK will be given the chance to take part in a lucky dip to find specially created gold versions of its iconic blue voting token worth £1million in grants to local good causes.
The finders will then be able to choose which of the three local good causes in Plymouth New George Street store’s current...
Smart Sound Connect , the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies.
At the 20th Mobile Industry Awards, held at Lancaster House in London on the 22nd September, Smart Sound Connect was named as the 5G Innovation of the Year (Product/Service...
Award-winning local women's charity, Trevi, is delighted to work with Plymouth-based Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) to deliver life-changing dental treatment to those women affected by domestic violence and abuse.
In the UK, 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse, while 1 in 20 women experience extensive and repeated abuse and rape as children and adults. In Devon...
