Dementia experts from Plymouth University and further afield have joined forces to present a series of lectures focussing on aspects of dementia care.
Supported by Plymouth University, Health Education South West and the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (CLAHRC SWP/PenCLAHRC), the lecture series is open to members of the public...
A celebration of Chinese culture will begin on the evening of 17 February as Plymouth University hosts an authentic dinner and free networking event on its city centre campus.
The 300-capacity Rolle Marquee will host both public events to herald in the year of the sheep. The annual event has been celebrated at the University for the past five years and offers a variety of entertainment...
Vital local services are being protected as the Government cuts more than £18 million of funding for Plymouth residents next year.
The Cabinet has agreed to recommend a draft budget for 2015/16 that invests £192.5m in delivering more than 350 day to day local services and protecting and expanding work to provide jobs, create affordable homes and keep the city’s streets clean and safe...
Plymouth detectives would like to hear from anyone who knows the identity or whereabouts of either of the two men pictured in CCTV stills.
Officers would like to talk to them about a handbag theft that took place at around 1.30am in the Two Trees pub on Union Street on Sunday 1st February.
The handbag is described as a black, clutch-style bag which contained some bank notes, a...
Bella Italia, the family-friendly Italian restaurant, has placed the future of its kids menu in the hands of some of the country’s toughest customers – children aged from 3 to 11.
With an established reputation for family-friendly service (that’s official as Mumsnet has awarded Bella for the development of its family-focused dining with an Innovation Award!), Bella decided to go a step...
THIS VALENTINE’S Day (Saturday, February 14) a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Plymouth urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
Event organisers are asking women to make a date to beat cancer by signing up for Race for Life 5k event at the Hoe. The event takes place later this year, on Sunday, June 21.
More properties are coming on to the South West housing market, and stamp duty reform is continuing to provide a boost to sales volumes, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
In the South West, 28% more chartered surveyors have seen a rise in new instructions in January and 24% more respondents have reported a rise in new buyer enquiries. Price momentum, whilst...
Fourteen new cycle stands are being installed around Plymouth’s city centre and waterfront in the first phase of a scheme to improve cycle parking in the city.
Cycle stands are being installed in Armada Way and Exchange Street and near the Theatre Royal and Tinside Lido, helping to make cycling a more convenient travel option and encourage more people to get on their bikes.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups have teamed up with Plymouth University to launch a bid for chart success with an emotional song that aims to highlight the full impact of dementia.
Never Will Forget (John’s Song) was penned by songwriter and radio presenter, Ian Calvert. Ian was inspired to write the song and raise funds for charity, having witnessed his father-in-...
