Plymouth will host a Cancer Summit on Thursday 12th February. This will see hundreds of health professionals gather together to inform future cancer care in Plymouth.
The day will be kicked off by a patient telling their story and a performance from ‘Hot Mustard’, a singing group made up of both staff and patients that have used our Mustard Tree Macmillan Centre’s facilities.
Voluntary sector organisations and charities in Plymouth will receive a boost next year, following the announcement that Lloyds Banking Group will be seconding a full time Business Connector into the area.
Joanna Bunker has left her role as Senior Manager at Lloyds Banking Group in London for a year, to return to her home town of Plymouth to work as a Business Connector. She will be...
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man’s death after he was found in the water in Plymouth at the weekend.
Emergency services attended Sutton Harbour Marina on The Barbican at around 6.15am on Sunday 18 January following a report of a body floating in the water.
A 21-year-old man from Macclesfield was recovered from the harbour.
Local Mediation Company expecting 400% growth in 2015. In recent years, mediation has become one of the most highly favoured dispute resolution options for separating couples, allowing them to reach a constructive decision in the most cost-effective and least destructive way possible. That is why award-winning family mediators, Compass Resolution, have made a commitment to reach as many people...
A generous seven year old from Plymouth has raised hundreds of pounds for the Gold Dust Appeal, which is raising money for the refurbishment of the Children and Young People’s wards and corridors on level 12 of Derriford Hospital.
Ollie Willis, a pupil at Montpelier Primary School, presented the cheque for £850.24 to Anita Dykes, Matron for Paediatrics at Derriford Hospital on Friday...
AILING Argyle limped to a second successive home defeat, and dropped out of the Sky Bet League 2 play-off standings, as Andy Drury’s first-half goal – his first of the season – proved decisive at Home Park.
With considerably more than a third of the first-team squad unavailable to manager John Sheridan, and all three of the recent loan signings who helped propel the Pilgrims into the...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s early self-portrait by famous 18th century portrait artist Sir Joshua Reynolds has revealed a hidden secret during conservation treatment.
The painting, which dates from about 1746, was acquired last year along with a sketchbook filled with drawings that Reynolds made while visiting Italy in the early 1750s.
Devon County Council’s snow wardens have been put on standby for the coldest spell so far this winter.
The County Council is advising people to take extreme care if travelling this morning, particularly on untreated roads.
Sunny spells, wintry showers and snow flurries are expected througout the region today (Saturday) and a lthough Sunday is forecast to be drier, current...
New research reveals that that one in six people in Britain have kept secrets from their loved ones by hiding or lying about rent or mortgage troubles.
Research from Shelter and YouGov paints a picture of a nation of ‘secret strugglers’ who are keeping housing worries from their partners and families. People reported secretly taking out loans, selling items such as jewellery, and even...
