A Plymouth baby has become the first in the UK to receive life-changing surgery for spina bifida while still in the womb.
Sat with her doting parents and smiling at the camera, eleven week old baby Frankie Lavis, is still totally unaware of the revolutionary operation she had before she was even born.
In May this year, Gina Beddoe, 35, and her partner Dan Lavis, 39, from...
A new report, released today by renewable energy experts Regen SW, reveals that 16,000 people are employed by south west construction businesses in making our homes more energy efficient – but with, the right backing, this could be much higher.
The report – ‘The South West Retrofit Market Study’ – warns that, if we don’t act to support the sector now, the region could miss the...
Plymouth’s City to Sea project has been named as a runner-up for the Grow Wild England flagship site, after a four-week voting campaign that saw nearly 65,000 votes cast.
Led by Plymouth City Council, the City to Sea project aimed to reinvigorate the city centre with a striking kilometre-long wild flower corridor and over 12,500 votes were cast in support of the vision.
As the nights draw in and with Christmas soon approaching, over half of people from Plymouth (55%) are shunning pubs, restaurants, and parties, and instead opening their homes to friends and family.
However, this increase in generosity has led to a plethora of problems, with hopeless hosts admitting to a myriad of dinner party disasters; from not being prepared enough with food, drink...
The Christmas lights will be switched on at The Broadway on Wednesday 19 November and it’s promising to be a spectacular event!
Between 3.30pmand 6.30pm there will be a variety of live performances from local groups, on-stage competitions with the chance to win fantastic prizes and other exciting entertainment.
The finale of the evening will be the lights switch on with The Broadway competition winners, Otter Nurseries Christmas tree winner and Chaz Singh.
For further information and for the full line-up click here .
Campaigners have launched a high-stakes bid to secure the future of Dartmoor Zoo, immortalised in the Hollywood Movie “We Bought a Zoo” starring Matt Damon.
The zoo, on the southern slopes of England’s last wilderness area, was bought in 2006 by journalist Benjamin Mee who wrote a book about his struggle to bring it back from the brink of ruin, inspire his family and save the animals...
New standards are to be put in place in Plymouth for people who require care at home.
Plymouth City Council is working together with NHS Northern, Eastern, Western (NEW) Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to drive up standards in domiciliary care. Council Cabinet has agreed in principle to a new improved contract, at its meeting on Tuesday 11th November.
Road safety charity Brake is today launching a campaign calling on all road users to look out for each other, to help stop the five deaths and 61 serious injuries that happen every day on UK roads, and particularly to protect people on foot and bike.
The call comes at the start of Road Safety Week, coordinated by Brake, during which police across the country will be stepping up traffic...
Regional enterprise experts and a former Dragon will be encouraging entrepreneurs to ‘get connected’ as part of a week-long global business event.
Professor Julian Beer, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Regional Enterprise at Plymouth University, will launch Plymouth Enterprise Week 2014 – part of Global Entrepreneurship Week – on 17 November, alongside Tudor Evans, Plymouth City Council Leader...
