Plymouth

Pointless win for actress Helen Monks and Trevi

English writer, actress and comedian Helen Monks has appeared on BBC's Celebrity Pointless, winning £250 for Plymouth based charity Trevi.

The popular BBC quiz show saw Helen team up with fellow EastEnders Actor Steven Woodcock in a bid to find obscure and pointless answers to general knowledge questions against three other celebrity teams.

Helen, who co-runs the theatre...

New jobs created in Plymouth at new Starbucks® store

A total of 15 new jobs have been created at Plymouth's first Drive Thru Starbucks® store.

Opening tomorrow, Wednesday 19 January, the store is located at Coypool Retail Park in Plympton and operated by Starbucks® licensee, Cobra Coffee.

To celebrate the opening, the store will be offering 50 lucky customers complimentary reusable cups every day for the first week.

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A new way of working, straight off the BLOCK

New premium co-working space BLOCK opening at Royal William Yard April 2022

BLOCK is coming to Plymouth in the Spring of 2022 offering unrivalled workspace style while promoting community, wellbeing and collaborative working. The new co-working business launches in April 2022 and features both office and collaborative workspaces plus a state-of-the-art gym, café/ bar and premium event space...

Pregnant teacher was hospitalised with flu after catching COVID-19

A Plymouth teacher was hospitalised whilst pregnant due to suffering with flu, shortly after catching COVID-19. She would like to appeal to all pregnant people to get both the flu and COVID-19 vaccinations in order to protect both themselves and their unborn babies.

Christine, who is already a mum to son Harry, has just had her second child, Barney. In September last year both she...

It really isn't too late: Local intensivist urges vaccination to reduce risk of hospitalisation

Surgeon Commander Stuart Dickson is an Intensive Care Consultant who works at Derriford Hospital. He also specialises in clinically infectious diseases and has seen the impact of covid first-hand.

At present, the majority of patients within Intensive Care Units across England are not vaccinated and this is a trend that is reflected locally.

Surg Cdr Dickson has taken some...

Generous Plymouth shoppers thanked for donating more than 7,000 meals

Generous Tesco shoppers in Plymouth have been thanked after helping to donate more than 1.5million meals’ worth of food to help charities feed people during Christmas and the winter months.

During the twice-yearly Tesco Food Collection, which ran in Tesco stores from 18-20 November, customers were asked to donate long-life food to support FareShare and the Trussell Trust.

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Plymouth research breakthrough could see HIV drugs used to treat low-grade brain tumours

Scientists at the University of Plymouth have discovered drugs developed to treat AIDS and HIV could offer hope to patients diagnosed with the most common form of primary brain tumour.

The breakthrough, funded by the charity Brain Tumour Research , is significant because, if further research is conclusive, the anti-retroviral drugs could be prescribed for patients diagnosed with...

New Shows On Sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth

Nine new shows are now on sale to the general public at Theatre Royal Plymouth!

Tickets are available to be purchased on the TRP website now.

Black is the Color of My Voice , The Drum 22 Mar – 26 Mar 2022 (link)

Fringe First award winner Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed production heads on an extensive national tour, after sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York,...

Long COVID rehabilitation pilot comes to an end

Eight participants taking part in a long COVID rehabilitation pilot, ran in partnership between University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and Plymouth Marjon University, have graduated after completing the 12 week programme.

The pilot, which started in August this year, was designed to help individuals suffering with long COVID build strength and improve their confidence while...

Revolution Recruitment

Latest Plymouth Science Park tenant launches a business with charity at its heart

Revolution Recruitment are the latest tenant to join the thriving business community at Plymouth Science Park . Set up as a social enterprise, Revolution Recruitment aims to give back to the local community through their work.

The newly formed business which specialises in recruitment for engineering, building services, and facilities management, both locally and nationwide, has a...

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