A £10m partnership in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, which supports research with direct impact on patients’ health and on improvements to the way in which NHS care is delivered, is to begin its next five year phase this month.
The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR CLAHRC SWP) was...
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has thrown its weight behind a national campaign to encourage older women to visit their GP if they are unsure about breast cancer.
With one in three women (35 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset each year aged 70 or over, older women should not assume they are no longer at risk of...
Tenants in the South West of England feel they get the worst value for money from their rent than in other parts of the UK, according to a recent poll by the UK Association of Letting Agents (UKALA).
Just over half (57%) of tenants in the region rated their rent as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ when asked their opinion on whether it represented value for money. However, a third (33%) perceived...
Police have made a new appeal to help trace 36 year-old Plymouth man Michael Liddedale.
Lidderdale, who is known as Tye, is wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of a supervision order following his release from prison.
He was recalled to prison on 7 November but has so far not been located. He was originally convicted of fraud.
Law firm Ashfords LLP has appointed two new Partners, James Heath and Gareth Pinwell, to its Plymouth office, enhancing its Real Estate and Planning offering to the City and the South West.
Real Estate lawyer, James Heath, has over 10 years experience of commercial property transactions and has been recognised in both Chambers, as a leader in his field, and Legal 500, where it is noted...
Police in Plymouth are looking for John Green, a 36-year-old local man, wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of his licence after being released from prison.
Green (pictured) is described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build, clean shaven with light brown collar-length hair and green eyes. He has a West Country accent.
Work to clear the site for the new Marjon Link Road begins today (Monday 3 February).
The link road will provide a new two-way route for buses, cyclists and pedestrians between the University of St Mark and St John and Derriford Hospital and is being built thanks to more than £1 million from the Department for Transport’s Local Pinch Point Fund.
Exploration is the key holiday trend for 2014 as research published today reveals that two thirds (67 per cent) of those living in the South West of England are keen to experience something new on holiday this year.
In addition South West of England residents are proving their holiday ambition grit with nearly a third (31 per cent) believing they will be able to tick off their bucket...
On 21 December 2013 a team of young musicians gathered in London to record a charity single which will raise funds for Jack, a little boy who spent his first Christmas without his dad, Fusilier Lee Rigby, who was tragically murdered outside Woolwich Barracks on 22 May 2013.
The team, lead by Outside the Box charity events promoter, Gary Gardner and producer Richard Digby Smith features some of the most talented young musicians in the UK. They collaborated over 24 hours to record the song ‘Miss You Machine’.
‘Miss You Machine’ will be available on 8 February 2014 at exactly...
