Plymouth

“We are lucky to work with so many amazing people”... the words of the Communications Team at Plymouth Hospitals after becoming double award-winners at a prestigious industry awards ceremony.

The Communications Team, based at Derriford Hospital, was shortlisted in two categories, Not for-Profit Campaign and Public Sector Campaign, in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)...

The completion of seven coastal access schemes along parts of the South West Coast Path, and the addition of 40 extra walks on its website means that now, for the first time, thousands of people with limited mobility and those with young children in pushchairs are able to enjoy stretches of the breathtaking National Trail that were once impassable.

Newly accessible walks include parts...

A group of medical students have taken the plunge from a plane to support “inspirational” Freya Barlow, who has terminal leukaemia and is setting up a charity trust fund.

Freya, 22, was unable to join students and staff at the Peninsula School for Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) on their skydive yesterday (Friday 22 November), but she was on site to cheer them on as they landed safely at...

The government has announced plans to give police powers to disclose certain details of people’s criminal pasts to forces across England and Wales next year.

The Home Office led scheme gives people the ‘right to ask’ police if their partner has ever had convictions for domestic abuse and allow police to disclose details of a criminal in certain circumstances.

All requests must...

There are only two weeks left to catch Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s blockbuster art exhibition ‘Artists Make Faces’.

The not-to-be-missed exhibition features nearly 60 artworks by internationally celebrated artists including Lucian Freud, LS Lowry, Frank Auerbach, Marc Quinn and Gilbert and George. It will close at 5pm on Saturday 7 December.

Artists Make Faces is...

In a motion to be debated by full Council on Monday 25 November, Councillor Mark Lowry is warning that the city is facing a housing crisis and asking for support for the Yes to Homes campaign.

Councillor Lowry, Cabinet member for Finance whose portfolio includes housing delivery said: “By supporting the National Housing Federation’s Yes to Homes campaign we show that we are committed...

There is a new member to the team at St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, but this is no ordinary staff member, he’s furry, has big floppy ears and will do anything for his favourite treat. Meet St Luke’s latest recruit, Comet the hospice dog.

Comet was bred to be a Hearing Dog for Deaf People but failed to make the grade because he has a condition called Cerebellar Hypoplasia. This has made...

The Government has announced that it plans to introduce a new law capping the interest charges of payday loans.

The cap which has yet to be set will be decided by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the new industry regulator.

The announcement marks a turnaround in policy as the government and the FCA have previously said that a cap was unnecessary.

The cap has been...

Fire crews were called to Horn Lane in Plymstock on Saturday night after a large blaze was reported at a garage.

Crews from Plymstock, Greenbank and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended the incident.

On arrival at the scene they found a single, two storey detached garage was well alight.

It took crews nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control....

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published an updated Intelligent Monitoring Report for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which gives the Trust an even better rating.

The CQC has categorised all acute and mental health trusts in England into one of six summary bands, with band 1 representing the highest risk and band 6 the lowest. These bands have been assigned based on the proportion...