Plymouth

A Charles II silver-gilt state cup and stand presented to John Sparke, MP for Plymouth from 1677-1680, is for sale at Bonhams Fine Silver Sale in New Bond Street on 13 November. Its value is estimated at £40,000-50,000.

John Sparke (1636-80) belonged to a prominent Plymouth family. He was the eldest son of Jonathan Sparke and married in 1663 Mary, daughter of Sir Alexander Carew, Bt....

Conservationists, scientists, rangers and public health specialists will be celebrating the success of some extraordinary outdoor projects that have transformed lives and landscapes across the city.

A conference will take place on November 28 at Hamoaze House, Mount Wise to share the learning from the projects Stepping Stones to Nature and Blue Sound which have brought together...

Plymouth University’s world class facilities will again go on show to prospective students and their families at a second Undergraduate Open Day this autumn.

Around 10,000 people attended a similar event in October, where they were given a glimpse of why Plymouth has this year earned a place among the top 300 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

With...

Santa and his elves are to open Drake Circus’s first ever Christmas Grotto at 11am, November 16 2013.

Families who would like to visit Santa, as they enjoy one of the West Country’s most popular shopping malls with over 70 shops, will be able to book online at www.drakecircus.com , with visits starting on 23 November 2013.

Children visiting the Grotto will receive a present...

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from a slice of a £50 million national fund to help cut its energy bill, it has been announced today.

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded £1.9 million from the national fund. The money will be used to fund two projects, which will dramatically improve the Trust's energy efficiency.

Nick Thomas, Director of Planning and Site...

A Plymouth based Royal Marine has been found guilty by a military court of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent in 2011.

The marine, a sergeant who can be known only as Marine A, faces a mandatory life sentence for the shooting of the unknown man in what the prosecution described as "an execution", in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

The two other marines charged were cleared...

A Met Office warning of rain and possible flooding remains in place on Monday morning (11 November) following overnigh weather conditions.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain for the whole of south west England. The forecast is as follows:

Rain spreading eastwards across the UK during Sunday night will become persistent and often heavy in some areas during Monday...

Plymouth NHS Hospitals Trust has marked World Radiography Day, by recognising the work of its specialist imaging staff.

World Radiography Day is celebrated on 8 November each year. The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.

Dr Phil Hughes, Medical Director and Consultant Radiologist, said: “The radiology department at Derriford...

Reducing the number of patients who experience a Surgical Site Infection (SSI) could hit hospitals financially, new research has found.

The research, led by Consultant Microbiologist Dr Peter Jenks from Plymouth, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hospital Infection. It is available on their website.

Surgical Site Infections – infections which develop at the...

Plymouth City Council’s Public Health team is reminding people of how to protect themselves against the winter vomiting bug, or norovirus, that can affect anyone of any age. It is highly contagious and spreads by contact with an infected person, by touching contaminated surfaces or by eating or drinking contaminated food or liquid. The symptoms of norovirus are very distinctive such as the...