TWELVE percent of drivers in Plymouth believe they’d fail their driving test if they had to retake it today – with poor eyesight, bad habits and nerves potentially to blame.
To mark Road Safety Week, a Specsavers poll found that nearly 39% of drivers in the region fear they’d be marked down for their inability to parallel park, while 11% admit they’re now confused by new road signs...
Rebecca Smith MP for South West Devon “cut the ribbon” (31/10) to mark the official opening of Plymstock Post Office, which has restored Post Office services to the area.
The proud new postmaster is Steven Boyd, who with his business partner also have two other Post Offices at Peverell and Ernesettle and two Banking Hubs in the region.
Children from St Andrew’s School in Plymouth recently teamed up with local police officers to raise awareness about driving and parking safely near schools.
Devon & Cornwall Police and the school ran a competition to design safety posters to be given out to drivers. Five designs were chosen, copies of which were printed and which the pupils took with them when they on a short...
A successful Plymouth writer has had her second book published.
Unconditional Love and Other Short Stories by Rebecca Mansell, who for many years wrote for The People’s Friend magazine, has been published by Tim Saunders Publications.
This follows her first book of short stories, Dreams Can Come True, also published by Tim Saunders Publications.
To mark World Physiotherapy Day this week, staff at a local Plymouth hospital took on a special challenge in support of its chosen local charity for 2025 – the Plymouth Argyle Community Trust’s Project 35.
Throughout the day, members of Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth’s physiotherapy team were joined by colleagues from the Argyle Community Trust, along with a store assistant,...
A Home Visits team has been honoured by Specsavers founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins for looking after the eye health of local people and providing excellent customer care.
Plymouth is one of only six Specsavers teams from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland to receive the Dame Mary Perkins medal for Customer Service Excellence this year.
Rebecca Smith MP cut the ribbon at the unveiling of the new showhome at a development in Plymstock.
The MP for South West Devon – who is also a Plymouth City Councillor for the Plymstock Radford ward – marked the opening at The Avenue, Charles Church’s outlet at Saltram Meadows, which is being built by its sister company, Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon on 23rd August....
Air Ambulance Week 2025 takes off across the UK from 8 – 14 September, raising awareness of the lifesaving work of air ambulance charities. Here, Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is celebrating with the support of iconic Devon landmarks such as Barnstaple Clock Tower, Exeter Guildhall and Smeaton’s Tower in Plymouth who will be lighting up the buildings to recognise the work of this vital emergency...
