National charity The Hospital Saturday Fund has donated £10,000 to the Peninsula Medical Foundation to help fund student electives at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD).
As part of their studies, students have to complete an eight-week elective to explore areas of medicine or research that interest them, in greater depth. They can do this in a...
According to the latest UK Business Digital Index, over a million (23%) small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) still lack basic digital skills. The Index from Lloyds Bank, in association with Accenture and digital skills charity Go ON UK, measures and tracks the level of digital ability among SMEs and charities.
An overall rise in the UK Index score suggests a slow but positive shift...
According to new research 378,000 adults in the South West (12.0% of the local population) took to water by one or more of 12 boating activities1 in 2014. This reflects an increase of 2.3% in the number of participants from 2013 (9.7%).
Whilst in the region, participation in any watersports activity in addition to the 12 core boating activities2 stands just over 1.1 million (35.6% of...
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will help 1,000 start-ups to push through the £1m turnover barrier by their third birthday as part of its 2015 SME Charter, contributing £1bn to the UK economy.
The new Charter focuses on growth, digital technology and sustainability as its key commitments for supporting for enterprise.
PEOPLE in the South West are being urged to enjoy the sun safely this summer, following striking new skin cancer figures released by Cancer Research UK yesterday (Monday).
According to the charity, people over 65 in Great Britain are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years ago.
The most recent figures show that on average around 5,700...
First Great Western has announced proposals to deliver the largest train fleet upgrade in a generation on the Great Western network as part of its plans for the new franchise that starts in September, and will run until at least April 2019.
In a deal put together with the Department for Transport, First Great Western’s plans would see the age of First Great Western’s train fleet...
A new website to provide information, help and support to parents using neonatal services in the South West has been launched.
The South West Neonatal Network website has been designed to provide a comprehensive resource for parents whose new babies are being treated at any one of the region’s neonatal units. The South West Neonatal Network is an operational delivery network funded on...
