A total of 471 Christmas hampers have been delivered to Plymouth families who have worked closely with the Council’s Inclusion, Attendance and Welfare Service
The Families that are selected are usually on low incomes and have been working with their child’s school and other agencies to improve their child’s school attendance.
The hampers themselves are enormous and include...
Three-year-old Evie Murphy, from Wembury near Plymouth, is half a pound in weight away from being too big for her regulation car seat. However, she has severe developmental delay so she can’t use a booster; an expensive special-needs car seat is her only option.
This equipment will cost £1,500 – and with no funding available locally, the family have turned to children’s disability...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust are delighted to announce today, as a special Christmas present for 10,000 children and families who use the service each year, their Gold Dust Appeal has reached its £100,000 target to refurbish the children’s wards and corridors at Derriford Hospital.
The Gold Dust Appeal was launched in late 2015 and thanks to the dedication and generosity of supporters...
Devon and Cornwall Police is urging the public to think carefully before they contact the police non-emergency 101 service this Christmas and to go online for their answers where possible, and also to remember that inappropriate calls increase waiting times for other callers.
Inappropriate calls and emails to 101 take up the valuable time of the staff in the contact centres when they...
From a new take on a theory to profiling a local project, the University of Plymouth is inviting local people to share their ideas at TEDxPlymouthUniversity on 9 March.
Taking on the theme of ‘evolution of inspiration’, the event is independently organised under licence from international non-profit organisation, TED – which is devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short,...
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) will bring its audition process to Plymouth for the first time this year, looking for the most talented young performers and technical theatre practitioners in the south west.
With just 28 places available on the BA (Hons) Acting each year, the Academy is committed to finding the very best talent from across the UK and internationally,...
Police have launched a murder investigation that is being carried out by the major crime investigation team.
Enquiries are ongoing and a number of lines of enquiry are being pursued.
A 35 year old man who was arrested over the weekend, remains in police custody, following the discovery of a body at a first floor flat on Union Street in Plymouth on Saturday 17 December.
Local Water Babies have been busy making a splash for Derriford Hospital’s Maternity Unit and have raised a total of £500.00.
The money was raised through sponsored beach party themed swimming lessons, which had babies doing the limbo under a woggle, playing beach volley ball and racing rafts across the pool!
Kate Evans has been running Water Babies classes across Cornwall and...
A group of people in Plymouth with long term health conditions are volunteering to help each other and provide mutual support, thanks to a new initiative in the city.
Plymouth City Council and Northern, Eastern, and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) have commissioned Timebank South West to develop a new ‘time bank’ for local people living with long term health...
