Drivers take part in 'Swap with Me' event to understand challenges of bus travel for people with sight loss
Plymouth bus operator City Bus has signed up to RNIB’s (Royal National Institute of Blind People) bus charter to ensure services are accessible for customers with sight loss.
Part of the RNIB’s Stop for Me Speak to Me bus campaign, the charter contains commitments blind...
There are still some places left on the upcoming Integration: Making it Real Conference, which is being held at the Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University, PL4 8AA, on Monday 7 March 2016.
Health and social care professionals or anyone with an interest in this area are encouraged to book on this one day conference, featuring renowned international, national and local speakers...
Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.
There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....
A new project has been launched in Plymouth to provide support for young adult carers between the ages of 16 to 21.
The City Council currently commission the Plymouth Guild’s Carers Hub to provide free support and guidance to carers over 18 years of age across the city and the new project, will be provided by the hub in partnership with Plymouth City Council Youth Services who provide...
GO2, organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, are pleased to announce that Heart FM favourites, Matt Rogers and Caroline Cook, will be taking part in this year’s event on Sunday 17th April!
Both presenters have been regular fixtures on race day for a number of years, hosting the main stage, but the popular South West running event will provide both presenters with a change of race...
A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 - equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people - according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published on 19 February.
The report predicts the impact a 20 per cent sugary drinks tax could have on obesity if current trends continue. This stark number (3.7 million) is...
Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned a health service research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) to model the size of the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population in England.
PHE is committed to providing data on health outcomes by all protected characteristics in order to understand the health and wellbeing needs of different...
A sea of poppies will surround the ruins of Charles Church this year as part of an exciting programme of work to celebrate this important Plymouth monument.
Seeds will be planted next month around the church at the top of Exeter Street which is the city’s memorial to those who lost their lives in the Blitz.
And the real flowers could be replaced with a work of art as the...
He’s one of only two men who’ve successfully re-enacted Shackleton’s heroic voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia, and now Plymouth Royal Marine Baz Gray has set himself a gruelling new challenge that’s much closer to home.
Baz, the Regimental Sergeant Major at 30 Commando IX Gp RM in Stonehouse, aims to break the record for completing the 630-mile South West Coast Path by...
A new project aimed at giving Plymouth University law students the chance to learn new customer service skills is being launched at the Council’s First Stop Shop in New George street next week.
The pilot project between Plymouth Law School and the City Council will enable the law students to offer advice on employment law for individuals and a health check for businesses and charities...
