A team of seven from Devon Football Association has raised £2800 to support Brain Tumour Research, which has a Research Centre of Excellence at Plymouth University, by taking part in the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest 10K assault course at Wembley.
They trained for six months for the event, which involved at least 50 obstacles to be tackled on the 10K course. Around 7,500 people...
Crowds gathered to watch the Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's first ever Christmas tree light up and enjoyed joining in with the carols performed by Thornbury School and Off Key Singing Club. at Derriford Hospital last night
The evening was made extra special by a long-term patient from our Children’s Wards, who alongside Nick Thomas, Deputy Chief Executive, switched them on.
The doors to Buckland Abbey’s medieval Great Barn swing open today to unveil a unique interpretation of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Using natural materials, props and a lot of creativity, local groups from the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies have been busy creating impressive floral displays which will fill the barn with colour, festive aromas and plenty of...
Researchers and students at Plymouth University will have the chance to use an advanced autonomous wave-propelled surface vessel thanks to a new deal signed with a leading UK designer.
MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd, based in West Sussex and Devon, are to provide one of their AutoNaut® craft after entering into a licence agreement with the University, through its Marine Institute....
Children at a school in Plymouth will be given lessons in growing vegetables and improving the ecology thanks to a donation from a leading house builder.
Pilgrim Primary School has bagged a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West to improve outdoor learning for the pupils.
The school is hoping to buy polytunnels to grow vegetables, a water butt and a composter.
Devon Wildlife Trust has spent this autumn conducting a very different kind of harvest.
The charity has been collecting seed from Devon’s ash, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly and other trees at some of its 49 nature reserves as part of a national project to aimed at protecting the UK’s woodlands. Devon Wildlife Trust is a partner in the UK National Tree Seed Project, which has been set up...
A new card designed to help people with autism is launched by Devon partners this week.
Devon & Cornwall police are hoping the autism alert card will help officers and other emergency services identify people on the autistic spectrum, and will support improved engagement.
Police officers will also be provided with awareness information as to how they can adapt and improve...
Operation Womble – a new way to deal with waste at Derriford Hospital – is being launched this week.
The first phase alone is expected to save our Trust almost £10,000.
Spearheaded by Michelle (Chelley) Winfield, senior sister and Clinical Procurement Manager and Kirsty Wavish, Facilities Programme Manager, Operation Womble will start on December 1 in the children’s theatres,...
On Thursday 26 November, leaders in the creative industries travelled to Plymouth from across the country to discover the winners of the coveted Media Innovation Awards.
Hosted by BBC South West’s Sam Smith in Plymouth University’s cutting edge performing arts venue, The House, the Media Innovation Awards celebrated the wealth of traditional and digital media talent in the South West...
