A group of local people affected by Huntington’s disease are to hold a family fun day at The Two Bridges pub in Saltash this Saturday, 20th August to raise money for research into the disease at Plymouth University.
There will be face painting, a barbecue and live music from 2pm until the pub shuts. There will also be a raffle and auction.
Plymouth University is marking National Honey Bee Day this week – and its leading academic in the area hopes the event will underline the importance of sustaining bees and other pollinators.
To coincide with the national day on 20 August, the University is holding a free, bee-themed ‘make and take’ event in its Drake’s Place Gardens tomorrow, 18 August.
A high number of Plymouth tanning salons are still allowing underage use of sun beds.
In a recent test purchasing operation Public Protection officers visited a random selection of seven salons in the city, and staff in five of them did not challenge a 16-year-old volunteer about their age, despite the age limit being 18. Although the volunteer did not use the sunbed, they were given...
Following a successful fundraising event on Friday 5th August, which raised an amazing £850, staff from the Outpatient Management Centre at Derriford Hospital are continuing their fundraising efforts in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal.
To raise as much as possible, in preparation for the Gold Dust Superheroes Abseil down Plymouth's iconic Holiday Inn on Sunday 25th September, members of...
British Cycling and Sky are celebrating another successful year of delivering cycling in partnership with the Council.
We teamed up in 2012 and since then the Sky Ride recreational cycling programme has had 21,000 sign-ups, with more than 100 people going on to train as lead riders themselves.
In recognition of the achievements made over the last four years, British Cycling has...
It stands to reason in the digital age that people would prefer to read on a Kindle, smartphone or tablet when on holiday, saving space in their suitcase and taking advantage of cut-price deals on books.
But a survey undertaken by RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has revealed that almost half (47 per cent) of Plymouth residents prefer to stick to the old-fashioned way,...
A man has died after a collision which took place last month in Plymouth.
On Sunday 31st July, at around 9.20am a pedestrian was in collision with a blue Honda motorcycle in Budshead Road near Whitleigh Court.
The pedestrian, a man aged 57 from Plymouth, was seriously injured and taken to Derriford Hospital for treatment. On Wednesday 10th August the man died as a result of his...
The hard work and commitment of our urogynaecology staff has been recognised with the department receiving formal recognition from the British Society of Urogynaecology.
The Urogynaecology Unit, based in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, is one of only 18 units to have achieved this accreditation.
The purpose of the accreditation is to define and monitor standards of care,...
Stonehouse could be getting its first allotment site, thanks to a transfer of Council-owned land to the community.
A patch of unused land on the side of Stonehouse Creek could be turned into a community garden, with allotments, possibly a small orchard with wild flowers and a herb garden.
The area of land lies just beneath the site of the former naval hospital at Millfields and...
Ancient occupations like stonemasonry and heritage carpentry could be lost forever if the UK fails to address its skills shortages, says a national training body.
The Heritage Craft Alliance (HCA), which provides accredited training to upskill the next generation of craftspeople, says 40,000 professionals are due to retire in the next decade.
