As part of National Transplant Week, Derriford Hospital's transplant team will be handing out 2,000 bracelets today (Saturday 13 July) at Frankfort Gate, Plymouth with the aim of creating a viral message to encourage people to proactively sign the organ donor register.
Led by former transplant patients and staff from the South West Transplant Centre, based at Derriford Hospital in...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opens a brand new exhibition called ‘Nancy: The Life and Times of Lady Astor’ on Saturday 13 July.
The exhibition tells the story of Viscountess Nancy Astor - MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1919 to 1944, Lady Mayoress of Plymouth from 1939 to 1944 and the first woman ever to take a seat in the House of Commons.
Three men were rescued by helicopter from a clifftop above Bovisand Bay, Plymstock late last night after getting stuck trying to climb from the beach to the car park.
Two appliances from Greenbank and Plymstock were mobilised with the Specialist Rescue Team from Camelshead to reports of people trapped on a ledge.
On arrival, crews discovered three males stuck on the cliff in...
A 25-year-old man has been bailed until 19 September 2013 pending further police investigation following an armed police operation on Laira Bridge Road on Wednesday night (10 July).
Police say a 23-year-old man has been released with no further action being taken.
Armed police mounted the operation in response to reports that two men were carrying weapons.
The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Vivien Pengelly was present to officially open the City College's new Grow Allot project on Monday 8 July.
City College Plymouth who have described the project as "an exciting initiative", have launched Grow Allot which will restore an area of disused ground at its Kings Road site.
With funding from the Big Lottery's Local Food programme,...
A one-off Question Time-style event allowing the public to ask questions about the Care Quality Commission’s report into Derriford will be set up, the Chair of the Caring Plymouth Scrutiny Panel today announced.
The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), issued a formal warning to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust after an investigation into eight serious patient safety...
If you've always wanted to try out the latest fitness and exercise video games, head to Efford Library's 'Wii are Active' event on Friday 26 July.
Staff will show you how to use the library's Wii Fit balance board, work out with Wii Sports and Zumba Fitness and bust a move to the latest chart hits with Just Dance.
When you’ve finished your workout there's a chance to enjoy a...
To mark the highly anticipated UK release of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, local film fans will be invited to join the fight against the end of the world as RealD, the world’s most widely used 3D cinema technology, Warner Bros and Vue Entertainment host a bespoke photobooth experience at Plymouth Vue Cinema on Saturday 13 July.
Cinemagoers will have the chance to immerse themselves in the action of the film and use green-screen technology to transport themselves into a futuristic battlefield with their team of Jaeger pilots in a unique take-home photograph.
