Plymouth

A Plymouth residential home has been strongly criticised for the standards of its patient care and faces enforcement action after coming under the scrutiny of the health industry's regulatory body.

A report into the Southview Residential Care Home in Woodside, Lipson in Plymouth has revealed it has fallen short in all but two of the 11 standards assessed by the Care Quality Commission...

To mark the introduction of a new menu, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust will be offering free menu samples to visitors, staff and the public in the main entrance to Derriford Hospital on level 6 on Monday 3 June 2013.

The existing patient menu has evolved over the last three years, with small changes made as a result of feedback from patients, matrons and housekeeping staff as well as...

A fire in a restaurant in the Barbican area of the city in the early hours of this morning led to the evacuation of a four storey building.

Two fire appliances from Greenbank station, one from Plymstock and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended after calls were received reporting the incident at Rockys Steakhouse and Grill on Southside Street.

The domestic flats...

Police in Plymouth have issued CCTV images of a suspect following an incident in a pub which resulted in two men being assaulted.

The incident occurred at around 11.15pm on Sunday 5th May in the Mannamead pub on Mutley Plain, Plymouth.

Following an altercation one victim - a man aged 60 years - was punched to the head and kicked whilst on the floor. He received cuts to his...

During the summer term, City College Plymouth students who are aged 16 to 18 and have a household income below £20,817 are being given a £9 a week cash payment to purchase meals whilst attending College.

Currently, 16 to18 year olds from a disadvantaged background who study at a further education or sixth form College do not receive free meals at lunchtime, whereas their counterparts...

The Rotary Club of Plympton are organising a Teddy Bear Parachute jump in aid of various charities supported by the Rotary club on Saturday 1 June, and are asking people if they own a teddy brave enough to take part.

The Devon & Somerset Fire Service will be launching the brave teddies from one of their hydraulic platform devices.

Prizes will be given to the teddy who...

A full line-up of special food and drink events being held during June to celebrate Devon’s finest restaurants has been revealed.

Nearly 40 eateries across the county will be getting behind ‘Devon Restaurant Month’ by organising their own unique event or promotion to raise awareness of award-winning food and drink and increase their custom in the process.

This year, the...

Police are hunting for burglars who broke into the home of an elderly woman while she was in hospital.

The 85-year-old victim was taken to hospital on Friday morning after her car overturned on Knighton Road in Wembury.

The Hyundai I10 ended up on its roof and the woman was taken to Derriford Hospital for an overnight stay after suffering minor injuries.

When she...

Young people in Plymouth are being urged to become fearless in the fight against crime following the launch of a new service for the city.

Fearless.org is a website from the independent charity Crimestoppers where young people can get information about crimes that affect them.

It also gives them the opportunity to pass on information about crime totally anonymously and it is...

Leading Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the promotion of four employees to Associate status.

The new Associates are Charlie Siegle, a Solicitor, and Stephen Craig, a Probate Manager, both in the firm’s Private Client Team; Jayme Nicholson, a Solicitor in the Employment Team and Jo Davies, a Licensed Conveyancer. The promotions take the firm’s total number of Associates to seven...