Plymouth

Royal Eye Infirmary starts its move to Derriford Hospital

It's the end of an era for the Royal Eye Infirmary as it starts its move to Derriford Hospital.

The Royal Eye Infirmary in Mutley was opened by Lady Mary Parker on Wednesday 30 October 1901. It cost £12,015 to erect the building and a further £1,680 to furnish it and is a far cry from the £5 million invested in the new state-of-the art ophthalmology facilities at Derriford Hospital...

Works to improve cycle link start next week

Work will be starting on Monday to create a new walking and cycling link between Paradise Road and Garfield Terrace.

The project, which has been developed in partnership between Plymouth City Council and Sustrans and supports the Plymotion initiative to improve walking and cycling links across the city, should be complete by the end of March.

All roads will be kept open for...

University gears up for Chinese New Year celebrations

A flavour of Chinese culture and commerce will be on show in Plymouth as part of celebrations to herald in the Chinese New Year.

Plymouth University is staging three days of events to mark the occasion in early February, ranging from a business networking session to a food festival, and martial arts workshops to a glamorous evening celebration.

The events will be attended by...

Work starts to create a new-look country park

Cyclists and walkers will soon be able to follow a clear path at the edge of Saltram as plans to create a new countryside park begin to unfold.

Work is starting this week on a new right of way beneath the A38 flyover at Marsh Mills that will better link Plympton to the beautiful and popular route along the Plym River.

At the moment the area beneath the road looks gloomy,...

Sniffer dogs find suspect tobacco in Plymouth raid

Over 190 pouches of suspect tobacco have been seized as part of an operation to tackle the illegal trade in the city.

Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Officers executed a number of warrants on homes in the Devonport area, acting on intelligence indicating the sale of illegal tobacco.

Detector dogs from specialist providers Wag Tails, which are trained to smell...

Plymouth youngsters asked to get in the mix and volunteer

Young people living in Plymouth are being asked to volunteer to help create a programme of activities for young people for this year’s summer holidays, better known as Summer Mix.

Plymouth City Council’s Youth Service is holding an open day for 16 to 19 year olds who may be interested in becoming a Summer Mix Ambassador for 2013.

The role will include helping to design,...

Car parking improvements at Derriford Hospital

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have announced that work will begin on the new multi-storey car park at Derriford Hospital on Monday 28 January.

The Trust will work in partnership with the new contractor to maintain services for staff, patients and members of the public, whilst keeping disruption to a minimum.

Nick Thomas, Director of Planing and Site Services said: “Car...

South West Water publishes 25-year outlook

Outlining its plans to cope with population growth, climate change and new environmental legislation, South West Water has published its proposed business strategy for 2015-2040.

The 25-year 'What's in the Pipeline' outlook has been published ahead of the 2014 Price Review which will establish investment and water charges in England and Wales between 2015 and 2020. South West Water is...

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