Since March the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre) have constantly changed the way the hospital operates to support the local NHS trust and its patients through the pandemic while latterly reintroducing and maintaining elective (planned) treatment.
While there has been much change one thing has remained constant, and that is the...
Seven people in Plymouth are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.
The Grantham Close neighbours netted the windfall when PL7 1UL was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lotteryon Saturday 31st October 2020.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson sent his well-wishes to the winners. He said: “Congratulations to...
Despite challenging circumstances, the 28th edition of the French Film Festival UK anticipates opening on 7 November 2020 at Plymouth Arts Centre with Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano’s heartwarming The Specials . It stars Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb who work together to help children with severe autism.
The festival takes place in more than 25 towns and cities across the UK and...
GET READY for some spooktacular big screen entertainment, as Vue Plymouth bringing back a number of fan-favourite scary films this Halloween.
From diabolical witches to maniacal murderers, there’s classic Halloween content to feed the appetite of all ages, tastes and fear factors – and best of all they are back big on the big screen where they belong.
Food Drink Devon (FDD), the county’s leading membership organisation in the food and drink industry, is thrilled to announce that it is joining forces with Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce (DPCC) to strengthen their influence in this sector at both a regional and national level.
Barbara King, Chair of Food Drink Devon explains: “As a not-for-profit membership organisation we...
With much of the UK under restrictions, heading out for some half term fun with the kids seems to be off the cards.
To keep parents and their little ones entertained at home throughout the school break, Matalan has discovered the best virtual activities for kids that you can enjoy from the sofa this half term, including some underwater wonders in Plymouth.
A £1.9million grant for Theatre Royal Plymouth is a “lifeline” for “the entertainment heart” of the South West, says actress and broadcaster Lesley Joseph.
Meanwhile, TV presenter and comedian Brian Conley said: “More power to the government for giving them the backing they need.”
The theatre is one of 35 major cultural organisations and venues to receive grants of between £...
The winners of The Box’s ‘A New Normal: Life Through a Lens’ photography competition have been chosen and presented with their prizes.
The competition ran throughout the summer and entrants were invited to capture submit an image that best captured their experiences of life during lockdown. What does the ‘new normal’ look like?
Royal Voluntary Service, one of Britain's largest volunteering charities, is today calling on Plymouth residents to volunteer for an 'hour per week' or more to see us through the difficult COVID winter.
Months on from the start of the pandemic and the groundswell of volunteer support that followed, the charity is urging people to pull together and support one another again by...
