Families from Plymouth, South West Devon and Cornwall who have suffered the pain of baby loss at any stage of pregnancy, birth or in infancyare invited to join a special service on Saturday 30th April 2016 at 7pm at Plymouth Minster.
The International ‘Saying Goodbye’services helpfamilies pay tribute to their lost babies and provide an opportunity for people to say goodbye.
Asthma UK is urging people with asthma to be vigilant in winter as data shows the number of people who die because of an asthma attack peaks in January1 and remains high in February and March.
Data from the Office for National Statistics highlights that asthma is the cause of proportionately more excess winter deaths than other conditions and respiratory diseases were the underlying...
Public Health England (PHE) is today (29 December 2015) highlighting the debilitating nature of serious lung diseases for which smoking is the biggest preventable risk factor, after the latest GP figures revealed that more than 1 million people are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
COPD is the umbrella term for serious lung conditions that include chronic...
Last week, Derriford Hospital's children’s wards had a special surprise when eight characters, including Batman, Darth Vader and Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, visited Level 12 of Derriford Hospital.
The group appealed to friends and family using social media and asked for them to donate new toys and gifts to give to the children currently on our wards. After receiving an...
Researchers and students at Plymouth University will have the chance to use an advanced autonomous wave-propelled surface vessel thanks to a new deal signed with a leading UK designer.
MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd, based in West Sussex and Devon, are to provide one of their AutoNaut® craft after entering into a licence agreement with the University, through its Marine Institute....
PLYMOUTH Science Park’s groundbreaking mentoring scheme for businesses has been recognised by industry leaders as a UK first. The Park provides all tenants with free access to an advisory board made up of a panel of experts in a variety of specialisms in order to help them transform and grow their businesses.
The Plymouth Science Park Advisory Board was formed in 2013 to provide expert...
Deaf teenager Bethany, from Plymouth, attended the Labour Party Conference yesterday [Monday 28 September] to urge MPs to improve support for deaf children in England.
Bethany, 18, a Plymouth City College student and a member of the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) Youth Advisory Board, was in Brighton to ask MPs to back the NDCS Listen Up! campaign.
Britain is ‘under attack’ from swarms of winged creatures.
Large numbers of airborne common black garden ants have been spotted everywhere this summer and now; thousands of wasps are also set to come out in record numbers for the next few weeks.
Following a huge uplift in sales of insect repellents, Wyevale Garden Centres is forecasting September to be an insect battleground...
As teenagers pick–up their GCSE results they are reminded that there is life after exams.
This is the first year that teenagers, up to the age of 18 are legally required to stay in education, training or get a job with accredited training- something that the Government calls 'raising the age of participation'.
More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/...
FIFTEEN sailors from the Royal Navy’s future Flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, are preparing to cycle their way to charity success covering an impressive 500 miles in just 5 days.
Joined by five of their industry partners from the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, the 20-strong cycle team which includes the Senior Naval Officer, Captain Simon Petitt, will bring together the ship’s affiliated...
