awards

Cracking news for Plymouth University's catering services

Plymouth University has scooped an award for ethical food sourcing by its catering services.

The Good Egg Award, presented by Compassion in World Farming, recognises organisations that make it their policy to source only cage-free eggs.

Director of Commercial Services, Ian Gribben, who oversees campus catering, said: “This is fantastic news, reinforcing our public pledge and...

River Cottage wins first award for their celebrated cookery school

The team at River Cottage are celebrating a successful month after scooping up a staggering four awards in February, with the icing on the cake being the award for Best Cookery School as voted for by Food Reader Magazine readers.

The canteens at Plymouth and Bristol also picked up awards, achieving a Gold Award in the South West Tourism Awards, Taste of the South West category as well...

Two Nods for Argyle

Argyle have received two nominations for the upcoming annual Football League Awards.

Left-back Ben Purrington, who burst onto the scene with his first-team debut at Oxford United on Boxing day, is nominated as one of three candidates for Sky Bet League 2 Apprentice of the year. Seventeen-year-old Ben, from Exeter, has captained the youth team, including on their run to the third round...

Harbourside Fish & Chips are high fryers

Plymouth fish and chips business Harbourside Fish & Chips is frying high after being crowned with a national industry award at the 2014 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.

Harbourside Fish & Chips in Plymouth, Devon, who’s Tom Hughes was also shortlisted for the ‘Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award’, was crowned winner of the ‘Staff Training and...

Have you had exceptional healthcare from someone you will never forget?

If you have been cared for by someone really special at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Dialysis Unit, the Royal Eye Infirmary at Derriford, the Child Development Centre or a community midwife, why not make them feel really special and nominate them for an award?

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is running the staff Celebration Awards to acknowledge the efforts of those staff who go the...

Duke of Edinburgh award winners announced

Forty young people from Devon have been honoured for achieving their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.

The young people have completed their Gold award and were presented with their awards by Deputy Lieutenant, Sir John Evans QPM DL LL.B at a ceremony at County Hall in Exeter on Saturday 4 January.

The ceremony was attended by Helen Jenny MBE, Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh's...

Winter messages campaign wins prestigious award

Devon County Council’s public health team and Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) are celebrating after winning a prestigious public relations award for their joint winter messages campaign.

The Choose Well campaign, which encourages people to keep warm and stay healthy during winter, won silver in the Public Sector Campaign category at the...

Hospital directors shortlisted for NHS Leadership Awards

We are delighted that three directors at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s NHS Leadership Recognition Awards, which are run by the NHS Leadership Academy.

Our Director of Nursing and Associate Director of Nursing/Head of Midwifery will be going head to head for the NHS Inspirational Leader Award.

Sue Stock, Associate Director of...

Plymouth hosts first Duke of Edinburgh gold residential for youth

Plymouth's Mount Batten Centre hosted its first Duke of Edinburgh's gold award residential this half term involving five young people from across the UK.

The 'Get into Maritime' residential focused on the marine sector by offering young people the chance to complete nationally recognised qualifications including the Royal Yachting Association Awards in Dinghy Sailing, Emergency First...

Devon's superior food and drink hailed at Taste of the West Awards

The passion and success of the South West food and drink industry was clear for all to see at the Taste of the West Awards’ Ceremony on Tuesday 15 October. The ceremony took place at The Bristol Pavilion, the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and saw the 166 Gold award-winning products competing for the 22 ‘Best Of’ category awards and prestigious ‘Champion Product’. Six of these...

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