Plymouth residents are being asked to tell Plymouth City Council what they think about the city’s trees.
The Council is developing a Plan for Trees with a range of local partners, which aims to set out the city’s long term strategy for managing trees, and to ask local people to give feedback about future tree coverage and management.
The UK’s leading marine charity says it hopes more people than ever before in Devon will take part in the 25th Great British Beach Clean (14th - 17th September) - an annual event run by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
The event around the county’s coastline will help ensure some of the most beautiful beaches in the UK aren’t being taken for granted.
Last month, Derriford Hospital saw student nurses successfully takeover the running of a ward, as part of a new model of learning.
Collaborative Learning in Practice Placements (CLIPP) is a new model of nurse training in practice, whereby teams of students take over the running of one or two bays of a hospital ward, whilst being overseen by dedicated registered nurses and support...
The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again on its search to find talented acts for our brand-new series.
This year, the Britain’s Got Talent team is coming to the Plymouth Guildhall. If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show us what you’ve got.
Successful acts will then be in with a chance of securing a...
Festival-goers can now generate the perfect playlists for their car journey based on the length of their trip with a new interactive tool launched this week.
Car insurance brand Veygo, owned by Admiral Insurance, created the Festival Sound Trip to help music lovers travelling to festivals automatically create personalised Spotify playlists based on their festival destination and...
Local franchisee David Wynne and crew from his McDonald’s restaurants in Plymouth recently teamed up with Plymouth City Council to clean up the local area.
The group embarked on the challenge to give the Jennycliff area and surrounding coastal paths a much-needed refresh. The location was chosen by the volunteers due to its status as an area of great natural beauty, enjoyed regularly...
Touch typist Mo White looked at her computer while working in Plymouth – and suddenly had no idea what was in front of her on the desk.
That moment was her first step to being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 50. One year on she is urging people to unite with her against dementia.
Mo wants people to register now at memorywalk.org.uk for Plymouth Memory Walk, which takes...
To coincide with Plymouth Pride Festival on 11 August, the South West’s leading shopping destination, Drake Circus, Plymouth is to host a range of activities in the week leading up to the event to celebrate Pride alongside retailers and community partners.
Drake Circus Pride, which runs from Monday 6th – Saturday 11th August, will provide a range of useful advice and information as...
An innovative study, led by researchers at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and the University of Plymouth, is seeking to improve survival rates for patients following major surgery.
The Coronary Anatomy and Dynamic Exercise Test (CADET) study is investigating the effectiveness of different types of tests carried out prior to major surgery, to assess patient fitness, and...
Devon crowds will have the chance to see 11 of the UCI’s (Union Cycliste Internationale) top level WorldTour teams race compete in the Tour of Britain this September.
The final list of 20 teams for the OVO Energy Tour of Britain has now been confirmed and it includes the four British UCI Continental teams that have qualified for the UK’s most prestigious cycle race.
