Plymouth Albion players visited Derriford Hospital this morning to bring some festive cheer to young patients, by spending some time with them and donating generous gifts.
Jo Cross, Hospital Play Specialist, said: “Thank you so much to Plymouth Albion for coming in today and for everything they have done. The children really enjoyed this morning and particularly challenging them to...
Nearly 600 firearms were handed in to Devon and Cornwall Police during the firearms and ammunition surrender which ran from 13 – 26 November this year.
The campaign, instigated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), was supported by other forces around the country, including Dorset Police.
Items voluntarily surrendered at police enquiry offices across the...
Sponge UK’s Jason Butler has been named Learning Developer of the Year at Europe’s largest learning technologies awards scheme.
Jason, who works for the learning technologies business based at Plymouth Science Park, struck gold at the Learning Technologies Awards 2017 (LT Awards) held at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel on 29 November.
Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police will be making sure that the region’s roads are a safe place for everyone.
The annual Christmas operation to stop people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, through awareness raising and rigorous enforcement, is under way.
Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect...
Posting our plans on social media, leaving gift boxes we have bought in outside bins and forgetting to lock doors and windows… the simple mistakes that are inviting burglars into our homes.
As Christmas approaches, homes become filled with expensive gifts and gadgets. This sadly means that the festive season is also the peak time that domestic burglary increases due to opportunistic...
Coming to Tapeley Park barn this Friday and Saturday 8th and 9th December at 7pm and 10th December at 2om!
Brought to you by MasterChef Semi-Finalist Annie McKenzie Scripts for Supper present 5* theatrical dining experiences. Our Christmas production, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will follow Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy through the wardrobe and into the land where it is always winter and never Christmas.
Expect a six course Narnia themed feast featuring toast and butter with Mr Tumnus, hot chocolate and Turkish Delight with the White Witch, freshly caught fish and...
Two former patients of Derriford Hospital’s Meldon Ward have found a novel way to say a special thank you for their recent treatment.
Roger Palfrey (pictured) and Kevin Gardner met during a recent inpatient stay and the pair formed a quick rapport during their stay and decided to find a special way to say thank you to the team, for treating them with such compassion during their stay...
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has recognised the vital contribution that businesses of all sizes from across the South West have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ever ships.
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship and the first of Britain’s two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, will be formally commissioned into the Royal Navy by Her Majesty the...
A supported employment internship programme, based at Derriford Hospital, which assists young adults with learning disabilities to gain paid employment, has won another award to add to its collection.
The award recognised the achievement of 72% of Project SEARCH graduate interns gaining full time paid employment during the academic year.
