The Bereavement Service at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Hospital Bereavement Service’ category at the Butterfly Awards 2016 and as part of the selection process, they need votes to help win this special award.
The Butterfly Awards is an annual event that celebrates survivors and champions of baby loss and this year, Mo Cleland, Bereavement Midwife at...
Artisan snacks producer Burts Potato Chips has been selected to appear in the 2015/16 edition of The Parliamentary Review. Established by former minister The Rt Hon David Curry shortly after the 2010 general election, The Parliamentary Review’s September release has become a key fixture in the political calendar.
Burts Potato Chips features alongside a select number of outstanding...
Did you watch wrestling when you were younger? Did you ever dream of being the next Hulk Hogan or British Bulldog? Or do you watch it now? Dreaming of being the next John Cena, Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns?
Well that dream will this weekend become more attainable for the people of Plymouth, Cornwall, Devon and further afield, with the start of the Plymouth Wrestling Academy this Sunday...
Are you a smoker and could you give up smoking for a whole month?
Next month is Stoptober and people across Plymouth are being urged to take the challenge to quit smoking throughout October.
In Plymouth, smoking rates have fallen by almost 4% in the past four years, down to a rate where around 1 in 5 people currently smoke. Although still higher than England (16.9%) and Devon...
Pets across Devon and Somerset now have a greater chance of surviving household fires, thanks to new oxygen masks specially designed for animals that are being carried on selected fire engines. The ‘Smokey Paws’ masks are available in three sizes, so a large dog, cat, guinea pig, even a tortoise can be treated.
Two sets of these masks have kindly been donated by Quantock Veterinary...
Kick-start the weekend with an afternoon of thrilling jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Friday 16 September.
A great afternoon out with friends, group bookings are available when booked in advance.
Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid student photo ID / NUS card enjoy free entry.
Tickets are available online until 17:00 on Thursday 15 September. Tickets will also be available to buy at the gate on the day. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says it hopes a last push for people volunteering for its ‘Great British Beach Clean’ (16th - 19th September) around the Devon coastline will ensure some of the most beautiful beaches in the UK aren’t being taken for granted.
So far just 47 volunteers have registered to clean up at 10 Devon beaches where events are...
Plymouth City Council is reminding residents to make sure their details are up-to-date and accurate on the electoral register.
More than 118,000 forms were posted to households across the city in July as part of the annual voter registration canvass and around 60,000 have so far been returned.
The authority is now sending reminders out asking people who haven’t responded to...
It’s all change for pupils going back after the summer holiday at one Plympton school. Not only will they all be wearing a new uniform their school has a new name and logo too.
Ridgeway School will reopen as Plympton Academy on September 5th for all students, although new Y7 and Y12 students had a taste of the new school with their exclusive day on September 3rd.
Half of Britons have not made a will, meaning they have no say in who their assets will be passed on to when they die, new figures have revealed.
The statistics have been compiled as part of a poll by charitable initiative Will Aid, to tie in with the launch of the organisation’s 2016 publicity drive My Last Words.
It found that while young people are the least likely to have...
