Dreams are coming true for residents at a specialist dementia care home who are being supported by staff to revisit favourite activities they thought they were no longer able to do.
Ideas for entries for a wish-list entitled ‘ If only I could’ have been put forward by staff members after individual chats with the people they support.
Plymouth resident Joanna Bryant was thrilled to receive a birthday card from King Charles and Queen Camilla when she celebrated her 100th birthday last week.
Joanna marked the occasion with a tea party at the dementia care home where she lives in St Budeaux, Plymouth.
Sarah McCaffrey, deputy manager at Butterfly Lodge, said: “Joanna is a remarkable woman who was an accomplished...
Residents at a care home in Plymouth say that regular visits from pupils of nearby St Budeaux Foundation School are ‘a breath of fresh air.’
The Year 4 pupils come to see their older friends at Freshfields care home as part of the Archie Project, a scheme that links local schools with people with dementia.
Freshfields’ activities co-ordinator Paul Hutt said: “This is the...
Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a 38-year-old man in Plymouth are appealing for information.
Police were called at 9.15am on Friday 29 May 2015 by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of a man at a property in Normandy Way, St Budeaux.
Officers attended the address where they located the man’s body. He has been identified as Robert...
A 22 year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Sunday morning.
The victim, a local 21 year-old man, was found by Police and Ambulance crews with stab wounds to his body and face in Victoria Road, St Budeaux after being called to the scene
The victim was treated at the scene before being taken to Derriford Hospital where he was treated for his...
A driver had to be cut free from their vehicle and two children rescued after a car hit a tree which left the westbound carriageway of the A38 in St Budeaux close to the Tamar Bridge on Tuesday (29 October).
An ambulance crew and fire appliances from Greenbank, Plymstock and Crownhill were called to the incident which involved a single vehicle with one person trapped inside.
Residents in St Budeaux are invited to find out about how they could save money on their fuel bills with the launch of Plymouth Energy Community’s switching scheme on Wednesday 17 July.
The free event, which will take place at Maine Gardens between 9am and 11am, will offer local residents the chance to learn more about the energy switching scheme and the benefits it could bring....
A group of nine young people from Barne Barton and St Budeaux are picking up paintbrushes and adding a splash of colour with a piece of urban art for their youth centre.
As the momentum around the bid to become UK City of Culture 2017 builds in Plymouth, Cornish artist Phil Harvey is sharing his expertise and helping the members of the...
