Three healthcare teams from the South West scooped prizes at The BMJ Awards 2016 in London on Wednesday night (4 May). The BMJ Awards are the UK’s premier medical awards programme, recognising and celebrating the inspirational work done by doctors and their teams. This year’s awards attracted more than 300 entries across 15 categories, including anaesthesia, cancer care, dermatology, and palliative care. Anaesthetists at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust won Anaesthesia Team of the Year for engaging trainees in meaningful research Dr Gary Minto, consultant anaesthetist and his team set up a...
There’s something to put a spring in your step this summer as the largest trampoline park in Devon and Cornwall is due to open in Plymouth in June.
A relatively new concept in the UK, the trampoline park concept originated from the USA and Australia before hitting Europe around 5 years ago. The popularity of the sporting activity has increased hugely over the last year with 30 UK parks opening in the last 12 months alone.
The Super Tramp Park, located in a huge 10,000ft warehouse on Breakwater Road, Plymstock, will feature over 50 trampolines, a dodgeball court, wall...
Blurt know what it’s like to live with the stigma of depression. All too often, shame and fear force us to ‘mask’ our illness; and although public attitudes are improving, unhelpful associations still abound.
This Depression Awareness Week (18-23 April), The Blurt Foundation will be harnessing the power of social media to reveal what depression REALLY looks like.
Instead of a traditional ‘selfie’, we’ll be asking people to share ‘mhelfies’ – pictures of themselves, as someone affected by a mental health issue – with a caption...
Officers from British Transport Police are continuing to investigate following a low-speed collision at Plymouth railway station on Sunday, 3 April which took place shortly after 3.30pm.
A number of people sustained injuries as a result of the collision between two trains, and a total of 15 people were taken to hospital on Sunday for treatment to a range of injuries.
Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson said: “We are currently undertaking a joint investigation alongside the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Tiverton on Saturday the 26th March.
At around 5.50pm, a man was seriously assaulted outside the Seven Stars Public House on Bridge Street.
The victim, a man in his 50’s suffered a cut about his eye and bruising during the altercation and had to attend hospital for treatment.
A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with this incident and has since been released on police bail until the 11th of May pending further enquires.
Police are appealing for witnesses, if you have any information that can...
A new renewable energy league table reveals which counties have the most solar panels installed across England and Wales. The South West comes out top, with Cornwall taking first place and Devon hot on its heels. The renewables industry is an important source of jobs, with more than 10,000 in the South West, including 2,800 in the solar sector. There are 120,000 people employed in the industry across England and Wales. The league table is published just after Plymouth’s largest solar array went online. Constructed on a former landfill site in Ernesettle, energy generated from the 4.1MW...
OLLIE WATKINS’ brace in the final ten minutes secured Exeter City a league double over Plymouth Argyle at St James Park.
After an uneventful first half Jamille Matt had opened the scoring for the visitors. But it was academy graduate Watkins who had the final say, scoring two magnificent goals late-on in front of the Big Bank.
There were two changes to the City side for the eighty-third Devon derby between these two sides. Matt Oakley returned from injury to anchor the Grecians’ midfield in a 4-3-3 formation, and David...
Eighteen people have been injured after two trains collided at Plymouth station on Sunday afternoon (3 April).
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 3.30pm.
All 18 casualties are reported to be in a stable condition. The majority were reported as walking wounded and eight of those were taken to Derriford Hospital.
A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "At 15.35 today, Sunday, 3 April, we were called to Plymouth railway station following reports that two passenger trains had been involved in a low speed collision at the station.
Around 25 of the best solo sailors will be welcomed with waves of open arms as they sail into Plymouth this April, as they prepare to take on one of the world’s greatest sailing events.
The Transat bakerly is the oldest and first solo Transatlantic race, first launched in 1960 following the 3,000 mile Plymouth to New York route. One of the most important and historic events in the professional offshore racing calendar, The Transat bakerly celebrates its 14th edition by returning to its origins.
Visitors are invited to welcome the sailors into Plymouth as they are set to...
Devon's leading independent trade supplier of tools and equipment to general light industrial businesses has strengthened its management team with a new senior appointment.
Cath Mullin has joined Parkins as its new sales director with a remit to drive the sales strategy forward for the company including all routes to market.
Before joining Parkins Cath spent 18 years at timber and builders' merchant giant Travis Perkins, working her way up from trainee to director of customer services responsible for around a third of the UK.
