Awards

Beth Ashfield and Andrea Broadhurst raising a toast

Striking gold again at Coldharbour Farm

Coldharbour Field Kitchen struck gold again at the Devon Tourism Awards taking top spot in the Casual Dining category ahead of fellow finalists Cary Arms & Spa and the Cove Café Bar.

It’s the second time the Ottery St Mary eaterie has been awarded gold in this category; it was also...

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Dementia Friendly Awards

A number of wards and clinical teams at Derriford Hospital are celebrating having been presented with the Trust’s Dementia Friendly Award earlier this week.

A team comprised of Karen Grimshaw, the Trust’s Nurse Consultant for Older People, Dr Ian Sherriff – University of Plymouth and Alzheimers’ Society, June Wildman – Carer and member of the Trust Dementia Champions group and Claire...

Entry now open for Plymouth Gran Fondo

Entry is now open for the South West’s first ever city centre based Gran Fondo cycling event, taking place on 31st May 2015 (already 650 participants signed up).

Not only the first sportive event to be hosted in Plymouth, but also the first Gran Fondo to be hosted in the UK.

A choice of two routes The Gran Fondo route covers 100 miles across picturesque Devon and Cornwall,...

Procurement team shortlisted in national GO Awards

The Procurement Team at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have been shortlisted as finalists in the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement, for the Initiative of the Year Award for 2015/16.

The team have been shortlisted for developing a Trust-wide programme, known as the ‘Non Pay Programme’. Starting in 2013, the programme has helped to manage with inflation and has...

Devon's best sports awards are open

Nominations for the prestigious Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards are now open.

Active Devon and Exeter Foundation, who jointly stage and promote the event, are expecting this year’s event to be more popular than ever.

The awards celebrate, not just the participants, but the clubs and teams, the coaches, the officials and the volunteers who help performers to succeed....

Andrew Marr supports search for stroke heroes

Journalist, author and political commentator Andrew Marr is supporting a nationwide search for stroke survivors to enter the Life After Stroke Awards (LASA) 2015.

The awards, hosted by the Stroke Association, recognise the achievements of everyone affected by stroke, from survivors to carers, volunteers and health professionals. Andrew, who had a stroke himself in 2013, explained why...

Who will win National Venus Awards trophy?

The Venus Awards National Final takes place on the 23rd January.

The Devon Regional winners will compete against more than a hundred other Venus Award Winners from around the country. This sold out event is being held at the Audleys Wood HandPicked Hotel in Basingstoke.

Established in 2009 as the Langtry Manor Business women awards to reward local hard working women, they...

Nominations open for Celebration Awards

Have you been cared for by someone who you think is worthy of an award?

If you have been cared for by someone really special at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Dialysis Unit, the Child Development Centre or a community midwife, why not make them feel really special and nominate them for a Patient Choice Award?

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is running the staff Celebration Awards...

The search is on to find the Student Decorator of the Year

Young painters and decorators across the UK are being invited once again to put their hard-learned skills to the test and register now for the 2015 Dulux Decorator Centre Student Decorator of the Year competition. On 23rd April, the competition will be calling at City College Plymouth.

Encouraging talent and professionalism in the industry, the national competition – previously called...

University wins award for maritime off-shore learning programme

A one-of-a-kind educational programme that enables professional mariners in the off-shore sector to study for a degree even when they are in the middle of the ocean has won a national award for Plymouth University.

The Hydrographic Academy, which was launched in 2012 in partnership with global geosciences company Fugro, scooped the Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative at the...

Natwest Venus Awards Devon Winners 2014

Winners of this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon were celebrating on Friday night after one of the most glittering events in the annual business calendar.

More than 350 people enjoyed the event at Exeter University’s Great Hall with winners whittled down to the 14 categories from more than 2,000 nominations in the county this year.

Each winner was announced and given their...

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