2024

2024 Christmas in Dawlish

‘Christmas In Dawlish’ a special two-day community event filled with festive cheer, is coming to the town this month.

Dawlish Town Council have organised a wonderful programme of Christmas events to kick start the festive season in Dawlish Town Centre on Friday 22nd November & Saturday 23rd November.

From 2pm on Friday 22nd November, the first of two Christmas Markets...

UHP’s Secret Garden receives two awards and are the overall winner at this year’s Patient Experience Network National Awards

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has won two awards at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA), which is the first and only awards programme in the country to recognise best practice in patient experience across all facets of health and social care.

The Secret Garden won on two categories, ‘Environment of Care’ and ‘Support for Caregivers, Friends and...

Food Drink Devon Announces This Year’s Exceptional Finalists

As anticipation starts to build for this year's annual Food Drink Devon Awards in October, Food Drink Devon has unveiled the shortlist of finalists for its prestigious awards. Since entries closed in April, a distinguished panel of judges and industry experts has evaluated an extraordinary number of entries sampling over 340 products, visiting 107 hospitality venues, exploring 17 retail...

Top Results for City College Plymouth’s T Level Students

Students and staff at City College Plymouth are celebrating another remarkable year of level 3 qualification results at the city's learning destination of choice.

Nearly 900 students, primarily aged 16 to 18, studied subjects ranging from engineering and childcare to performing arts and sports, achieving an impressive overall pass rate of 99%.

The College has received its...

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results 2024: Gardens can play key role in nature’s recovery

The latest results from this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed that House Sparrow has once again held on to the top spot for another year, with Blue Tit riding high at number two and Starling coming in at number three. Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the remainder of the top five most recorded species.

Over six hundred thousand people joined in the world’s largest garden...

How to Succeed with your 2024 Fitness Resolutions

Christmas ends, the New Year begins, and it doesn’t take long before I spot lots more people running along the pavements, stretching at zebra crossings and doing push-ups on park benches. Yes, those New Year resolutions are underway, but how long will they last? I’ve been a personal trainer and running coach since 2011, and I’ve conducted tens of thousands of sessions. Here are some of my top...

The Box unveils 2024 exhibition programme

The Box, Plymouth’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive, has revealed an ambitious exhibition programme for 2024. It includes collaborations with some of the country’s most high-profile museums and galleries, and exhibitions that explore timely issues such as the role of museums in relation to empire and the ongoing challenge of the climate crisis.

In spring 2024, The Box...