A self-confessed Royal Navy loud-mouth has achieved what for him is an amazing feat – keeping schtum for 24 hours.
Leading Physical Trainer (LPT) George ‘Shiner’ Wright, embarked on a sponsored silence to raise money for the Children’s Happy Hospital Fund, which supports the Children’s ward at Derriford Hospital.
The enterprising Geordie managed to continue his job at HMS...
A study on those who work with two-year-olds in the early years setting, with a particular focus on government funded part-time places for children from the most disadvantaged families, has highlighted the complexity, the challenge and the rewards.
The report, published by Plymouth University and Oxford University researchers, and funded by TACTYC (an association for professional...
Pupils in Plymouth are to learn about the importance of saving money and how to avoid getting into financial difficulty, as part of a new scheme aimed at stemming the spiral of debt.
The project is a joint initiative between Plymouth City Council, Hope and City of Plymouth Credit Unions, Barclays, and local schools to educate young people on managing their finances. It is hoped the...
Schools across Plymouth are being invited to take part in Plymouth’s Half Marathon Schools’ Challenge in 2015, to be staged alongside the popular South West running event on Sunday 19th April.
The 12 week programme will encourage pupils to complete the equivalent of a mile a week in the lead up to Plymouth’s Half Marathon. They will then complete their final mile on race day to make up...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has urged local authorities to tackle a growing crisis in the state of people’s teeth in disadvantaged areas of England.
Tooth decay and gum disease are the two most common, largely preventable dental problems. At risk are those who are among the most vulnerable in our society and who are dependent on others to care for them...
Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, met Christian Aid partners from the Philippines and Bolivia, to hear first-hand what it is like to live with the reality of climate change and how it is affecting the world’s poor most acutely.
Ms Seabeck met Voltaire Alferez, who runs a group of organisations campaigning on climate change in the Philippines, and Elizabeth Peredo, Director of...
A polar bear called Bjorn is coming to the English Riviera – for one day.
Bjorn is a life-size and incredibly life-like animatronic. The huge, hi-tech puppet will perform three 20-minute shows at 11.00am, 2.00pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday 29th October.
Bjorn is playful, mischievous and extremely huggable, and is just about kept in check by Arctic explorer Ursula. Their science-...
Pippa Waller, Debbie Sands, Rachel Harrison and Sher Green, have raised over £400 through an annual charity event, held at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre, which they have kindly donated to the Plymouth Hospital Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Trust Fund.
The fitness event was called ‘Sh’bat’, a combination of Sh’bam and Body Combat and was held on 31st May. Around 200 people attended,...
Children’s Christmas wishes are evolving as today’s kids show awareness of the less fortunate and consider what they could give to a disadvantaged child, according to new research released today.
Rather than seeing other children go without toys in the festive season, the research from Argos and Barnardo’s shows that 95 per cent of children would happily give up some of their Christmas...
