Two members of staff from a Plymouth care home have received long service awards.

Philip Adams and Kim Murphey are members of the team at Parkwood House in Exmouth Road, Stoke.

They were among more than 90 staff from the Southern Healthcare Group – which has award-winning care homes in Plymouth, Exeter, Seaton and Dawlish – who were honoured at a special ceremony.

Gym users at the Plymouth Life Centre are already benefiting from the installation of the very latest fitness technology and equipment as part of a major refit.

The new gym, which has now been officially opened by Councillor Sue Dann, Cabinet member with responsibility for customer service, sport and leisure, is offering users of all fitness levels the advantages of a modern, user-friendly workout environment and the latest equipment featuring new technology.

Plymouth City Council is investing more than £140,000 to support vital building work and repairs on four city schools.

The council is responsible for major maintenance works to local-authority-maintained schools and receives a limited capital grant from the Government to carry out major works. Academies are responsible for their own building maintenance and can apply directly for funding from the Department of Education.

Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has welcomed the decision to base Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke at Devonport after the vessel was moved from Portsmouth to join the other Type 23 frigates based in Plymouth.

Type 23 frigates – the Duke Class – have been the workhorse of the Royal Navy since their introduction in the late 1980s. The ships were originally designed to hunt Soviet submarines. HMS Iron Duke now plays a key role in protecting the nation’s interests, from policing vital trade routes to supporting humanitarian aid missions, having just returned from a winter deployment in the Baltic.

Work one the new Emergency Care Building at Derriford Hospital is expected to start in the summer after the Government announced its updated New Hospital Programme on January 20.

The new state-of-the-art facility will replace Derriford’s current Emergency Department, which is not fit for purpose, by creating space to care in a modern healthcare environment that our community has long required.

A new display now on show at The Box is exploring Plymouth’s little-known links to the migration of people from the Caribbean throughout the mid-1900s.

Windrush in the Far South West is the outcome of an 18-month research project developed in conjunction with members of Culture Club, a group of six people who have been working with The Box to discover and unpack new narratives in its collections. The project has been supported by a National Lottery Community Fund grant.

Keyham Green Places has won the ‘Most Fun Themed Litter Pick’ award at the inaugural Davina Hodson Memorial Awards organised by CleanupUK.

The popular community hub in the heart of Keyham captured the true spirit of what the awards stand for – making a difference while bringing people together with creativity and joy.

Their award-winning Halloween Fancy Dress Litter Pick showcased the magic of turning a simple litter-pick into an unforgettable event.

Fifty zero-emission electric double-decker buses will be coming to Plymouth this year as part of a major £31.87 million joint investment in the city’s public transport.

Plymouth Citybus, part of the Go-Ahead Group, will soon be replacing almost half its fleet with brand new electric double-decker buses, in a collaboration with Plymouth City Council, Cornwall Council, and the Department for Transport.

People recovering from life-changing brain conditions and spinal cord injuries are now being supported in the new Plym Neuro Rehabilitation Unit in Plymouth.

The specialist facility at Mount Gould Local Care Centre, welcomes inpatients from across Devon and Cornwall to support them in targeted neurological rehabilitation under the guidance of therapy teams from Livewell Southwest.

Families and children in Plymouth will be able to access improved early years support such as pregnancy support, infant feeding advice, parenting classes and other support to give their child the best start in life, following a £126 million Government funding boost.

Plymouth City Council is expected to receive at least £1.25 million as part of the wider investment increase.

Derriford Hospital has issued a statement explaining why it was not able to continue with a specialist clinic after South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith raised it with Sir Keir Starmer at the last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) of 2024.

People suffering with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) across Devon and Cornwall now have issues accessing local treatment due to the closure of Derriford Hospital’s Autonomic/General Medicine Clinic.

One of Plymouth City Council’s biggest office buildings has a new tenant as part of a deal to help the strategic development of Derriford Hospital and support vital health services in Plymouth.

From the beginning of February, the Community Phlebotomy Hub – which is blood testing – will be moving to a new home in Windsor House, on Tavistock Road, helping to free up space for clinical work within the main hospital campus.