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Top Plymouth Headlines This Week
School Games Gold Mark Award. This achievement is a real testament to the dedication of our PE team
and the enthusiasm of our students, who throw themselves into every opportunity.
8CELEBRATING GOLD SUCCESS AT TOR BRIDGE HIGH (P.8)
Students and staff at Tor Bridge High are celebrating as the Plymouth school has received the School Games Gold Mark Award.
Launched in 2012, the School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust. The aim of the scheme is to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community.
7Becton Dickinson provides new permanent base for South West Blood Bikes (P.8)
Leading medical technology company Becton Dickinson has provided a new base for South West Blood Bikes, the volunteer-led charity that provides urgent medical courier services across the region.
The new facility at the Becton Dickinson manufacturing plant in Roborough will be used to house the charity’s Plymouth fleet of bikes and cars in a secure setting when not in use. All utility costs, as well as security of the site, will also be provided by the company.
is part of Phase 2 of the regeneration scheme
6Second phase of Barne Barton regeneration to deliver 60 new homes (P.9)
Clarion Housing Group has appointed construction partner Lovell Partnerships to deliver the second phase of the landmark Barne Barton regeneration, delivering more than 60 new homes.
The regeneration of Barne Barton, once Britain’s largest naval estate, is transforming the post-war housing into a vibrant, modern neighbourhood with high-quality homes designed around sustainability, affordability and community.
his letter to the council
5MP backs police call for CCTV (P.9)
Plymouth Moor View MP Fred Thomas has added his support to a request from local police officers for a CCTV camera at an anti-social behaviour hotspot in Whitleigh.
Earlier this year the MP joined officers from Crownhill Police Station on a ride along in order to get a first-hand appreciation of the incredible work they do.
While out on the beat in Whitleigh, officers drew his attention to anti-social and criminal behaviour that takes place around the bridge that connects Bodmin Road and Whitleigh Way with Crownhill and Transit Way.
4Celebrations as Plymouth clinic’s 10,000th patient has surgery to save her failing sight (P.9)
A talented pebble Picasso has picked up her brushes again after surgery to save her sight.
When Teresa visited Newmedica Plymouth, she was greeted in a reception area decked out in gold-coloured balloons and she was presented with a bunch of flowers.
She added: “It was so funny. There were these huge gold balloons when I arrived at the clinic, and I wondered what was going on. Then they gave me flowers and told me I was their 10,000th patient. It was wonderful. I’m still grinning my head off.”
3Major milestone as work starts on new emergency care building (P.11)
A major milestone in the construction of Derriford Hospital’s new Emergency Care Building has taken place with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony.
The new four-storey facility is designed to meet the growing demand for emergency care and to ensure the sickest patients receive swift, high-quality treatment.
Due to open in 2028/29, the building is a £247 million investment into Derriford’s healthcare estate. The ground floor will feature an expanded Emergency Department (ED), with the existing ED space reconfigured to serve as a dedicated Paediatric ED.
2New eco lodge at Poole Farm will open up nature for young people (P.13)
A new space to allow young people to interact with nature has opened at Poole Farm in Leigham.
The Bircham Eco-Lodge is made almost entirely of wood sourced from woodlands in the South West and will act as space for youth clubs, nature-based education and eco-therapy sessions.
The sustainable building was designed with input from young people and is built on stilts, just yards away from the entrance to the beaver enclosure.
of the state-of-the-art Altilium facility
1Plymouth leading the way in battery recycling (P.16)
A Plymouth-based clean technology company has welcomed a delegation of investors and stakeholders to the opening of its battery recycling facility in Estover.
The VIP ceremony marked the opening of the UK’s first-of-a-kind pilot plant dedicated to the sustainable recovery of critical battery materials from end-of-life EV batteries.
The facility is known as ACT 2 and is the latest development for Altilium, the Devon-based company focused on supporting the transition to net zero.
