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One of Devon’s Adult Social Care services which helps people with learning disabilities says its delighted to receive a donation from celebrated Devon chef, Anton Piotrowski.

Anton who jointly won TV’s toughest cookery contest BBC’s MasterChef in 2012, has generously given £500 to benefit people with learning disabilities who are supported by the learning disability service....

Turning young people away from a potential life of crime was the focus of a day of action led by students at Plymouth University.

Coordinated by the Plymouth Howard League Student Society, the open event was designed to increase the educational and employment aspirations of youngsters from deprived backgrounds.

Held at Efford Youth and Community Centre, in partnership with...

A team of healthcare professionals who run a ‘Great Expectations’ programme for parents-to-be are this week filled with their own great expectations as they prepare to find out whether they have won a national award.

The team, part of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, have been shortlisted down to the final three in the Team of the Year category of the British Journal of Midwifery Awards...

Devon and Cornwall Police are launching a social media campaign this week to help change perceptions about reporting domestic abuse as part of the national ACPO In Focus Domestic Abuse Week (4–8 March 2014).

The campaign, which comprises of tweets and facebook messages, aims to reach as many people as possible across Devon and Cornwall. The messages will remind people that abuse can...